Sylmar News

Attention ghost enthusiasts and history geeks: The San Fernando Valley Historical Society is partnering with Valley Investigators of the Paranormal to offer a Ghost Hunting Bootcamp on June 15, 2013at the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery in Sylmar.

Robert Greenberg got tired of hearing from senior engineers that it wasn't possible to build his product idea: a bionic eye that gives sight to the blind.

Los Angeles police say they saved a man who was stuck in a chimney at a Los Angeles recreation center after he called 911 from the tight space.

A man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he called 911 for help when he got trapped in the chimney of a two-story building in Sylmar Park.

For three consecutive years, Herbalife has hosted approximately 70 women and their children at a special Mother's Day luncheon to acknowledge and celebrate all they do.

Cops are spread thin in this country-sized city of nearly 500 square miles. Call one and she might come -- if you have a serious emergency.

Los Angeles police officers in the Sylmar neighborhood will get extra cash to patrol out-of-control parties thanks to funding that will be announced Thursday by City Councilman Richard Alarcon.

Four years ago, Los Angeles Mission College broke ground on what was supposed to be a state-of-the-art Media Arts Center financed by voter-approved bonds.

"A lot of the folks straight out of school didn't know any better, so I hired them instead," quipped Greenberg, chief executive of Second Sight Medical Products Inc., a Sylmar, Calif., biotech company.

Flanked by City Council Transportation Committee Chair Bill Rosendahl and Sherman Oaks Home Owner's Association President Richard Close, Wendy Greuel argues the city needs to do more for commuters, especially those using the 405.

Dianne Feinstein's husband has no financial ties to the lowest-bidding partnership to design and build the first segment of the state's $68 billion high-speed rail system, an aide said.

Synthetic motor oil company Royal Purple is extending a video program launched last year called "Outperformer," which focuses on successful racers and customizers of cars, bikes and just about anything with a big engine.

The accident happened just before 5 a.m. near the intersection of Hubbard Street and Dronfield Avenue, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said.