Whittier News

SANTA FE SPRINGS >> An international property management group has entered into contract to purchase all but two acres of the former Powerine oil Co.

Joe Leal of Vet Hunters Project will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Whittier Public Library, 7344 S. Washington Ave. Two commemorations of the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will be held this week – one at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and a second at 1 p.m. Thursday – both at the Armenian Genocide Monument at Bicknell Park, 910 ... (more)

A Hacienda Heights man on Tuesday denied he was driving drunk when his car fatally hit a pedestrian in Whittier.

The Los Angeles Master Chorale opens the doors of Walt Disney Concert Hall to the public on Friday, May 2, 2014, 11 am and 1 pm, for two free concerts culminating the Chorale's highly regarded High School Choir Festival, which this year features the world premiere of Es Tu Tiempo composed for the Festival's 25th anniversary by 2011 MacArthur ... (more)

NORTH WHITTIER >> The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County has proposed raising its sewer fees over the next three years, ranging from 3 to 6 percent or $9 to $15 annually, depending on where you live.

Mayor Cathy Warner speaks during the 49th annual Mayor´s Prayer Breakfast at the Radisson Hotel Whittier on Friday April 18, 2014.

The La Habra Police Department is conducting a DUI checkpoint between 9 p.m. today and 3 a.m. Saturday in an undisclosed area.

Mexican authorities handed over 34-year-old suspected gang member Alfred Tapia to U.S. immigration officials to face charges in connection with stabbing attacks last December in Chino, Pico Rivera and Whitter.

Partnering with the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. and other cities, the city hopes to harken back to a golden age of post-war optimism, a strong manufacturing sector and high-paying employment.

Los Angeles County Sheriff SWAT team and Whittier Police Dept. in front of an apartment building with a barricaded suspect and possible hostage along the 7900 block of Bright Ave. in Whittier, Calif., on Thursday, April 17, 2014.

WHITTIER >> Police responded en masse to a Whittier neighborhood where a man armed with a knife and possibly a gun was feared to have hostages inside an apartment, authorities said.

WHITTIER >> Cathy Warner has once again been selected to serve as mayor. She was first elected to the city council in 2004.

LOS ANGELES >> A judge today scheduled a non-jury trial for next year to determine whether the city of Whittier should establish voting districts instead of using an at-large balloting system.

The Los Angeles Norwalk Sheriff's Station is seeking volunteers to assist visitors at its information desk in the Norwalk Superior Court House.

Four people, including a child, were airlifted Tuesday after a car crash involving a motorcycle, Los Angeles County Fire officials said.

Sky-gazers in North and South America were treated to a full lunar eclipse - at least those fortunate enough to have clear skies.

A lunar eclipse over Southern California turns into a red moon on April 15. A total lunar eclipse took over the night sky early Tuesday.

Amy Reyna, 8, of Whittier, smiles at the clothes shes chosen during "Operation School Bell" organized by the Whittier Assistance League, a tradition of more than 40 years that gives students $60 each to buy school clothing, shoes and backpacks, at Target in Whittier, CA.

Visitors to the Buena Park exhibit can get a chance to experience an elaborate dinner aboard the ill-fated ocean liner.

It's a tight-knit club that no one ever asks to join, but one that members say provides immeasurable comfort at their most difficult times.