Downey News

Furloughs aren't usually a good thing for employees but the non-paid off day on Friday given by the Ocean View School District worked out well for teacher Jacquelin Fiorillo.

Ricardo Hernandez, 86, walked away from his Downey home on May 5 but was not reported missing until Monday, police said today.

In Ireland for official city business, Mayor Mario Guerra on Thursday met with Roscommon County, Ireland mayor Tom Crosby and its CEO to sign papers making official a sister city relationship between Downey and Roscommon County.

Steffani McMains always wanted to be a teacher as long as she can remember. "I used to play school in the backyard as a child," said McMains with a laugh.

As a seemingly endless line of participants for Wednesday's Primary Stroke Prevention Seminar snaked outside the door and past the fountain at the Rio Hondo Event Center, a white-haired woman walking gingerly with a cane was slowly moving nearer to the ballroom, unaware that her life was about to be saved.

The Whittier Courthouse will be closed to the public beginning June 3, about a month earlier than originally scheduled, according to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Authorities Thursday released the names of a La Puente man and a Downey man killed in a violent crash between two trucks on a freeway transition road in Pomona.

Paul Lim, a senor at Downey's Warren High School, received the Grand Golden Bear for being most outstanding student, during the school's Golden Bear program earlier this month.

Longtime Downey resident Don Russell, who turned 94 on Tuesday, will present an informal evening of discussion and reminiscing at the Downey Historical Society's meeting Thursday, May 23.

The Rio Hondo Golf Club, a public golf course owned by the city of Downey, will host an open house June 9 from 2-6 p.m. The course will be open for free golf.

At first glance, it appears that the Florence Avenue branch of U.S. Bank has just installed carports for its customers.

City council members are having second thoughts about constructing a $3 million facility to house its much-celebrated space shuttle mockup.

After a lengthy discussion with city staff and Downey fire union representatives, the City Council on Tuesday decided not to proceed its negotiations with the Los Angeles County Fire District for fire and emergency services.

Preparations continue for Make Music Downey, a music festival with over 30 performances scheduled for the downtown area on June 8. Organizers Bea Romano and Carol Kearns, of the Downey Arts Coalition, say that additional venues had to be added to accommodate all of the performers who wanted to participate.

The city of Downey has agreed to pay $4.5 million to the family of Michael Nida, the unarmed man fatally shot by Downey Police on Oct.

The family of Michael Nida, an unarmed South Gate man shot in the back and killed by a Downey police officer in a case of mistaken identity, agreed to a settlement of $4.5 million in a federal wrongful death suit brought against the city of Downey, attorney Dale Galipo said.

Local playwright Bill Blush will debut comedic works in "Bill's Shorts: a Brief Evening of One Act Comedies," a staged reading this Sunday, May 19, at Epic Lounge.

For the last few months, Movie Club of Downey has been featuring movie gems on the big screen at the Epic Lounge on 2nd Street.

The future of Downey fire service is up for debate Tuesday night as the City Council decides whether to advance contract negotiations with the Los Angeles County Fire District for fire and emergency services.

In an effort to secure a $3 million federal loan to build a neighborhood community center, the City Council this week will consider putting up the Columbia Memorial Space Center as collateral.