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Osmar Gonzalez changed his sneakers for a pair of bright red high heels and took a first few wobbly steps. It was the beginning of a one mile walk around California State University Northridge (CSUN), where he and dozens of other men trekked around campus in black, white and even pink pumps for “Walk a […]

Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a traditional Mexican holiday that has now become widespread, especially in the Greater Los Angeles area. There are multiple events in the San Fernando Valley and throughout Los Angeles this weekend.   What is not pleasing, however, and considered disrespectful by Mexican historians and folklorists, is […]

For most of his life Luis Garcia walked the streets getting into all kinds of trouble, and doing and selling drugs. “I grew up in the ghetto. I was a product of the environment,” said the 28-year-old. But a few years back, someone reached out to him. Garcia says today he’s cleaned up. He’s also […]

There’s rarely a time when there isn’t a boatload of talented quarterbacks throughout the Valley, and 2014 is no exception. Alemany’s Blake Green (now injured), El Camino Real’s Adam Blythe, Taft’s Chris Duncan, Arleta’s Johnathan Porter and Chaminade’s Edward Sias are among those having excellent seasons. But there’s one quarterback people aren’t talking about — […]

KOSLANDA, Sri Lanka (AP) — A mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers’ houses at a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday, Oct. 29,  killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. The military mobilized troops to help with the rescue operation as rain continued […]

Joseph Peralta, 23, travels from Inglewood to North Hollywood five days a week to attend Concorde Career College, where he’s studying to become a surgical technician. The trip takes him more than an hour and includes transferring from the Blue Line to the Red Line. He currently buys a $5 day pass for the round […]

A month after being killed in a shooting spree that left two other people dead in the Northeast San Fernando Valley, Mariana Franco will be laid to rest on Sept. 26. That is according to a message shared by family members on Facebook, which states: “The viewing will be held at Santa Rosa Catholic Church […]

The death of Armando Villa, a 19-year-old Cal State University, Northridge student who collapsed and died while hiking barefoot in the Angeles National Forest, was the result of fraternity hazing and the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity has agreed to disband its chapter on the campus, university President Dianne Harrison announced.  “Hazing is stupid, senseless, dangerous […]

A Northern California man has pleaded not guilty to charges he stabbed a neighbor to death in Sylmar. The victim’s body was later found in a burning car at a cul-de-sac along the 210 Freeway. Carlo Giuliano Cresci, 23, of Richmond, was arraigned in the San Fernando Courthouse on Monday, Sept. 8. He is charged […]

SYLMAR (CNS) – A father of five is in serious but stable condition in the hospital after being shot from a thief who tried to rob a store in Sylmar on Tuesday, Sept. 9, police said. A liquor store clerk was shot twice during an attempted robbery in Sylmar Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. and was […]