Carson News

“The city does not have after-school programming for teens. A... If the city ran this program, the taxpayers are going to pay to operate it.”

After a recent string of gang shootings, Carson officials vowed to create more opportunities for the city's young people. via Daily Breeze

“I will not leave my home but will be with the spirits among the rocks, the waterfalls, in the rivers and in the winds. Wheresoever you go I will be with you, Sir Captain you shall not live in peace.”

The death of Robert Goulet triggered a special sadness prompted by the memory of meeting him years ago when he sang in Covina in what then was the Theatre in the Round. via Whittier Daily News

“If we don't take a stand now, it's going to be too late”

Activists at a global warming rally on Saturday turned up the heat on U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson. via Press-Telegram

CARSON, Calif., Nov. 4 Kevin Hartman posted his MLS-record 14th post-season shutout Saturday, as Kansas City played Chivas USA to 0-0 draw to reach the Western Conference finals. via Earth Times

“The winds are in control. When they're blowing hard, there's no putting the fire out”

At 4 a.m. this morning, when things are normally sleepy and subdued, a team of blue-uniformed mechanics scurried to life. via Daily News

“It isn't a house that makes a home”

The last time I wrote a guest column for the Appeal was my senior year at Carson High. via Nevada Appeal

CARSON, Calif. A 9-year-old boy riding a bicycle was struck by a motorist in a traffic accident near Carson on Sunday, authorities said. via KCBS-TV Los Angeles

“She was feeling so bad. Nobody wanted that dog”

A dog broke free from its chain in Torrance on Friday and bit a mail carrier who said he always feared the barking boxer mix as he walked his route. via Daily Breeze

Waste Management workers went on strike Friday, affecting hundreds of thousands of customers in Los Angeles County.The strike began reportedly around 3 a.m. when union representatives for the sanitation workers ... via CBS 2 - KCAL 9

The fire started just after midnight at a home on the 1800 block of East Kramer Drive in Carson. via ABC7.com

“Did you have any intention to disrespect the court?”

Eight months after Carson became a national laughingstock when Vera Dewitt swatted Jan Schaefer in the head with a sheaf of papers, Schaefer's shriek of agony is still echoing in the courts. via Daily Breeze

“Other folks may have wanted a park”

A fire in a Carson house early Wednesday killed a 70-year-old woman who kept watch on the city's politics while raising two successful sons. via Press-Telegram

“However in this case, Christopher Ash didn't have anything to say during the investigation that was helpful”

The 204th Street gang members were sure somebody told police about their role in the racially motivated 2006 murder of 14-year-old Cheryl Green in Harbor Gateway. via Press-Telegram

A woman in her 60s was killed in a two-story house fire in Carson, authorities said Wednesday.

The deadly fire at a home in the 1800 block of East Kramer Drive, near Anderson Park, was reported about 11:25 p.m. Tuesday night, according to county fire dispatcher Ray Dong.

The body was found on the first floor, according to reports from the scene.

Fire crews reported that flames burned through the roof.

The fire was put out at 12:14 a.m., Dong said.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Read more

“No parent should have to go through this at all. Who would have ever thought I would have to bury my 14-year-old son behind the senseless war we have going on in the streets?”

The mother and twin sister of a Carson teenager will light candles and say prayers Thursday to mark the sixth anniversary of his shooting death. via Daily Breeze

Transition Your Baby to Solid Foods, 10 a.m., Family to Family Connection, 212 E. Winnie Lane. via Nevada Appeal

Homicide detectives were busy Monday investigating five unrelated killings in a three-day period across the South Bay and Harbor Area. via Daily Breeze

Sunset & Alvarado: Julio Lizano, 22, a Latino young man, was shot multiple times at 2113 W. Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park at about 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. via Los Angeles Times

Three-star offensive lineman Matt Hunt from Carson, Calif., comes a school that supplied D-I schools with excellent trench play for years. via Rivals