Torrance News

Thomas Robert Fredette, 38, of Santee was arrested after a stabbing attack on a nurse in Torrance on Sunday, April 20, 2014.

A fairly constant refrain among California's Democratic politicians and their liberal allies is that corporations should be paying more in taxes to support public services.

A report released this week by the Torrance Unified School District reveals sharp disparities among parent groups raising funds for individual schools under a controversial 4-year-old policy that allows the money to be used to hire teachers and other school personnel.

Seiko Instruments Inc. announced today a new coin-type lithium rechargeable battery, "MS920T", which offers a higher operating temperature than conventional rechargeable batteries.

A 16-year-old boy today admitted to a murder charge in the 2012 shooting death of his father, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

An unidentified 56-year-old man died at the wheel of his car Monday morning on Torrance Boulevard near Western Avenue, police said.

Drake Bell will celebrate the release of his new CD “Ready Steady Go!” with a special concert at f.y.e. in Torrance on Tuesday.

Three people were killed, and another critically injured, in a crash early Monday on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara.

The largest ground services employer at Los Angeles International Airport could be in jeopardy of losing its exclusive contract Monday.

Two nurses suffered stab wounds in two separate attacks at UCLA hospitals in Sylmar and Torrance early Sunday, authorities said.

Students at El Camino College are learning about early 20th century world issues not in a classroom, but rather on stage as the college presents the classic musical, “Cabaret.” Set in a decadent Berlin night club, the show explores the growing anti-Semitism and changing politics of the 1920s, with a little romance mixed in.

Authorities said a 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a nurse at a hospital in Torrance.

She and her "school-buddy Ana . . . spent many hours talking, while walking each other home.

The state's Fair Political Practices Commission on Thursday assessed a $1,750 penalty to the son of Torrance Councilman Pat Furey , a political consultant and the manager of his father's mayoral campaign.

Easter and Passover Week has begun and if you haven't already bought fresh eggs, you'd best get to the store soon - as of yesterday afternoon, I could only find brown eggsa ..which might make for some interesting hues.

In the market for a Scion FR-S , but don't want the same one your neighbor's got? Scion has good news for you.

Landing a seat at the wildly popular Izakaya Hachi on the edge of Old Town Torrance takes a certain amount of perseverance.

Vogue Tyre & Rubber Co. announced it has opened its 17th Custom Center location at Penske Cadillac Buick-GMC in Torrance, Calif., the largest Cadillac dealer on the west coast.

Torrance >> With family, friends and colleagues watching proudly, Mark Matsuda was sworn in Tuesday night as the city's ninth police chief, receiving his badge from his wife, Kristin, as the couple's three young daughters looked on.

From baby showers to funerals - and all of life's milestones in between - the San Pedro Elks Lodge is the port town's place to go to celebrate.