Cerritos News

Zanni Meguerian, right. wonders where her ex-husband has taken her sons Alex Silah and Zaven Silah.

It's a feat made more impressive by the fact that it's survived budget cuts for a century - something that's increasingly difficult to do in these times when the city's police and fire departments go around Hoovering up every change jar in every department in the city.

The ABC Unified School District plans to implement furloughs and reduce its school year by one day to cope with reduced state revenue in the 2009-2010 fiscal year.

Residents in Cerritos may want to rethink their current locale. The city's 53,240 residents face the greatest risk of developing cancer from breathing toxic air, according to a new report released Wednesday.

A car crashed into a Cerritos home today, causing major structural damage but no injuries, officials said.

A federal study released Wednesday shows a Cerritos neighborhood bordering the Santa Ana Freeway suffering from the nation's worst air quality.

Things are heating up for Gahr receiver Shaan Johnson . The talented receiver recently landed his third offer, and is hearing from a number of high profile programs that are waiting in the wings.

A Riverside Community College District administrator recently passed over for the presidency of Riverside City College is one of five finalists for the same position at Cerritos College in Norwalk.

Environmental battles generally are split into two camps of experts -- those who favor developers and those who favor ecological sites.

City management has scheduled a June 16 closed session of the City Council at 3 p.m. to discuss two items, one of which invites speculation that additional open-space/presumed wetlands -- beyond what a Council majority agreed to accept in Feb.

City negotiators have revamped the controversial proposed Los Cerritos Wetlands land-swap deal to involve a larger slice of the ecologically sensitive site.

A person was found dead Sunday night -- apparently of natural causes -- behind the wheel of a vehicle on the side of a Cerritos freeway, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

Newsweek has released its rankings of high schools across the country. Two schools in Orange County make the list of the top 1500 secondary schools: Oxford Academy in Cypress and Troy in Fullerton .

A jury will begin deliberations today in the case of an accused serial rapist who, according to authorities, kidnapped and sexually assaulted three women in 2008 and who also allegedly molested two nieces throughout the 1990s.

Three teenagers burglarized an empty storefront next to a Wilshire State Bank at around 5:30 p.m. today, according to the Cerritos sheriff's station.

There is a saying here at Recipe Request: When one restaurant closes a door, another opens a window.

A bulky management text supports John Keisler's office computer screen, the thick text seemingly serving a different purpose these days.

A West Covina police officer uncovers 25-pound bundles of marijuana confiscated while participating in a multiagency operation June 5, 2009.

Five Conejo Valley schools mistakenly received a prestigious state honor this year because of incorrect test-score data submitted by their district.

The East San Gabriel Valley is sending a six-pack to today's CIF-Southern Section Track and Field Masters Meet at Cerritos College in Norwalk.