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INDUSTRY - A Union Pacific employee died Saturday when his pickup truck was struck by a Metrolink commuter train, authorities said.
The crash occurred about 9:30 a.m. Read Full Artice...
When Sarah Palin burst onto the scene in 2008 as the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee, it signaled the Democratic Party didn't have a monopoly on women candidates with far-reaching ambitions. Read Full Artice...
Jim Fleming used to watch meteor showers from the Vetter Mountain Fire Lookout in Angeles National Forest, but much of the view was destroyed in last year's Station Fire. Read Full Artice...
It took about 15 minutes to fill out a census form I trust will be put to good use.
"Trust" is the operative word here. When it comes to government, our already-shaken sense of confidence has reached magnitude-8 levels. Read Full Artice...
BALDWIN PARK - Hundreds of people stood in line for hours Friday night to be among the first to buy the DVD release of the popular movie, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" when it was released just after midnight. Read Full Artice...
WEST COVINA - His family described him as a rosy- cheeked, cheerful man who had a great sense of humor and outgoing personality to match.
Philip D'Nean Philips, a 57-year West Covina resident who was heavily involved in the community, died March 5. Read Full Artice...
WHITTIER - Eleanor Gibson (Nardini) Chandler, who came from New Hampshire to California with her mother via South America's Cape Horn in the 1930s, has died at the age of 93, having lived a very active family and community life in Whittier. Read Full Artice...
It's a glorious spring day and you find yourself either at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden or the Santa Anita race track.
You end up with community service hours (if you need them), snacks and a Derby Day 5K Volunteer T-shirt. Read Full Artice...
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SAN MARINO - Officials released the name of a San Marino man who allegedly stabbed a police dog and set his house on fire during a standoff with authorities. Read Full Artice...
POMONA - It's not every day a celebration of the best in printmaking, drawing and ceramics in the Western states takes place, and Shari Wasson hopes that's enough of a draw to lure people to the remote art gallery at Cal Poly Pomona. Read Full Artice...
GLENDORA - For the last week, KidsArt Studio Manager Monica Ek has been busy collecting watercolor, crayon drawings and oil paintings, and finding the perfect spot to hang the assembled masterpieces. Read Full Artice...
Azusa Councilman Robert Gonzales was named mayor pro tem at Monday's council meeting. Uriel Macias held the post for the past year.
Azusa's mayor pro tem title is rotated between council members and Gonzales has never held the distinction. Read Full Artice...
The city's public works department this week began resurfacing Gladstone Street in a project funded primarily with federal stimulus dollars. Read Full Artice...
LOS ANGELES - A judge Friday sentenced former La Puente Mayor Louie Lujan to three years of probation and a $1,000 fine for lying on his campaign finance statements. Read Full Artice...
Meg Whitman's year of campaigning for governor, and the millions of dollars she's spent, seem to be doing the trick.
According to the latest Field Poll results, the former eBay CEO's lead over her GOP rival Steve Poizner has grown to a huge 49 points. Read Full Artice...
HACIENDA HEIGHTS - When Sarah Burchardt, 12, visits her dad at work at the Industry Benihana restaurant, she takes time to have a conversation with some of the Chinese customers and employees. Read Full Artice...
Family members are preparing to bury a 19-year-old woman who died in a car crash last week as police continue to investigate why a car she was riding in crashed into a tree. Read Full Artice...
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