Sunland News

The pastor of a northeast Fresno church pleaded not guilty Thursday to 107 felony counts of sexual misconduct involving two girls.

PAUL Krekorian's victory over Chris Essel in the race for the Los Angeles City Council District 2 seat was a victory for the grass-roots movement over City Hall interests.

City officials issued mandatory evacuation orders on Monday for nine homes in the Big Tujunga Canyon and Haines Canyon areas due to possible flooding or mudslides from the storm rolling through the region.

Winter is officially here. The first big storm of the season is moving into the Southland, bringing heavy rain, winds and snow.

Building on a base of neighborhood activists and using his opponent's union support against her, Assemblyman Paul Krekorian pulled out a big win in Tuesday's City Council election for the 2nd District, topping businesswoman Christine Essel by a sizeable margin.

A former pastor who got 32 years in prison for molesting two sisters at his Los Angeles church could see a reduced sentence.

Christine Essel lost to Paul Krekorian in Tuesday's runoff election to fill the vacant spot in Los Angeles' Council District 2. The seat opened up when Wendy Greuel became city controller.

13 more are on alert. In Eby Canyon, 4 homes have been evacuated, unknown number on alert.

LOS ANGELES a * The following homes have been evacuated: -- Nine homes in the Big Tujunga Canyon and Haines Canyon areas; -- Residents of 13 other homes will be advised to be prepared to evacuate should conditions warrant.

Authorities say nine homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles-area foothill canyons because of concerns that heavy rain will start mudslides on the fire-scarred slopes.

A mandatory evacuation was ordered Monday afternoon for nine homes in Big Tujunga Canyon and Haines Canyon due to heavy rainfalls and the threat of mudslides.

Los Angeles Fire Department and Bureau of Street Services officials will be distributing sandbags and sand at several key locations as the first major storm of the season rolls into the Southern California region.

An intruder picked the wrong home to break into in Sunland overnight when he was greeted by a couple with a gun.

Lend a Hand n Anyone with information about the crime or the location of the men in the photos and video footage is asked to immediately dial 9-1-1 or contact the sheriff's station at 255-1121. Specific information about the crime can be directed to Detective Bryne 799-5145 or Detective Henning at 799-5156. For photos of the suspects, go to ...

Re "Five-year term in DUI deaths," "Gang member gets 12 years" : You wonder what our country is coming to when Judge Barry Taylor from Van Nuys Superior Court sentenced a gang member to 12 years for burglarizing a Universal City hotel room, and another judge, Joseph A. Brandolino, also from Van Nuys court, sentenced Sean Martin Mishlof to 56 months ...

There was something nasty in the air over the San Fernando Valley over the weekend.

People in the Big Tujunga Canyon area in Sunland are preparing for the rainfall that will pose inevitable mudslide dangers for their homes.

Three people were killed and two children survived when the SUV they were in rear ended a big rig on the 210 freeway in Sunland Sunday morning.

Share + Nov 24, 2009 8:16 am US/Pacific SUNLAND, Calif. 1 of 1 Brennen Asam, 14, Shannon Asam, 40, and Michael Asam, 41, died about 5 a.m. Sunday when their SUV crashed into a big rig parked on the shoulder of the westbound 210 freeway east of Sunland Boulevard.

Hundreds of students, staff and parents gathered this morning at Woodcrest Christian High School to mourn a 14-year-old boy and his mother and father, all killed in a fiery freeway crash in Los Angeles County over the weekend.