In September 2013, John “Ricky” Villarreal died after a two-year battle with heart problems. He was 23. In December that same year, his aunts organized a blood drive and toy […]
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County Health Department Urges People to Get Flu Shots
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Los Angeles County’s top health official is urging residents to get flu shots to protect themselves during the busy holiday season. “The holiday season is here […]
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Man Ordered to Stand Trial in Cal State Northridge Student’s Killing
SAN FERNANDO (CNS) — A Long Beach man will stand trial in the death of a Cal State Northridge student from Saudi Arabia whose body was found last year in […]
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L.A. Officials Get to Work on Repairing Crumbling Sidewalks
The sounds of a jackhammer were music to the ears of Cecilia Luna. For the past 18 years, the Arleta resident has seen the sidewalk crumbling in front of her […]
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Cafe O Muerte, Fruta Y Cultura Support Backyard Growers and Valley Youth
Pacoima-based businesses Fruta y Cultura and Café o Muerte are combining efforts to support neighborhood growers while providing jobs to youth in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. Fruta y Cultura, […]
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Transient Sentenced to Time Served for Assault
VAN NUYS (CNS) — A transient has pleaded no contest to attacking and hurling racial epithets at an Latino postal worker as she was delivering mail in North Hollywood. Charles […]
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Firefighters Accused of Assault
VAN NUYS (CNS) — Two Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were charged along with a another man on Tuesday, Dec. 9, for allegedly assaulting a man who was handing out […]
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Homeless Man Sentenced Seven Years for Kidnap Attempt
SAN FERNANDO (CNS) — A 40-year-old transient was sentenced Monday, Dec. 7, to seven years in prison for trying to kidnap and rape a 13-year-old girl he accosted at a […]
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Many Aggravated Assault Crimes in L.A. Misclassified — Report
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The rate of aggravated assaults in Los Angeles would have been 36 percent higher per year, from 2008 and 2014, had the crimes been properly classified, […]
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Antonovich Wants “State of Emergency” for Porter Ranch
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — County Supervisor Michael Antonovich will ask his colleagues next week to proclaim a local state of emergency in response to the ongoing natural gas leak that […]