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Children Get Free Backpacks, School Supplies and Health Screenings
Dozens of kids and families received free backpacks and health screenings – and enjoyed free face painting and other fun activities – during a Back-to-School Resource Fair in Panorama City. The July 20 event was one of 16 back-to-school giveaways launched earlier this month at Community Resource Centers...
Massive fire breaks out in Rosemead
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. (CNS) - Flames consumed an industrial storage yard in Rosemead Wednesday, with plastics and other materials generating raging flames that sent a massive plume of black smoke into the air, but no injuries were immediately reported. The fire was reported shortly before 3 p.m. in the...
L.A. County’s courts are struggling to recover after a cyberattack. What to do if you have a court date
L.A. County’s courts reopened Tuesday, but some court functions remain limited. People are being warned to expect delays and appear in person for some departments, including for family, probate, and traffic cases. Alphonse Provinziano, a senior trial attorney at Provinziano & Associates in Beverly Hills that focuses exclusively on...
Norco Alert, "Jugging" Incident Leads to Charges for Suspected Thieves from Los Angeles County
A recent vehicle burglary in Norco spotlighted the criminal tactic known as "Jugging," alerting residents to the danger of being watched after withdrawing cash. According to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, deputies responded to the incident on July 23, after a victim had cash stolen from their parked car. The...
Man Found Deceased in Tent With Trauma Injuries in Lynwood, LASD Seeks Information
A somber discovery unfolded in Lynwood when a deceased man was found inside a tent, having suffered significant injuries. According to KTLA, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies stumbled upon the grim scene in an empty field on the 11400 block of Alameda Street on a Tuesday afternoon. The time of death was established as "several days" before the body was found, marking a window into which the unknown events leading to his demise had tragically unfolded.
Phoenix Man Receives Life Sentence for Cartel-Related Quadruple Murder in Southern California
On a day that will forever alter the fabric of a quiet Southern California community, Raul Gastellum Flores, a 33-year-old Phoenix man, was handed a life sentence without the possibility of parole for a gruesome series of cartel-related murders. Back in 2015, Flores brutally murdered four individuals in what authorities have described as a botched attempt to hijack a drug operation. The victims were connected to the Sinaloa Cartel, a revelation that underscores the reach of transnational criminal organizations, even into the seemingly placid streets of suburban America.
Heat persists for interior SoCal; weekend expected to be cooler
Dangerously hot weather is on tap for interior portions of Southern California on Thursday with excessive heat warnings or advisories in place for many areas and triple-digit temperatures still likely in the Antelope Valley.
Monterey Park Teen Found Safe: Family’s Relief Amid Custody Battle (video)
In Southern California, the intense search for 15-year-old Allison Child, who had been missing for a week, concluded on a positive note. Allison was found safe near a TV station in Glendale. The exact details of her whereabouts during the past week remain unclear. Family’s Relief and Ongoing Questions.
Event Calendar: July 26 – August 3, 2024
“Stand by Me” (1986) is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matineeat Blaisdell Senior Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5367 for more info. Yarn with the Yuccas, a fiber arts group free with garden admission, gathers from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at...
Body found inside car in West Covina
Police are continuing an investigation Thursday into a body that was found inside a dark-colored Toyota on West Covina. West Covina Police Department officers responded at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday to a cul-de-sac on Fairgrove Avenue.
Camp offers a lot to Think about
Fridays cap the week’s learning for Project Think students, children between pre-kindergarten and eighth grade enrolled in the summer enrichment camp at Pitzer College. They not only finish up their projects, but also interact with a mystery animal often brought in by Upland resident Heather Skopik. On July 19,...
Council report: e-bike subsidy program continues, for now
The Claremont City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate $41,250 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to continue supporting the Go San Gabriel Valley E-Bike subsidy program. Tuesday’s motion — the last notable action from the council before its August recess — authorized City Manager Adam Pirrie to amend the...
Claremont Little Leaguers call it a season
Claremont Little League’s previously red hot 12U All-Star team proved mortal after all, narrowly falling to tough competition at the Southern California State Little League Tournament. The section three champion Claremont team began the tournament with a convincing 13-7 win over section five champs La Mirada July 20 at...
California’s $20 minimum wage leads 89% of fast-food restaurants to reduce hours
The minimum wage for fast-food workers in California jumped to $20 an hour on April 1, a $4 pay bump for 553,000 fast workers. However, restaurant chain owners raised concerns that the minimum wage increases would hurt their bottom line, and owners have cut workers’ hours, raised food prices, and even shut down some locations. […]
Man Under Arrest on Suspicion of Starting a California Wildfire, DA Says
(NEWSnet) — A California man suspected of starting the state's largest wildfire of the year is under arrest, authorities announced Thursday. The man allegedly started the fire by pushing a burning car into a gully as other fires scorched the region, a Butte County district attorney said. [Download the...
Fire Insurance Part 4: No Easy Solutions
So where do we go from here? Is Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara going to pull a rabbit out of a hat this December just like he’s been promising for the last 15 months? And will his much-hyped Sustainable Insurance Strategy really solve all of Orinda’s fire insurance problems?
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