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Fourteen inches of rain this season has been a boon for homeowners' water bills but a downer for drivers.
In most Whittier-area cities, all that rain - the norm is about 12 inches for this time of year - spawned potholes. Lots of them. Read Full Artice...
INDUSTRY - From Union Pacific Police Officer Jorge Villaescusa's point of view, the trade-off is simple.
A $260 ticket or risk getting hit by a train. Read Full Artice...
HACIENDA HEIGHTS - For the second time this week, residents received census forms addressed to the wrong community.
Residents who live in Hacienda Heights are concerned over census forms they received with La Puente addresses. Read Full Artice...
WASHINGTON - Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940. Read Full Artice...
EL MONTE - One out of five young veteran women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan was unemployed last year, according to statistics released last week by the U.S. Department of Labor. Read Full Artice...
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WHITTIER - A shooting Wednesday that left a 58-year-old Whittier with multiple bullet wounds started off as an argument between two co-workers over job performance, police said Thursday. Read Full Artice...
A man dubbed the "Golden Years Bandit" is suspected of robbing banks in Rosemead and Alhambra over the past two months, FBI officials said Thursday.
Both the robberies happened at Bank of America branches on Valley Boulevard. Read Full Artice...
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE - Astronomers peering into Jupiter's Great Red Spot finally have a way to forecast what is happening in the eye of the storm. Read Full Artice...
PASADENA - The local branch of the Tea Party movement showed up to Pasadena City Hall Thursday morning to protest the health care bill being considered by Congress. Read Full Artice...
Frances Benedict, the first abbot of St. Andrew's Abbey, has traveled from the Antelope Valley to a Pasadena Church for a Lenten parish mission-retreat. Read Full Artice...
Whittier Area Community Church, 8175 Villaverde Drive, will hold a job quest from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. People who are unemployed, searching for a new position, or considering a job change are invited. Read Full Artice...
An argument between two friends at an apartment complex led to the shooting of a 21-year-old man, police said Thursday.
The shooting, reported at 10:15 p.m. Read Full Artice...
The Sierra Club Los Angeles Chapter and Save the Montebello Hills Task Force will hold a free screening of "Split Estate" at 7 p.m. today at Montebello City Hall, 1600 W. Beverly Blvd. Read Full Artice...
Senior Girl Scout Meghan Jimenez is working on the Gold Award, the highest award in the Girl Scouts, by hosting "Music Day" from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Whittier Public Library,
7344 Washington Ave.
For more information, e-mail meghan. Read Full Artice...
The International Order of Jobs Daughters Bethel No.224 of Whittier will host a seminar on Internet security at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Masonic Lodge, 12001 E. Beverly Blvd.
The class, which will be taught by police officers, is free and open to everyone. Read Full Artice...
"Mommy, Music and Me!," a program for children and parents, will be held Thursday at the Children's Museum at La Habra, 301 S. Euclid St.
Bring your little one for a class of playful activities such as singing, clapping, dancing and giggling. Read Full Artice...
WHITTIER - Police arrested two men suspected of shooting a 58-year-old Whittier man in an alley Wednesday afternoon.
Officers also recovered a handgun.
The resident was shot in the leg, forearm and upper torso, said Officer Mike Dekowski. Read Full Artice...
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You can learn about a town and its foibles by attending a candidates forum.
Take Sierra Madre, for example. Read Full Artice...
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