Granada Hills Charter High School (GHC) has advanced to the United States Academic Decathlon competition after winning the state competition. The winners earned a total of 54,021.1 points, taking first […]
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CSUN Profs Argue Changing the Way We Mentor Can Help Tear Down the Vestiges of Historic Racism
Conversations about race and the role it plays in all aspects of life — from education to employment — are becoming a regular part of the national discourse, and they […]
Weekly Update of Valley Area COVID-19 Cases
Health Department officials have listed the latest number of confirmed novel COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles county at 1,218,225 (as of March 28). A breakdown of cases in Valley area […]
Safety Measures at Pacoima Wash Bridge “Still a Priority for San Fernando,” City Manager Says
It’s been four years since 14-year-old Eli Rodriguez was swept away by the Pacoima Wash — in still unknown circumstances—as he made his way from Cesar Chavez Learning Academies to […]
LAUSD Targets April 12 Reopening Start, Will Offer Vaccines To Families
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) campuses are expected to begin reopening April 12, and the district soon will provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to family members […]
LACo COVID Numbers Drop To Orange Tier Level; Move Possible In Early April
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — As expected, Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 case rate continued to fall, putting the county on pace to move into an even less-restrictive tier of the state’s […]
Following Passage of American Dream & Promise Act, TPS Families Begin Hunger Strike
Just one day after the House of Representatives passed the American Dream & Promise Act, which would provide a pathway to US citizenship to an estimated 4.4 million undocumented immigrants […]
Elgin Baylor, Lakers Legend and Former Clippers GM, Dies at 86
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Elgin Baylor, the smooth forward who lit up the scoreboard for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1960s and later served as a top executive with […]
Deadline to File Individual Federal, State Taxes Postponed Until May 17
Both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) have postponed the filing and payment deadline for individual taxpayers to file returns this year to May […]
Sylmar Resident Honored by Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Sylmar resident and high school senior Itzel Luna is one of 32 students throughout the state to be recognized by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and be named one of its […]
