Torrance News

TORRANCE, Calif., May 23, 2012 - The North American Equipment Dealers Association released its 2012 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey and Kubota Tractor Corporation tops the charts across several key categories.

The 45-unit Newport Vista apartment complex, at 845 Newport Terrace in Vista 92084, has been sold for $5.9 million.

In partnership with country singer LeAnn Rimes and Wish Upon a Hero, Convaid, headquartered in Torrance, Calif, has donated a new Convaid EZ Rider wheelchair to Renee Bandura, aged 32 years old.

Mediterranean villa on Via Monte d Oro: L Cena Rice whose family has lived in this mansion for the past 41 years, has tried to maintain much of the home s original features, including furnishings and paintings.

A 62-year-old social worker who invited troubled teenage boys to live in his Palos Verdes Peninsula homes was ordered Friday to stand trial for allegedly groping four of them.

A Southern California man will stand trial for allegedly beating to death a doughnut shop customer who laughed at him.

Motorists can expect officers to be out in full force this Memorial Day weekend as the Avoid the 100 DUI Campaign will enforce DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols throughout Los Angeles County.

Torrance's first Walmart is expected to create up to 180 new jobs, while a transportation services company looking to relocate to the city could bring 140 more next year, Mayor Frank Scotto said Thursday.

We have a recipe for peanut butter bars we believe might suit Rebecca in Torrance.

Young members of a Torrance church are hosting a benefit concert Saturday night for a little girl who was struck by a car last month and remains in a coma.

Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and chief of engineers, enlists future soldiers in a public enlistment ceremony as their families and friends watched as part of the city of Torrance Armed Forces Day celebration.

Just ask Dr. Eric Daar. "I've been treating HIV/AIDS patients since very early in the epidemic, when we spent most of our time just helping people die comfortably, until now, a period when we're giving people hope.

A bleary-eyed Chui Hom tripped down her apartment stairs at 8 a.m. sharp and started her car.

Debbie Search, a quality technician in Torrance, first suspected something when her financial adviser seemed to fall off the grid.

The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office today announced a $1.75 million settlement with a company blamed for an oil pipeline breach in Wilmington that polluted the Dominguez Channel.

The Daily Breeze of Torrance says an autopsy revealed the cause of death Tuesday but the man's name hasn't been released.

Earlier this month, I started the X3 and found a "Low Coolant" warning message illuminated on the dash.

May 22, 2012 - South African company The Airplane Factory received special light-sport aircraft airworthiness certificate for its first Sling LSA, N511NG, on April 18 in Torrance, California.

Overview -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is affirming its 'BB-' corporate credit rating on DaVita Inc., a Denver-based provider of dialysis services, in light of its plan to acquire Torrance, Calif.-based HealthCare Partners LLC , a provider of managed health care, for approximately $4.4 billion.

Widely admired for her pure watercolors and dreamscape monotypes, Nina Zak Laddon is also known for her tireless work on behalf of the arts in Redondo Beach.