By Brian Hews Eric Garcetti is about to make history when he is sworn in as the new mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday at 6 p.m. The new leader…
By Randy Economy The lifeless body of a man was found floating in the Rio Hondo Wash on Saturday has prompted law enforcement officials to open up a homicide investigation.…
By Brian Hews Residents in a wide section of Los Angeles County were hit with power outages, according to officials at Southern California Edison. The outages took place in La…
UPDATE: As of 10 p.m Friday, nearly 60,000 customers remained without power throughout Southern California – including at least 45,000 households, businesses, and other structures in Cerritos, Artesia and Lakewood. Another…
Three men and a woman accused of targeting four elderly victims through a financial scam dubbed the “Latin Lotto” were expected to appear in court on Firday, the Los Angeles County…
Gay marriages in California will begin immediately after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals cleared the way by lifting an injunction which ordered state officials to stop enforcing Proposition 8.…
The following data and information regarding current crimes in La Mirada has been provided by the City of La Mirada Public Safety Department. This is for the week of…
Part I felony investigations dropped from 22 the previous week to 15 last week. Commercial burglaries increased and residential burglaries remained the same. Robberies, vehicle burglaries and vehicle thefts…
Note: Dr. Ruth Perez, Superintendent of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District presented the following report at a school board meeting in regards to the Visual and Performing Arts…
Dear Editor: This is a very complex issue. The stakeholders of Benton Middle School (La Mirada, part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District) VAPA had multiple questions and…
Downey, Calif. – (June 24, 2013) – National University, the second-largest private, nonprofit university in California and the 12th-largest in the United States, has opened a new Online Information Center located at 177 Stonewood Street…
By Brian Hews and Brian Hews (Commerce) ~ Officials at the Central Basin Municipal Water District have cut ties with Pasadena based Pacifica Services this past Monday just three days…
Note: Los Cerritos Community Newspaper and the La Mirada Lamplighter will be following local teenager Nathan Chou during the next several weeks during a working volunteer trip to Denu, Ghana. …
By Justin Cooley CERRITOS – In celebration of the nation’s 237th birthday, cities all around Southeast Los Angeles County will be hosting their own festivities and lighting up the skies…
By Rico Dizon The Lakewood City Council during its regular meeting last June 25 approved a $68.2 million budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 that ensures full funding and uninterrupted…
By Brian Hews Comedian and late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will be the official host and Master of Ceremonies for the Inaugural Ceremony of incoming Los Angeles Mayor…
By Brian Hews Documents obtained exclusively by Hews Media Group-Community News confirm that Pacifica Services, and its CEO Ernest Camacho, along with his well-connected brother Andy Camacho, poured over $53,000…
Mary Kay Bernat was located in the City of Huntington Beach by Huntington Beach PD and was safely reunited with her family. Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department…
BREAKING NEWS: Los Angeles Sheriff Arson & Explosive Detail responded to the rear parking lot of the Mid-Valley Comprehensive Health Care Facility to investigate a suspicious package after it was…