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Radio Personality Frank Pastore Dies From Motorcycle Injuries

Radio Personality Frank Pastore Dies From Motorcycle Injuries

UPDATED AT 6:43 p.m.: If you have a special memory of Frank Pastore, please feel free to leave a comment at the end of this article.  Note: Los Cerritos Community…

US Senator Daniel Inouye Dead at 88

US Senator Daniel Inouye Dead at 88

United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye, World War II veteran, Medal of Honor recipient and Hawaii’s senior Senator, passed away from respiratory complications at 5:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time today…

Rep. Grace Napolitano calls for ‘Congressional Conversation’ on Mental Health, Gun Safety In Wake of Newtown Killings

Rep. Grace Napolitano calls for ‘Congressional Conversation’ on Mental Health, Gun Safety In Wake of Newtown Killings

By Brian Hews Rep. Grace F. Napolitano reacted to the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday by calling on Congress to pass the Mental…

Obama on Newtown Tragedy: ‘Heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds’

Obama on Newtown Tragedy:  ‘Heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds’

Breaking: President Obama has addressed the nation regarding the mass shooting in Conneticut today that has so far claimed nearly 30 lives. This is the entire contents of his speech.…

Law Enforcement hunt for Denny’s Armed Robbery Suspect in Commerce

Law Enforcement hunt for Denny’s Armed Robbery Suspect in Commerce

By Brian Hews Law enforcement officials are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect who is responsible for robbing a popular eatery in Commerce. On Monday, December 10, at…

History Made At Cerritos College After Four New Trustees Take Office

History Made At Cerritos College After Four New Trustees Take Office

By Brian Hews Is was a historical night for Cerritos College on Wednesday when four newly elected Trustees took the official “Oath of Office” and began to get down to…

Gym Class Heroes To Rock Cerritos College Stadium Thursday Night With Concert Benefiting Veterans

Gym Class Heroes To Rock Cerritos College Stadium Thursday Night With Concert Benefiting Veterans

By Brian Hews Norwalk- Gym Class Heroes, one of the most popular musical acts in America will be holding a benefit concert Thursday night (December 13) at the Cerritos College…

Incumbents Face Tough Council Campaigns in Norwalk, Cerritos, La Mirada

Incumbents Face Tough Council Campaigns in Norwalk, Cerritos, La Mirada

By Brian Hews Three hotly contested city council elections officially got underway this week in Norwalk, Cerritos and La Mirada. Last Friday was the final day in which hopefuls for…

@Pontifex: Pope Signs On To Twitter

@Pontifex: Pope Signs On To Twitter

By Brian Hews It is now official. Pope Benedict XVI is now Tweeting. The Pontiff began accepting and sending out “tweets” this week, and within hours his Holiness had more…

Lakewood High School student Destiny Shorter, 15, goes missing

Lakewood High School student Destiny Shorter, 15, goes missing

By Brian Hews A Lakewood High School student has gone missing and law enforcement officials have issued a formal alert in order to lfind the missing teenage girl. On Monday,…

US Supreme Court To Decide Marriage Equality Issue

US Supreme Court To Decide Marriage Equality Issue

By Brian Hews The US Supreme Court made a landmark announcement on Friday confirming that it will rule for the first time on same-sex marriage by deciding the constitutionality of…

Fresh & Easy Going Out of Business in Southern California

Fresh & Easy Going Out of Business in Southern California

By Brian Hews It appears that Fresh & Easy could be out of business here in Southern California after a key decision was announced Wednesday afternoon by parent company Tesco,…

Four injured, three arrested after stolen car crashes at Horst and Alondra

Four injured, three arrested after stolen car crashes at Horst and Alondra

  By Brian Hews A stolen car collided into another passenger vehicle at the intersection of Alondra Boulevard and Horst Avenue in Artesia on Tuesday night which resulted in four…

ABC7 ‘Spark of Love’ Stuff A Bus Toy Drive Arrives at Los Cerritos Center on Friday

ABC7 ‘Spark of Love’ Stuff A Bus Toy Drive Arrives at Los Cerritos Center on Friday

  By Brian Hews ABC7 and Southern California Firefighters are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Spark of Love Toy Drive this Friday, December 7th at Los Cerritos Center. The…

Jackie Lacey takes ‘Historical’ Oath of Office as LA County’s New District Attorney

Jackie Lacey takes ‘Historical’ Oath of Office as LA County’s New District Attorney

  UPDATED: 10:06 p.m. By Brian Hews (Los Angeles) Jackie Lacey made history on Monday when she was officially sworn in as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County. In…

Jailed Los Angeles County Assessor celebrates birthday behind bars; Email encourages donations to legal fund

Jailed Los Angeles County Assessor celebrates birthday behind bars;  Email encourages donations to legal fund

 By Brian Hews Jailed Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez celebrated his birthday behind bars last week and on Monday morning, several of his supporters and friends received an…

UPDATE: Critically Injurred Deputy Struck By Car in East LA identified as Rudy Juarez

UPDATE: Critically Injurred Deputy Struck By Car in East LA identified as Rudy Juarez

By Brian Hews UPDATE: An on duty Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Transit Services Deputy has been hit by a car while rendering aid to a motorist on Saturday morning…

‘Tiger Bandit’ identified as Cerritos bank robber by FBI officials

‘Tiger Bandit’ identified as Cerritos bank robber by FBI officials

By Brian Hews A suspect who robbed a Cerritos bank as well as five other locations has been identified as the “Tiger Bandit”, officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigations…

Memorial Plaque Honoring Murdered Deputy Jerry Ortiz Given Back To Family After Hawaiian Gardens Council Vote

Memorial Plaque Honoring Murdered Deputy Jerry Ortiz Given Back To Family After Hawaiian Gardens Council Vote

  Outspoken Hawaiian Gardens City Councilman Barry Bruce says he has “A real problem that every year we memorialize Deputy Jerry Ortiz’ death.” By Brian Hews The Hawaiian Gardens City…

Convicted Long Beach Campaign Treasurer Kinde Durkee Prepares For Eight Year Prison Sentence Today

Convicted Long Beach Campaign Treasurer Kinde Durkee Prepares For Eight Year Prison Sentence Today

By Brian Hews Kinde Durke, the campaign treasurer from Long Beach who was convicted of felony money laundering and raiding at least 50 political campaign committees will be sentenced to…