(CNN) — There was a major mix up at the Miss Universe Canada pageant. Somehow pageant officials crowned the wrong beauty queen. Denise Garrido was Miss Universe Canada for a…
By Brian Hews Former California State Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg announced on Wednesday that he will be a candidate for the California State Senate in 2014 for a seat…
UPDATED By Brian Hews Christian Barnes, a 22-year-old Disneyland employee and a resident of Long Beach has been arrested in connection with the detonation of a dry ice bomb in…
Law enforcement officials on Tuesday released the names of the five teenagers who were killed in a horrific crash in Newport Beach on Monday night and four of the victims…
By Brian Hews NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. Five people have been killed on Memorial Day in a horrific car accident in Newport Beach. The accident took place at 5:18 p.m. near…
From WABC New York The Brooklyn Bridge is completely closed due to police activity. Police say an unattended vehicle was left on the bridge, and they have closed it down…
Los Alamitos Race Course is looking for a few good wiener dogs to participate in the 18th annual Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals to be held on Saturday, July 20, 2013. …
Pat Gentile retires after 40 years of service to the community from Lakewood Regional Hospital. After almost four decades of service, Pat (Patricia) Gentile, R.N. will be “hanging up…
By Brian Hews On Saturday May 11, the Artesia Historical Society held its monthly exhibit in honor of Mother’s Day. Entitled “Fashionable Women’s Accessories of the Past,” the exhibit included…
(Staff Report) Assemblymember Ian Calderon will host the 57th Assembly District Student Digital Media Competition Festival on Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Whittier…
Hews Media Group would like to urge all of our readers to attend a local Memorial Day Service on Monday here in the greater South East Los Angeles County. Below…
The following Crime Summary is provided to our readers each and every week here for the Cerritos and La Mirada communities. The information listed below is provided to Hews Media…
By Rico Dizon The Lakewood City Council approved the $129,201 distribution of the 2013-14 State for the Citizen’s Options for Public Safety (COPS) grant during the Council’s regular meeting last…
LETTERS Re: Wedding appeared in 1968 edition of Lamplighter Dear Editor of the La Mirada Lamplighter: My name is Linda McFadden Karsten, avid reader of the Lamplighter, thanks for briging…
By Jill Ovard Lauren Caron was named Miss Cerritos 2013 by the Cerritos Regional Chamber of Commerce with Karen Guzman and Rajvi Rami claiming the title of Miss Cerritos…
By Rico Dizon A proposed ordinance that will raise the single family residential monthly fee for the collection and disposal of garbage from the existing $22.01 to $22.71 effective…
By Brian Hews For the past fifteen years, La Palma has benefited from the receipt of significant sales tax revenue from BP’s fuel sales group being located within the…
By Brian Hews The Picerne Group, a commercial and real estate developer based out of San Juan Capistrano, has proposed to purchase part of the long abandoned center on…
Artesia resident Carolina Estrella. Photo from KABC 7 Los Angeles. By Brian Hews Carolina Estrella, a well loved 83 year old resident of Artesia, was struck and killed by…
By Brian Hews UPDATED AT 1:02 PM An 81-year old female was struck and killed early Saturday morning in Artesia prompting local law enforcement officials to find the car and…