A member of the San Fernando Valley-based Vineland Boys street gang has been sentenced to 31 years in federal prison for committing multiple felonies, including the attempted murders of three rival gangsters. Jesus Gonzalez Jr., 28, “Lil Chito,” “Gunner” and “Chuy,” of Sun Valley, was sentenced by United States District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald. Gonzalez […]
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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 1,283,844 (as of July 25). A breakdown of cases in Valley area cities and communities: Arleta: 7,213 Burbank 9,399 Canoga Park: 9,677 Chatsworth: 3,858 Encino: 3,700 Granada Hills: 6,899 Lake Balboa: 5,637 Lake View Terrace: 2,371 Mission […]
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“Justice For Murdered Children” Helping Former Valley Resident Try to Find a Killer
The homicide rate in Los Angeles County this year continues to rise at an alarming rate — 95 percent higher than at the same point in 2020, according to law enforcement officials. Connie Chavarria believes the public should be equally alarmed at the overall numbers of unsolved homicides in the county. Chavarria knows about this […]
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US Life Expectancy in 2020 Saw Biggest Drop Since WWII
By Mike StobbeAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse: three years. The drop spelled out by the Centers for […]
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Protestors Hold Anniversary March for Trader Joe’s Manager Killed During Police Standoff
Family, friends were among the many participating in a protest march to both honor the memory of Melyda “Mely” Maricela Corado, a store manager for Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake and to call attention to “the lack of police accountability” for Corado’s death and others they maintain were unjustly killed by police gunfire. Corado was […]
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Signs of Life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins the Hunt
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has begun its search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. Flexing its 7-foot (2-meter) mechanical arm, the rover is testing the sensitive detectors it carries, capturing their first science readings. Along with analyzing rocks using X-rays and ultraviolet light, the six-wheeled scientist will zoom in for closeups […]
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Van Nuys Man Sentenced to Federal Prison For Operating Document Mill
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced to eight months in federal prison on Monday, July 19, for participating in a document-trafficking ring that created and sold counterfeit United States passport cards, Social Security cards, driver’s licenses and other documents. Nestor Perez, 32, of Van Nuys, pleaded guilty in April to […]
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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 1,267,860 (as of July 18). A breakdown of cases in Valley area cities and communities: Arleta: 7,163 Burbank 9,229 Canoga Park: 9,608 Chatsworth: 3,803 Encino: 3,612 Granada Hills: 6,792 Lake Balboa: 5,555 Lake View Terrace: 2,355 Mission […]
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COVID Surge: LA County Residents Again Ordered to Wear Masks Indoors
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – In the face of steadily increasing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, Los Angeles County residents will again be required to wear masks in indoor settings beginning Saturday night, health officials announced today. “We’re not where we need to be for the millions at risk of infection here in Los Angeles County, […]
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Poor Communities Suffer More from Extreme Heat in Cities, UCSD Study Finds
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Low-income neighborhoods with higher Black, Hispanic and Asian populations experience significantly more urban heat than wealthier and predominantly white neighborhoods in the Southland and within a vast majority of populous U.S. counties, according to a released UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy study. The researchers, whose findings are […]