WASHINGTON (AP) — Black lawmakers said Wednesday that Sen. Jeff Sessions at times has shown hostility toward civil rights, making him unfit to be attorney general, as a 1986 letter […]
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Readers React to Sylmar Shooting
Ed. Note: The San Fernando Valley/El Sol’s Facebook page received strong reader reaction to the death of Sylmar resident Eloise Elizarraraz, 34, who was found shot to death and lying […]
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Police Nab Attempted Murder Suspect After 405 Chase
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — An attempted-murder suspect was taken into custody at the end of a 90-minute chase that mainly took place on the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway in […]
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PETA Accuses Animal Facility of Mistreatment
ACTON (CNS) — A complaint filed with the USDA alleges that scores of animals were neglected or mistreated at a five-acre Acton facility operated by the entertainment industry’s leading animal […]
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Agencies Mulling Joint Project to Purify Wastewater
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A large-scale effort to purify wastewater and inject it into groundwater basins could feasibly produce enough water to serve 335,000 homes, according to a study released […]
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Pedestrian Fatal Victim Identified
NORTH HOLLYWOOD (CNS) — Authorities have identified a man who was struck by a vehicle and killed in North Hollywood. Efrain Molina, 52, of Pacoima, died at the scene of […]
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Prosecutors Plan to Retry Former Sheriff Baca
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday, Jan. 10, they plan to retry former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca on corruption charges stemming from his alleged involvement in […]
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LA Metro Starts Counseling Line to Combat Sexual Harassment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has launched an around-the-clock counseling hotline to provide support to riders who experience unwanted sexual advances. The “It’s Off […]
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Exhibit Shares Human Trafficking Stories
(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Jan. 9, 2017) A multimedia exhibit that tells the stories of human trafficking survivors will come to California Lutheran University for three days in January. “The […]
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“Pride Run” Remembers Fallen SFPD Officer
Former City of San Fernando police officer Jesse Paderez, who was accidentally shot and killed while on duty in 2002, was remembered by the graduating class of the Rio Hondo […]