Porter-Ranch News

HALLOWEEN has been as quiet as a graveyard at midnight in my neighborhood for the past few years.

Firefighters have gone to the 20000 block of Rinaldi Street in Porter Ranch on a report of an underground water leak, and the intersection at Porter Ranch Drive has been closed, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Marine Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr ., 20 , of Armona, Calif., died Oct. 10 in Farah province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations.

You've heard the story before: teen steals dad's sports car for a joy ride and it usually ends up in a crash or even worse, someone meets the death reaper face to face.

Two boys riding in a convertible Porsche were hurt today when one of them drove off the edge of a road and their vehicle plunged a hundred feet down a cliff.

Two boys were seriously injured after the convertible Porsche they were riding in went about 100 feet over the side of a hill.

Two boys were seriously injured after the convertible they were riding in went about 100 feet over the side of a hill.

Once again, the Sunday faithful have packed the cavernous sanctuary at Shepherd of the Hills Church in the San Fernando Valley, clapping and swaying for Jesus as a band rocks the hall.

Cashier Heather Martin bags purchases at a Wal-Mart store in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles in April.

With firefighters gaining the upper hand on the Station Fire in the nearby mountains, hundreds of guests Monday attended Descanso Gardens' fifth annual "Boddy's Big Backyard." The free community celebration is held each year in honor of the gardens' founder, Manchester Boddy.

Are the mailers with Metrolink crash photos sent out by the Los Angeles firefighters union to protest budget cuts appropriate? Tacky or tactful? Campaign for public safety The mayor is angry because the ad is effective and his people didn't come up with anything to counter it.

Re "Parent involvement is key to academic improvement" : As a 40-year educator in the Los Angeles Unified School District, I could not agree more with the assessment of Stu Bernstein regarding student achievement.

Click title or image to access full article at the LA Times' L.A. Now blog . Sweep by deputies fails to net suspect in June melee August 13, 2009 7:27 pm Two teams of sheriff's deputies fanned out across Los Angeles County early Thursday, hoping to find a reputed gang member involved in the violence that broke out in June after the Lakers won the ...

Two teams of sheriff's deputies fanned out across Los Angeles County early Thursday, hoping to find a reputed gang member involved in the violence that broke out in June after the Lakers won the NBA championship.

The ABRA Gallery in Westlake Village will host a wine tasting and exhibition of paintings of Iranian-American artists Sunday in part to benefit the nonprofit MANNA Conejo Valley Food Bank.

The ABRA Gallery in Westlake Village will host a wine tasting and exhibition of paintings of Iranian-American artists Sunday in part to benefit the nonprofit MANNA Conejo Valley Food Bank.

"Rashi's Daughters Book III: Rachel" is the third in Maggie Anton's series set in 11th century France.

"Rashi's Daughters Book III: Rachel" is the third in Maggie Anton's series set in 11th century France.

It was 5:45 a.m. when the 88-year-old woman awoke to a noise that she thought was just a pesky neighborhood cat roaming through the shrubs outside her kitchen.

Paying high prices for prescription medications can really cut into your budget.