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AGOURA HILLS — A man was killed and another was injured in a head-on collision in Agoura Hills. The collision occurred about 7:24 p.m. Thursday on Agoura Road, a third of a mile west of Liberty Canyon Road, where deputies from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station learned one motorist was traveling west and another east

California is formally asking the federal government to add the heavily polluted former site of Exide Technologies, abandoned through bankruptcy by its owners two years ago, to the National Priorities List to make it eligible for millions of dollars in additional clean-up funds. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control estimates lead, arsenic and cadmium

LOS ANGELES — In a sometimes-raucous meeting that was repeatedly interrupted by shouting from the audience, the Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved an ordinance Friday banning homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers. The council approved the move on a 10-1 vote, with Councilman Mike Bonin dissenting. Since the vote was

Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church on Jordan Avenue at Wyandotte Street in Canoga Park. Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. July 2 Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church: The church holds a contemporary service at 5 p.m. Also, a traditional/blended service, 10 a.m. on Sunday (the congregation holds a re-dedication

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s former chief of staff testified Friday he belonged to an alleged deputy gang known as the Grim Reapers for more than two decades, but became disenchanted and removed the notorious group’s gruesome tattoo from his ankle for the sake of his job. “Why did you remove the Grim Reaper

Parent volunteer Heleana Ryan organizes inventory at the fireworks stand for the Canyon High School Education Foundation located in Sycamore Plaza on N. State College Boulevard in Anaheim on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. While legal fireworks are sold in Orange County, all sale and use of fireworks — outside of professional shows — is illegal

Liberty Canyon is a modest, middle-class neighborhood developed in the early 1970s in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains at the western end of the San Fernando Valley — a stone’s throw from the wildlife corridor soon to start construction over the 101 Ventura Freeway. It’s an enclave of 1950s patriotism and hospitality on

Fireworks explode over the Rose Bowl during the 95th Annual AmericaFest in Pasadena, CA, on Sunday, July 4, 2021. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, June 30 to July 7. EVENTS Star Spangled Rock ‘N

Residents of four cities in Los Angeles County won’t see aerial fireworks displays as planned at Independence Day mega events due to a statewide investigation of the company hired to provide the pyrotechnics. Cities of Lancaster, Palmdale, La Puente and Lynwood had to cancel the fireworks portions of their events this week when they learned

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 6,529 new cases of the coronavirus since Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,112,364 as of Wednesday, June 29. Officials reported nine more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Tuesday for a total of 32,325 deaths since tracking began. There were 28 fewer hospitalizations since Tuesday,

Women and people of color who work in the California State University system are underpaid compared to their white male counterparts, alleges a class-action lawsuit filed this week in San Bernardino by a CSU employee. Camelia Fowler, a Black community partnerships analyst at Cal State San Bernardino, claims the university system is violating the state’s

The nation’s first tangible act of reparations is complete — pending escrow. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday, June 28, to return two parcels of oceanfront property to the Bruce family, more than 90 years after Manhattan Beach used eminent domain, for racially motivated reasons, to take the property away

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 13,723 new cases of the coronavirus since Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,102,110 as of Monday, June 27. Officials reported 19 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Friday for a total of 32,308 deaths since tracking began. Hospitalization numbers are unavailable due to the

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Clouds pass over Stoney Point Park in Chatsworth, CA. as hot and humid weather persisted on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of  meetings and charity/volunteer

She had the brains, the physical talent, the perfect name, and, fortunately for NASA, a weak forehand. Otherwise, we may well be remembering Sally Ride today as a professional women’s tennis player, not the first American woman in space. She was that good — nationally ranked in the juniors at Westlake School for Girls, now

Fireworks explode over the Rose Bowl during the 95th Annual AmericaFest in Pasadena, CA, on Sunday, July 4, 2021. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) Celebrating Fourth of July 2022 is a go! Professional fireworks and some laser displays and a drone show, July 2-4, with many events being free admission but some requiring advance

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 6,129 new cases of the coronavirus since Thursday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,088,482 as of Friday, June 24. Officials reported eight more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Thursday for a total of 32,291 deaths since tracking began. There were 53 more hospitalizations reported, bringing

Temple Aliyah on Valley Circle Boulevard in Woodland Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. June 25 Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church: The church holds a contemporary service at 5 p.m. Also, a traditional/blended service, 10 a.m. on Sunday (the congregation holds a re-dedication ceremony

On Friday, June 24, the Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion that had stood in America for nearly a half-century. It comes as no surprise since there was a breach of Supreme Court confidentiality and secrecy when Politico obtained a draft of a majority opinion on May 2. The decision by the court’s conservative

A $70.5 million overhaul of a key interchange that connects the Vincent Thomas Bridge (State Route 47), Front Street and Harbor Boulevard to the southbound 110 Freeway, in San Pedro, is set to begin construction in about a year — and came into some additional grant funding this week. The project, which has been on