The five sons of Sara Aguilar and Raul Aguirre, Sr. — Raul Jr., Alexander, David, Job and William — always considered “family” to be most important. When their father, a […]
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Fighting Back From the Impact of the Megadrought
California remains plunged into a drought that — according to some researchers — has lasted more than two decades and is considered a “megadrought.” Such events have happened before in history. But this megadrought, the researchers say, is being driven by human-caused climate change that is leading to longer, hotter, and drier temperatures.
Superintendent, Panorama High Students Celebrate Confirmation of Supreme Court Justice
Wendell Greer III, special education teacher and faculty advisor to the Black Student Union at Panorama High, watched somewhat bemusedly as a group of selected students filed into a classroom […]
The Devastation of Distracted Driving
A row of empty chairs, with the exception of a single white rose and photos on placards, was a silent and symbolic audience for Emani Lawrence and others describing the […]
Valley Residents Struggling with Historically High Auto Gas Prices
Gas prices have hit historic highs in California, and motorists are increasingly feeling the pain at the pumps. Arleta resident Marta Vasquez has been struggling so much that she has […]
Latest Northeast Valley Mural Celebrates Minister and Social Activist
The late Rev. Hillery T. Broadous created a decades-long legacy of social activism and community improvement in his adopted home of Pacoima, where he and wife Rosa Lee moved to […]
CSUN Tennis Player Torn by Attack on Ukraine
Cal State University Northridge (CSUN) sophomore and student-athlete Yuliia Zhytelna can only watch, pray and hope for the safety of her native Ukraine, its people and a return to the […]
“Compassion Barn” Seeks
to Protect Rescued Animals and Wildlife
In a seven-acre stretch of land in Chatsworth lies a care farm with the purpose of providing healing to a variety of rescued animals, from goats and chickens to emus […]
Deceased Man Found in Sylmar Motel Fire “Had Mental Illness His Whole Life,” Family Says
A man found dead by firefighters in a burning Sylmar motel room last week has been identified by family members. Ray Dominguez told the San Fernando Valley Sun/El Sol the […]
Latina Artists Create Mural to Inspire Sylmar Community
Near the corner of Glenoaks Boulevard and Sayre Street, behind an assortment of shops that include Lani’s Nails Salon and Sparklean Laundry, lies a newly spray-painted mural completed by four […]