South El Monte News

Something familiar flashed in the trees above biologist Dan Cooper's head. He had studied the yellow-billed cuckoo in Kern County in the 1990s.

Organization in South El Monte, California, is dedicated to fostering independence and improved quality of life for those living with disabilities and disadvantages.

SOUTH EL MONTE A police helicopter caught three suspects fleeing a home that they are suspected of burglarizing this afternoon, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Sobering news arrived on the jobs front Thursday when U.S. Labor Department figures revealed the nation's unemployment rate hit 9.5 percent in June - a 26-year high.

Clockwise from top left are sixth-graders Karen Flores, Angelica Serrano, Karla Argumosa, and Joanna Fuentes at Miramonte Elementary in South El Monte, who along with three more students and staff, created and entered a short video in Big Lots Lots2Give contest.

About 48 years ago Ted Holdredge had to put away his toys. And he wasn't allowed to take them back out again until decades later.

The Catholic Archdiocese announced Monday it will open its campuses to public school students during the summer in response to the cancellation of many summer school programs, officials said.

The bodies of two men believed to have been electrocuted while stealing copper wiring were found early Tuesday on an abandoned driving range in Riverside County, authorities said.

About 48 years ago Ted Holdredge had to put away his toys. And he wasn't allowed to take them back out again until decades later.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department concluded its Gift for Guns program Monday with an announcement that 3,853 guns were collected during the program's fourth year.

No matter where we are or what we are doing today, this is the day - Memorial Day 2009 - to stop if only briefly to shed a collective tear for the young men and women who sacrificed their lives that we could remain free and prosperous for more than two centuries.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in conjunction with the office of 1st District L.A. County Supervisor Gloria Molina and Pico Rivera and Temple City sheriff's stations are hosting a Gifts for Guns event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area on the east side of Rosemead Boulevard between Rush Street ...

Police jailed a suspected local gang member Wednesday in connection with a severe beating in front of an El Monte liquor Juan Villegas store that was caught on surveillance tape.

Blanca Figueroa is the mayor of South El Monte and a proud Mexican American who sometimes signs off her e-mails with the Spanish translation of her official title -- " alcaldesa ." One of the first things she'll tell you about herself is that, as a teenager, she met Cesar Chavez.

Authorities are looking for a mother they believe ran away with her two young daughters after social workers showed up at their home to take the children into protective custody, officials said.

Sheriff's deputies are searching for a San Gabriel Valley woman suspected of child abuse.

Monks, from the Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, play the Dragon Side Winder game at their temple's Boy Scout Troope 8888 booth during the celebration of Vesak Day, Buddha's 2552 B.E. birthday, at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area Sunday, May 17, 2009 in South El Monte.

Visit our special section for complete election coverage . Republican Congressional candidate Teresa Hernandez's white van, emblazoned with a giant picture of her face on the side, cruised slowly through Whittier Narrows park last Saturday afternoon.

The Foothill-De Anza Community College District invites members of the public to join students, faculty and staff in developing a profile of the district's next chancellor.

View more news videos at: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video . Three men led police on a high-speed chase through city streets in Baldwin Park, El Monte and South El Monte neighborhoods Wednesday afternoon before crashing into a car in Pico Rivera, police said.