Whittier News

WHITTIER >> Drivers in the Uptown area and the western region of the city are likely to run into the occasional detour and temporary street closures for a few weeks as the city has started work to upgrade streets.

LOS ANGELES >> A Whittier resident who worked as a lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Wyoming over the weekend.

LA MIRADA >> Detectives Saturday circulated a photo of a man wanted as a person of interest in connection with a violent assault outside a La Mirada bar.

At least seven school superintendents in the San Gabriel Valley and Whittier-area made more than $250,000 last year, with Pasadena Unified's John Gundry leading the pack, taking in more than $300,000 in salary and benefits, according to a new database unveiled this week.

WHITTIER >> It's a lesson not lost on a new generation of school children who are recycling and learning conservation at home.

PICO RIVERA >> The company selected for a $1.8 million traffic signal improvement project, which includes modifying 10 antiquated traffic signals citywide, was approved by the City Council on Tuesday.

Residents, from left, Richard Sprowles, Mike Hughes, and Kathy Steele, members of the newly formed Heights Oil Watch, stand in front of one of many signs on Las Palomas Drive in La Habra Heights on Wednesday July 16, 2014.

Police today sought the public's help in finding a 12-year-old girl who was last seen Friday afternoon in the backyard of her Whittier home.

However, investigators haven't determined if the man was behind two earlier incidents which happened also in the unincorporated county area near Whittier.

The Baldwin Park City Council is set to hire West Covina's public works director as the city's new CEO at Wednesday's council meeting.

A half-dozen states with backlogs for Medicaid enrollees were facing a federal deadline Monday to create plans for getting those low-income residents enrolled in health coverage.

Supermoon: Best photos from around world A palm tree is silhouetted against a supermoon in Whittier, Calif., on July 12. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1mxIuiY Your Take contributions have not been reviewed for accuracy by USATODAY.

A shooting suspect who was believed holed-up inside a South Whittier apartment remained at large late Saturday after a SWAT team forced their way into the home following a five-hour stand-off and did not find the man, authorities said.

Catalina Colie and her fiance, Athan McCaw, came from Australia to catch Horton's Hayride.

WHITTIER >> While 27 people were thrilled to find money during Thursday night's @HiddenCash scavenger hunt at William Penn Park, some area residents were irked by the crowd it drew to the small park, as well as the damage the massive influx of people caused.

Because our celestial neighbor is relatively close to Earth, these full moons will appear to be unusually large.

Photographer George Rodriguez shows a photo of George Burns that was recently on display at the Whittier Art Gallery in Whittier on Wednesday, July 2, 2014.

Hundreds flocked to Penn Park in Whittier to find cash hidden in the bushes as part of the @HiddenCash scavenger hunt on Thursday, July 10, 2014.

WHITTIER >> The philanthropic social media phenomenon known as @HiddenCash surfaced at a Whittier park Thursday night, where hundreds of people showed up to take part in a scavenger hunt by flashlight.

Eighth-graders Jasmine Arrioja, left, and Samantha Lopez, work on putting together a two-stroke engine during the Career and Technical Education Summer Academy at Rio Hondo College in Whittier on Thursday, July 10, 2014.