Whittier News

SANTA FE SPRINGS >> How many senior citizens do you know who would jump out of an airplane for a cause, no matter how worthy? She jumped out of the airplane with her oldest child, John Duran, about a decade ago to raise money on behalf of HIV/AIDS awareness.

There are a number of ways to start a hot rod project. One could start with an original vehicle, or an older hot rod, or piece one together from all-new repro parts.

The crime took place about 7:30 a.m. when a man armed with a handgun walked into Bruce's Liquors, at Imperial Highway and Bloomfield Avenue, Whittier police Lt.

Helpful Honda Guys employee Peter Tang fills up free gas to a Honda driver at Velero gas station on Carmenita Rd. and Telegraph Rd. in Whittier on Friday, Dec. 5, 2013.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9148 is hosting a Christmas breakfast at 8   a.m. today at the post, 13932 Valley View Ave. The Greater Area of the Retired Teachers of Whittier is hosting their annual holiday celebration beginning with a book and bake sale at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Elks Lodge 1258, 13620 E. Whittier Blvd. A ... (more)

LOS ANGELES >> A motion was filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking to halt Whittier's April 2014 municipal elections.

A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 90 years to life in prison for fatally shooting one man and trying to kill a second man near the railroad tracks in Santa Fe Springs in 2009.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff´s Norwalk station has one of the biggest and most active Volunteers on Patrol programs, where their duties include directing traffic, finger printing, clerical work, manning command posts and the information booth at the Norwalk courthouse.

With guitar in hand and kindergarten-age children holding a litany of props kaleidoscopic scarves, bells and candles 23-year-old Georgette Baker strummed and sang a series of holiday tunes, and in the process taught her audience to appreciate different cultures.

WHITTIER >> The chairwoman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority has issued a statement backing the Washington Boulevard Route for the planned extension of the East Site Gold Line light rail transit.

Nestled between the foothills of Whittier , Uptown is worth an afternoon visit. The area is one of Los Angeles County 's oldest.

WHITTIER >> If it stands, a Los Angeles Superior Court finding that Palmdale's City Council members were elected illegally could impact the Whittier City Council, according to some observers.

The former Dodger Nomar Garciaparra has been hired as a TV and radio commentator by the Dodgers, according to Times blogger Steve Dilbeck , citing "a person familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity."

In this Oct. 24, 2013 photo, patrons Peter Loza and his wife Tricia, from Whittier, Calif., try their first hamburger at Capitol Burgers in Los Angeles.

Saying they came to power through “unlawful elections,” a judge ordered the entire Palmdale City Council removed from office by July and called a special election to give minorities a fair chance to seat their choice of candidates.

WHITTIER >> A steady stream of people fanned out on the streets around St. Matthias Episcopal Church on Thanksgiving Day carrying white Stryrofoam boxes.

The woman whose body parts were discovered at wastewater treatment plants in Carson and North Whittier a month ago was identified Tuesday as a 27-year-old from the East San Gabriel Valley.

More than 70 percent of charitable giving in 2012 came from individuals, 15 percent from foundations, 7 percent from bequests and 6 percent from corporations.

WHITTIER >> “Who plans for something like this?” asked the sister-in-law of a Whittier woman who was taken off life support Thursday night after suffering brain damage from a freak drowning.

Police jailed four people on suspicion of drunken driving, and two others on other charges, during a sobriety and driver's license checkpoint late Friday, police said.