A group of relatives and friends gathered Jan. 19 in the parking lot of the Carl’s Jr. restaurant near the corner of Rinaldi Street and Laurel Canyon Boulevard, washing cars to raise funds for the funeral of Anthony Lopez II, a young man who was killed in Pacoima under circumstances that are…
Latino organizations have joined the efforts of Black Lives Matter (BLM) to support Measure R that aims to reform LA county jails.
It remains a very depressing sight: dozens or more homeless men and women, and sometimes children, shivering under thin blankets and ill-fitting clothes while searching or hoping for some relief from the cold, wintry nights on city or community streets, underneath freeway overpasses and bridges, or in vehicles — and too often not finding any.
With each passing holiday honoring the memory of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the public can receive different and thought-altering definitions of the noted civil rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Officials at the Los Angeles Zoo have announced that 25-year-old female critically endangered western lowland gorilla N’djia (en-JEE-uh) has given birth to her first baby — the first gorilla birth at the Zoo in over 20 years.
Did you sign up for a Medicare Advantage health plan last year only to find that it doesn’t meet your needs? Not to worry.
Tune your guitar and cue up your Beatles and Jimi Hendrix albums. California State University, Northridge’s Department of Cinema and Television Arts (CTVA) is ready to rock the screen this spr…
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have voted to send letters to Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators to push for additional mental health care funding for students.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously backed a proposal to temporarily ban private companies from establishing or operating immigrant detention centers or similar fa…
The City of San Fernando has always enjoyed its quiet governance tucked away in the Northeast San Fernando Valley with little interference. Only the most salacious affairs have brought it outs…
To understand the health of an economy, look at the health of those who participate in it.
“The Moore Men” of Pacoima share a definitive legacy in the San Fernando Valley. Four brothers — Anthony, Manfred, Kenny and Malcolm — who all left an indelible stamp on the football sports hi…
In the midst of a presidential impeachment, and with voters across the country listening to debates and preparing to participate soon in caucuses and primaries leading up to the November natio…
It was a historic day for Los Angeles. In the city’s 170-year history, the first Latina is now president of LA’s City Council.
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 11)–MOCA kicks off its free general admission with a daylong festival. Over 5,000 visitors joined Saturday’s cultural celebration at The Museum of Contemporary Art (MO…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to send two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate, delivery set for a dramatic procession across the U.S. Capitol for…
How do we protect our kids’ data and privacy in an increasingly online world? Tech officials claim the responsibility lies with parents. Parents, in turn, say they are often overwhelmed or una…
Days after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, the full extent of damage is only beginning to be realized.
Paramedics identifying severe stroke symptoms in patients they are transporting in the northeastern San Fernando Valley and the Santa Clarita Valley will now transport them to Providence Holy …
PACOIMA (CNS) — A 12-year-old Pacoima girl who went missing last week is back with her family, police announced.
The 2020 census is this year’s most empowering and democratic event for the United States.
It’s time to start fresh and live new! Find your contemporary haven in a community of single-family homes tucked away on a private cul-de-sac in Northridge. Mosaic by Meritage Homes is a refre…
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A three-justice panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal has issued an opinion directing a lower court to dismiss child abuse and other charges against four social workers…
On Monday, Jan. 6 – Three Kings Day — a protest was held in front of the property on Woodman Avenue in Arleta that the company VisionQuest has lobbied to be utilized as a for-profit detention …
Sylmar resident Emily Carranza and her family are still trying to get their heads around the news that the four social workers responsible for overseeing the care of her cousin Gabriel Fernand…
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — LA City officials began another phase of the cleanup of homeless encampments in the Sepulveda Basin on Wednesday, Jan. 8, despite continued protests by those living within …
It’s an early Saturday morning, and Patrick Fernandez is taking out tables, several bags of ice, plates and several containers with seafood from a small trailer attached to his truck.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have unanimously called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to expedite the closure of the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility in Porter …
State Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-Arleta) has introduced the California Youth Empowerment Act to establish the first-ever statewide youth advisory body to the state government.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of possible war Wednesday, as President Donald Trump indicated he would not respond militarily after no one was harmed in Iran’s…
SAN FERNANDO (CNS) - A Simi Valley man has pleaded not guilty to a capital murder charge stemming from the shooting death of his girlfriend’s estranged wife next to her vehicle in Granada Hill…
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right to allow …
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — About 18% of Los Angeles County jail inmates could be diverted into community-based mental health treatment programs, according to a study released by a Santa Monica-based …
The San Fernando City Council has established new regulations regarding the parking of vehicles and uses of City-owned and City-operated off-street parking facilities.
Nicole Orellana is excited about 2020.
The impact of our recent storms on those who don’t have a dry, warm place to live has become a crisis.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump starts the new year knee-deep in daunting foreign policy challenges at the same time he’ll have to deal with a likely impeachment trial in the Senate a…
Los Angeles – Sylmar High team members Albert Figueroa and Diana Mendez study music during an LAUSD Academic Decathlon Workshop held at LADWP downtown headquarters. Music is one of the 10 sub…
Orion is the last of a trio of striking star patterns to rise during the late fall and early winter months, preceded by the diminutive Pleiades and larger Hyades in Taurus. All three are easil…
While many dogs available for adoption in Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS) shelters like the Best Friends Lifesaving Center in Mission Hills are young, healthy, and great with people and oth…
For more than 60 years, observations of our sun have shown that magnetic waves grow in strength as they leave the sun’s interior but there was no solid observational evidence as to why.
Most Americans like private health insurance. Fifty-six percent of voters oppose Medicare for All if it eliminates private coverage.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, has called on President Donald Trump to instruct the FBI to create a special task force in response to a…
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Come Jan. 1, Californians will enjoy sweeping new digital-privacy rights stronger than any seen before in the US, posing a significant challenge to Big Tech and the data ec…
A New Year typically brings with it new laws throughout the nation, and that will be true in 2020.
The New Year, 2020, could be a big one for artist Joe Bravo.
The unemployment rate fell in November to 3.5% — its lowest level in 50 years — and, according to the US Department of Labor, wages rose 0.2% in the same month to an average of $28.29 an hour.
Thousands of immigrants with DACA permits — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, often referred to as “Dreamers” — find themselves starting 2020 still in a state of limbo as they ha…
Maybe a tooth broke as you snacked on popcorn. Or perhaps you joined a pickup basketball game and an elbow to the mouth knocked out a tooth completely.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Another lawsuit was filed against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) by a plaintiff alleging she was sexually abused by a former wrestling coach at Poly High S…
With the New Year 2020 about to begin, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give the gift of life to help ensure patients don’t have to worry about the availability of blood this wi…
Starting Jan. 1, California’s minimum wage will increase on January 1 to $13 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees and $12 for employers with 25 or fewer employees.
The greater part of the last decade have been wrought with hardship for many of us. It's fair to say that we're all praying for 2020 as we enter a new decade to bring positive change, recovery…
In the recent Democratic debate held at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, one of the most electric exchanges was between Senator Elizabeth Warren, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Am…
The San Fernando Police Department (SFPD) has increased the numbers of officers on patrol in an effort to identify motorists suspected of operating vehicles under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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