Author Archives: By Alex Garcia, Sun Contributing Writer

A North Hollywood family is grappling with an unfathomable situation as it pleads for the public to help pay for funeral costs for a mother of three who was allegedly killed by her own husband. “This is a tragic nightmare my family is going through we lost our mother (sic),” wrote Ariana Carrera, one of […]

In the snow, in the rain, in cold, breezy weather, people across the country gathered on Monday, Feb. 18 – President’s Day—to hold rallies against the President of the United States. In a show of solidarity organized by the liberal group MoveOn.org, thousands of people united to claim “fake news” on Donald Trump’s border emergency […]

Lino and Juliet Murillo move in unison as the music pumps through the gym at the San Fernando Recreation Center. They are part of the senior exercise classes held at the facility three times a week and they enjoy them. And they do it together, as they’ve been doing things for the past 63 years. […]

On Sept. 1, 2018, Pedro Hernandez, 19, was enjoying a family dinner celebrating an older sister’s birthday. Just before midnight, after the insistence of his friends, he went to pickup his girlfriend and head to a flyer party at a house along the 14500 block of Tyler Avenue in Sylmar. That was the last time […]

Leticia Suarez wanted to build a guesthouse on her property to rent and help pay for her mortgage. But instead of reaping the rewards from that effort, she’s now thousands of dollars in debt with a half-finished building where the walls and floors are bulging after the recent rains. The problem: the construction company that […]

For the third consecutive year after Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, thousands of women, men and families are expected to march in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 19, to advocate for their rights as well as those of minorities, civil liberties and social justice. Among the marchers will be Michelle Fowle for […]

Many parents are not planning on sending their kids to school if there is a strike. Such is the case of Rosa Berrelleza is one of those parents. Her 15-year-old daughter, Angela Bedolla, attends Verdugo High School.  “I wouldn’t send my daughter to school in support of the teachers,” she told the (italics) San Fernando […]

As temperatures dip across the country, the flu season is starting to pick up steam. So far 13 pediatric flu deaths have been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which notes that the flu is widespread in 24 states. California is not immune. So far, more than 40 people have died […]

On a blustery New Year’s Day, Luz Sandoval tried to stay warm under the sun as she waited for a bus to take her from the City of San Fernando to her work in Sun Valley. But the Metro buses were working on a holiday schedule, and Sandoval had no idea when the line she […]

The late 1980s television series “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” dealt with the daily trials of a medical prodigy, a teenager who was the country’s youngest surgeon. While the story may be farfetched for some, not so for Kylie Munson, a 13-year-old who is about to receive her diploma from high school and an Associate degree from […]