San Fernando News

It took more than 10 years of advocacy, but Santa Clarita is finally on track to get something it sorely needs: a new county courthouse.

At a Food 4 Less parking lot in San Fernando, Sister Mary De Leon was putting groceries away when a man grabbed her purse and ran to a waiting van.

LOS ANGELES - It didn't take much, by modern standards, to dazzle the first movie audiences.

Navy servicemen march during the San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade in San Fernando, Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Korean War Veteran George Herczak outside his North Hollywood home. VETERANS DAY SCHEDULE Government: Federal, state, county and city offices, courts, libraries and animal shelters will be closed today.

Firefighters Thursday were on scene of a house fire in Burbank that caused an estimated $450,000 in damage.

Today is Veterans Day -- a day originally called Armistice Day to commemorate the end of World War I. In Washington DC, President Obama helped lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, and Central Command leader General David Petraeus sent a message to troops serving overseas.

San Jose is on the verge of adopting its new bicycle plan at the next City Council meeting on November 17th, which, as anyone who has cycled in San Jose knows, would be a welcome change from decades of traffic engineering focused almost solely on automobility.

On Saturday, October 3, we had wonderful experience at Tia Ch ucha's Cafe Cultural doing a group reading of Latinos in Lotusland: An Anthology of Contemporary Southern California Lit erature .

Wet conditions were forecast to persist over the Great Lakes and move into the Northeast on Tuesday.A low pressure system and associated cold front was expected to continue tracking eastward through the country but not have ample moisture.

Established in 1896, San Fernando Middle School is viewed as a cornerstone of its community and a rite of passage for generations of residents who have passed through its halls.

Two men accused of operating an auto-theft ring out of a Canyon Country hot-rod repair shop pleaded no contest Wednesday in a deal with prosecutors, while a third defendant pleaded not guilty and will stand trial, officials said.

San Fernando Police officer Walter Dominguez on duty at a DUI check point at Hubbard Ave and 2nd Street in the CIty of San Fernando on Friday, October 23, 2009.

Dear Kelly, You dona TMt have to justify your taste in wine, and no one else can truly explain it.

Welcome to the Daily TWiP, your daily dose of all the holidays, historical observances, etc., we couldn't cram into The Week in Preview.

A local canyon once projected to be home to a gargantuan garbage dump was protected by the stroke of Gov.

A retired auto-theft detective and two other men arrested in July for allegedly running an auto-theft ring in Canyon Country are discussing plea negotiations with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, a prosecutor said this week.

Mother Nature Network if it's okay to wash her car at home after having a difficult time finding a reputable commercial carwash in the Portland , OR , area.

AFTER months of water conservation and dry skies, Southern California is preparing for a drenching as soon as today.

The supreme stalker was hot on Brennan Newberry's tail. Having series points leader M.K. Kanke, the all-time winner in a NASCAR Southwest Tour car, on his tail Saturday night was bad news for Newberry, the SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series veteran from Bakersfield.