With more than 5,000 people dead and more than 10,000 injured (as of April 29) following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the Himalayan region, the need for help is […]
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County Launches CalFresh Awareness Program
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — You may qualify for “CalFresh” — food stamps — and not even know it. About 41 percent of eligible people don’t participate in the anti-hunger drive, […]
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Nepal Rescue Team Deployed from San Fernando Valley
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The 57-person task force of Southland firefighters landed Tuesday, April 28, in Nepal to help in rescue and recovery efforts following a magnitude-7.8 earthquake reported to […]
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Man Pleads Not Guilty in Crash That Killed LAPD Officer
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The driver of a dump truck that collided with an LAPD cruiser in Beverly Hills last year, killing a veteran training officer, has pleaded not guilty […]
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Opposition Grows Against the High Speed Rail
More than a thousand residents concerned about the impact of the high-speed rail traveling through their neighborhoods attended an emergency community meeting Monday, April 27, held at Canyon High School […]
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Valley Glen Gets A Life Saving Visit From Red Cross And Los Angeles Fire Department
More than 80 American Red Cross volunteers, Los Angeles firefighters and community partners joined efforts to save lives in a Valley Glen neighborhood highly affected by home fires. By going […]
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A Restaurant Owner Accused of Slavery
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The boyfriend of a Sylmar woman accused of enslaving a 9-year-old girl she allegedly paid to have smuggled from El Salvador pleaded no contest Monday, April […]
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Body Cameras
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners has reviewed proposed rules for the use of body cameras, which Los Angeles Police Department officials plan to provide […]
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Animals Okay After Freeway Accident
SYLMAR (CNS) — A truck hauling a 30-foot trailer carrying three sheep and two cows overturned on the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway in Sylmar, seriously injuring the driver. The crash […]
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Lake View Terrace Victim Identified
LAKE VIEW TERRACE (CNS) — A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle and died at the scene was an 87-year-old local man. Margarito Coronel-Torres of Lake View Terrace was […]