Downey News

For days after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman during a May 2008 traffic stop, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt.

Born on December 10, 1972, in Downey, CA, Donavon Frankenreiter took to surfing at a young age.

How pleasant it is to look back on your time in school and still be in contact with your friends from long ago.

At least one sheriff's deputy today fired at a man in Downey but did not hit him, authorities said.

" As anticipated, after making relatively minor changes as a result of the June 2 budget study session, the City Council Tuesday approved a budget of $138 million for FY2009-10, with police and fire still getting the lion's share of the general fund.

" A shooting that was "most likely gang-related" left one teenager in critical condition at a local hospital on June 19.

A car wash and mini car show to raise money for a funeral for Steven Alex Sanchez is planned for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Autozone, 9920 Paramount Blvd.

DOWNEY a ' The Downey Police and Fire Foundation is hosting a car and motorcycle show June 28 in the Downey High School parking lot and the community is invited.

Hillcrest Congregational Church is sponsoring a community pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at 2000 West Road.

The Southeast Area Animal Control and Authority are deep into the "cat days of summer." Warm days mean breeding season for cats, officials said, and that means the shelter is bursting at the seams.

Hi family and friends and Downey residents. Many of you have been asking when I would give another update regarding Downey happenings.

New photos from the set of Iron Man 2 have popped up on the Internet. Here is a photo of Robert Downey Jr.

DOWNEY a ' The city of Downey is offering free outdoor activities for children June 22 through Aug.

Las Floristas made its 71st annual Headdress Ball an ``Affair to Remember.'' In the back row are event Chair Barbara Gaylord, left, and mannequin Jeri Goldstein and in the front row are President Susan Dilday, left, and mannequins Candice Nantais and Marni Bernstein.

Monterey Park resident Edwin Cheung has come a long way since the days when food was hard to come by.

Newly arrived U.S. forces in southern Afghanistan will target insurgents crossing into the country from Pakistan and be a "game changer" in a region long dominated by the Taliban, a top commander said Tuesday.

The Ezra Center for Mature Adults offers entertaining, stimulating, and educational programs for adults in a warm and friendly environment at Temple Ner Tamid of Downey, 10629 Lakewood Blvd.

The door on the small chartered jet returning Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Whittle's remains opened slowly, as if offering a salute in mourning on the Los Alamitos Army Airfield.

Chevron gas station on Artesia Blvd. and Downey in Bellflower is charging $2.99 for regular unleaded on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

A motorist was injured early this morning when a hit-and-run driver crashed into his car on the Century Freeway in Downey, then fled on foot, prompting a ground and air search, authorities said.