La Puente News Archives

After hearing news of his wife at Fontana Medical Center on Oct. 18, Eddie Medina was a mess of emotions.

Officials are considering cutting a break for local sports leagues who pay to use the city's fields.

EVERY year that we folks on the editorial board interview school board candidates, the same plea crosses our ears: If only parents would get more involved in their children's education.

More than 70 volunteers took part in National Public Lands Day on Sept. 26 by helping spruce up the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale.

CITIZENS of La Puente should be discouraged by the lack of qualified candidates running for two City Council seats Nov.

Outside Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's bill signing last week in Industry, a small group of Walnut residents gathered to protest a proposed NFL stadium.

The League of Women Voters and the Bassett PTA Council will host an event for the La Puente and Bassett area voters to meet their candidates for the Nov.

Visit our special section for complete election coverage . As school districts across the state weather the economic storm, candidates up for the Hacienda La Puente Unified school board say vocational programs and parental involvement are vital for student success.

The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled the death of a 19-year-old La Puente man homicide Friday.

Workers age 40 and over are invited to the Older & Wiser: A Valued Asset! Seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the South Coast Air Quality Management District auditorium.

ROWLAND Unified is understandably proud of its four National Blue Ribbon schools, its 16 California Distinguished Schools and being named one of the top high schools in the nation by Newsweek in its annual survey weighted toward Advanced Placement offerings.

A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death Sunday during an early morning brawl between two sets of partygoers, authorities said.

Sylvia Cadena had trouble learning to read while she was growing up in Los Angeles.

The Unification of Disabled Latin Americans is hosting a "Peaceful March Against Crime and Drugs" starting at 9:30 a.m. today at the parking lot of Ralphs Shopping Center, 520 S. Workman Mill Road and ending at North Whittier Elementary School, 1010 Caraway Drive.

Sure, we may be plagued by a budget crisis that still threatens to spin out of control.

AT the beginning of this school year, the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District absorbed statewide funding cuts by readjusting its rollout of laptop computers to students.

Every year, elementary school teachers spend hundreds of dollars out of their own pockets on much-needed school supplies.

Travel expenses have long been a scrutinized practice among politicians nationwide - especially when paid for with taxpayer dollars.

LA County Supervisor Gloria Molina has kick-started an initiative to rid plastic bags that pollute local landfills and waterways.

Learning Director Sylvia Cadena was named Teacher of the Year by the Rowland Unified School District.

A teenager sustained minor injuries Monday night after she was hit by a pickup truck that fled the scene.

It's no secret that cities and counties across the state are struggling. California is in the midst of a fiscal crisis - all of which is further complicated by a nationwide recession.

Two incumbents are facing an educator, a city planning commissioner and a former mayor for three open seats on the La Puente Valley County Water District board.

IN the past, the Bassett Unified School District board has dealt with superintendent controversies, a near bankruptcy and other non-academic distractions.

As temperatures topped 100 degrees last week, Rorimer Elementary School Principal Audrey Hicks and assistant principal Marianne O'Quinn came up with an interesting plan to cool down.