Winnetka News

DWP Utilities Specialist Jame Hodges closes a valve on a broken 8-inch water main in the 19600 blk of Hart Street in Winnetka CA Tuesday, November 17, 2009.

Another water main break occurred on the same day that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power released its report on what's been causing the rash of breaks in recent months.

Three people were being treated today for non-life- threatening wounds they suffered in a drive-by shooting that followed a stare- down in Winnetka.

Los Angeles police say they have arrested a man sought in a case involving burglaries at the homes of celebrities.

Re "State accelerates income tax collection 10 percent" : While there is no doubt that our current California government can't maintain a budget worth a burnt out light bulb, they are good at finding new and creative ways to stick the taxpayers with their inadequacies.

Several thousand job-seekers turned out Thursday for a San Fernando Valley employment fair, a harsh reminder of the record high unemployment rate and the long, bruising recession.

Some residents walked outside Friday to discover what happens when blow torches fall into the wrong hands.

A man was arrested for allegedly setting several cars on fire in the Winnetka area on Friday.

A man who allegedly used a blowtorch to set 11 vehicles on fire Friday in Canoga Park and Winnetka was arrested, a police officer said.

Los Angeles police have arrested a man they claim used a blowtorch to damage 11 cars in the San Fernando Valley.

Somebody went street-to-street this morning setting automobiles on fire in Canoga Park and Winnetka, drawing arson investigators, authorities said.

Menchie's celebrates grand opening of first Chatsworth, Calif., location with free frozen yogurt.

A male Hispanic was shot multiple times by two shooters in the 14000 block of Blythe Street in Winnetka, police say.

Mike Weekly, a water utility specialist with the LADWP, surveys the damage from a broken 8 inch water line on Burbank Blvd.

For the Fed Up with Hunger food drive, go to fedupwithhunger.org . For the Valley Interfaith Council, go to vic-la.org . For the L.A. Regional Food Bank, go to lafoodbank.org . Hammered by soaring job losses during the 21-month recession, a record number of Angelenos are seeking food handouts, food bank officials reported Wednesday.

The latest DWP water main break shut down a busy boulevard in Canoga Park and temporarily left 50 customers without service, a utility official said.

Department of Water and Power crews are hard at work, fixing two more water main breaks in the San Fernando Valley.

Nothing will shake the apathy out of you like the thunder of 400 motorcycles. Unless it's the quiet words of the men and women aboard those bikes Saturday in the second annual West Valley Memorial Motorcycle Ride.

A man who suffered a serious blow to the head in a bar fight in Winnetka died today, police said.

Re "LAUSD initiative a jolt to system" : There was a time the L.A. school system was looked at as one of the best in the country.