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Just last week, police support dogs Nellie and Misha were receiving pets from hundreds of Garden Grove students. By Wednesday, they were in Uvalde, Texas, comforting students from Robb Elementary School. It was there, earlier this week, that a gunman killed 19 children and two adults. “Within the first 10 seconds of walking in, I

The Disneyland Resort has closed one of its most popular attractions indefinitely after what appeared to be smoke coming out of one of its cars. Radiator Springs Racers, the centerpiece of the Disney California Adventure Park’s Cars Land, was closed late Tuesday for investigation after witnesses said they saw smoke coming out of one of

LOS ANGELES — The City Council on Friday will consider trying to purchase a 124-unit housing development in Chinatown in an effort to keep some of the tenants housed amid rent increases by their landlord. Residents of Hillside Villa Apartments at 636 N. Hill Place have lobbied since 2020 for the city to use eminent

The widening of a 19-mile stretch of the 710 Freeway from East Los Angeles to Long Beach was rejected by Los Angeles County’s transit agency on Thursday, putting an end to a contentious project in the works since 2005. LA Metro spent $60 million studying and planning the $6 billion project for 17 years but

COVID-19 continues to spread throughout Los Angeles County — with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reporting 6,245 new confirmed cases of the virus on Thursday, May 26. Last week, DPH reported that community transmission — which has been steadily rising over the past several weeks — reached the ‘medium’ tier, as defined

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,583 new cases of the coronavirus since Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 2,865,825 as of Tuesday, April 26. Officials reported four more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,941 deaths since tracking began. There two more hospitalizations reported since Monday, bringing the

A state auditor’s report released on Tuesday, April 26, revealed that five California law enforcement agencies, including the San Bernardino Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, are not adequately guarding against racially and ethnically biased conduct. In one glaring example, state auditors detailed in the 124-page report that San Bernardino police failed to

Dr. Squatch, a Southern California-based maker of natural soaps, deodorant and other personal-care products, has secured $10 million in tax credits. The company gained the tax breaks through Subcity, an online platform that identifies and secures tax credits and incentives for small and medium-sized businesses. Tom Ramhorst, Dr. Squatch’s chief operating officer, said his business

Granada Hills Charter High School Academic Decathlon team for 2021-22 includes (not in order in photo) Zainab Al-Atya, Lily Fairbank-Bermejo, Vivian Le, Anthony Mercado (alternate), Vanessa Miller, Elyssa Nguyen (alternate), Kira Pospeshil, Matthew Salcedo, Colby Sapera, Garrett Scott, and Mason Wong. The team was led by head coach, Tyler Lee, and assistant coach Amy Contreras.

The San Fernando Valley Historical Society holds an in-person meeting on April 28 at Andres Pico Adobe in Mission Hills. (Google Street View) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of  meetings in the San Fernando Valley. April 25 Wings Over Wendy’s: Veterans of all services

The Do Lab is possibly the coolest place in Indio’s Empire Polo Club, and it’s back to light up Coachella 2022 after a two-year hiatus. Headliners like Harry Styles and Billie Eilish may get all of the attention when lineups are announced, but the Do Lab — powered by renowned DJs, iconic water guns that

Ceramics student Qlint Steinhauser’s sculpture Earth Spirit blends into vegetable patches in the campus community garden during Earth Day activities at LA City College on Friday, April 22, 2022. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Ceramics student Jenny Wong places her sculpture on a pile of mulch in the campus community garden during Earth Day

Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church on Dickens Street. (Google Street View) April 23 Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church: The church holds a contemporary service at 5 p.m. Also, a traditional/blended service, 10 a.m. on Sunday. Rev. Titus Utecht is the pastor. The church is located at 14847 Dickens St. 818-789-0215. shermanoakslutheran.org April 24 Second Sunday of Easter

The Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area has the worst smog pollution in the nation — and among the worst pollution overall — according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The association’s annual State of the Air Report, which likely provided confirmation of what those in Los Angeles County already knew, came out

Despite a decline during the pandemic, creating clean energy remains a big job in the U.S. In 2020, the number of clean energy jobs in America fell for the first time since 2015. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic contraction, nearly 307,000 jobs were lost in wind, solar, energy efficiency and other clean energy

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,123 new cases of the coronavirus since Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases to 2,857,772 as of Thursday, April 21. Officials reported 15 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,899 deaths since tracking began. There sxi fewer hospitalizations reported since Wednesday, bringing the

Citing nearly two decades of failure to develop fair and comprehensive hiring practices and ethics policies, the State Auditor’s Office on Thursday, April 21, asked the governor and legislators to step in to assist in holding the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California accountable. “Although MWD agreed to develop comprehensive hiring procedures nearly 20 years

A colorful arch outlines a path at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge on Wednesday, April 7, 2022. Adam Schwerner has created a new exhibition called “Your (Un)natural Garden” on display at Descanso Gardens through Jan. 8. The work features colorful and playful creations from found objects turned into art. (Photo by David Crane, Los

A nonprofit group affiliated with the California Association of Realtors sued six cities in Los Angeles and Orange counties this week for failing to meet an Oct. 15 deadline to have an approved plan to meet their housing needs for the rest of the decade. Californians for Homeownership filed the lawsuits in L.A. and Orange

As the cruise industry makes its comeback in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the tale of the Grand Princess — which returned to LA this week after an unknown number of passengers tested positive for COVID-19 — serves as a reminder that the impacts of the pandemic aren’t over just yet. Vicki