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3.8 ‘HOCKEY’ EARTHQUAKE HITS LA RIGHT BEFORE KINGS BEAT CHICAGO

3.8 ‘HOCKEY’ EARTHQUAKE HITS LA RIGHT BEFORE KINGS BEAT CHICAGO

By Brian Hews A 3.8 earthquake hit Los Angeles on Sunday night, during the same time the Los Angeles Kings were playing and beating the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 7…

HMG-CN Earns Four Los Angeles Press Club Award Nominations

HMG-CN Earns Four Los Angeles Press Club Award Nominations

  Staff Report Hews Media Group-Community Newspapers has been recognized with four finalist nominations by the Los Angeles Press Club for the 57th Annual Southern California Media Awards. HMG-CN Publisher…

Exclusive: Cerritos College President Linda Lacy to Leave In June, 2015

Exclusive: Cerritos College President Linda Lacy to Leave In June, 2015

REVISED at 3 p.m. By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community Newspapers has learned that Cerritos College Superintendent Dr. Linda Lacy has informed members of the Board of Trustees and other…

Role of Obama Legal Advisor in Commerce Recall Attempt Called into Question

Role of Obama Legal Advisor in Commerce Recall Attempt Called into Question

By Brian Hews and Randy Economy Two weeks ago, a major campaign effort to recall four seated members of the Commerce City Council was declared invalid by election officials at…

PAC Supporting 31st Congressional Candidate Joe Baca Managed by Convicted Felon

PAC Supporting 31st Congressional Candidate Joe Baca Managed by Convicted Felon

  By Brian Hews and Randy Economy Hews Media Group-Community News has learned that Cal Voters for Honest Government, the PAC supporting 31st Congressional Candidate Joe Baca, is being managed…

LA County Sheriff Candidate Todd Rogers, Political Operative Threaten HMG-CN Reporter During Interviews

LA County Sheriff Candidate Todd Rogers, Political Operative Threaten HMG-CN Reporter During Interviews

  HMG-CN Staff Report Los Angeles County Sheriff candidate Todd Rogers and his top campaign advisor Leo Briones both made threatening statements to Hews Media Group-Community Newspaper staff during a…

BREAKING: Female Adult Shot, Killed on Maybank Avenue in Lakewood

BREAKING: Female Adult Shot, Killed on Maybank Avenue in Lakewood

  This is Breaking News A female adult has been shot and killed in Lakewood on Maybank Avenue on Tuesday night. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives were dispatched to…

‘Andy’s Law’ Petition to Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia Seeks Stricter Sentences on Hit & Run Drivers

‘Andy’s Law’ Petition to Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia Seeks Stricter Sentences on Hit & Run Drivers

By Daniel E. Beckham A petition has been sent to Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia asking to impose stricter sentences on motorist/drivers that flee in “Hit and Run” collisions where injury or death resulted to…

UPDATE: One Killed, Three Others Shot on Flower Street in Bellflower

UPDATE: One Killed, Three Others Shot on Flower Street in Bellflower

 UPDATE 10:35 p.m.:   The shooting was reported about 7:45 p.m.  The location of the shooting was the Billionaire Barber Group.  NBC LA is reporting that the shop’s co-owner was…

Cerritos outlasts La Mirada for outright Suburban League title

Cerritos outlasts La Mirada for outright Suburban League title

By Loren Kopff Following Cerritos’ 9-1 victory at La Mirada on May 13, first-year softball head coach Mike Freeman was nervous heading into last Thursday’s regular season finale. He, as…

Mother Allegedly Kills Three Daughters on West 223rd Street

Mother Allegedly Kills Three Daughters on West 223rd Street

This is BREAKING NEWS! Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 3-female juveniles in the 1000 block of West 223rd Street, unincorporated Torrance. Detectives…

Norwalk Resident Duke Herrera Goes Missing; Sheriff’s Issue Alert

Norwalk Resident Duke Herrera Goes Missing; Sheriff’s Issue Alert

By Brian Hews A Norwalk man with special needs has gone missing, prompting members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to issue an official alert to members of the…

Norwalk Relay for Life Fundraiser May 28 

Norwalk Relay for Life Fundraiser May 28 

    The Norwalk City Slickers will be raising funds at Norwalk City Hall on Wednesday, May 28 for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The barbecue fundraiser will start at 11:30…

COURAGE and INSPIRATION: Downey’s Eileen Garrido Is No Ordinary Teenager

COURAGE and INSPIRATION: Downey’s Eileen Garrido Is No Ordinary Teenager

By Tammye McDuff Eileen Garrido turns 15 this year. Instead of planning a typical Quinceañera, she will be organizing a fundraiser to benefit The Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles [CHLA]…

Candidates for 32nd Senate District Square Off During Debate in Whittier

Candidates for 32nd Senate District Square Off During Debate in Whittier

By Tammye McDuff The League of Women Voters of Whittier was host to a candidate forum for the five Senate hopefuls for the newly created 32nd District. Margo Reeg, President…

Commerce Recall Signature Gatherer Undermined Effort, Forged Signatures, Added Deceased Voters 

Commerce Recall Signature Gatherer Undermined Effort, Forged Signatures, Added Deceased Voters 

By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community Newspaper has learned that Sylvia Ortiz, the leader of the signature gatherers involved in the recent recall attempt against four current Commerce City Council…

UPDATE: THREE SHOT AT LAKEWOOD SHOPPING CENTER; SUSPECT ESCAPES CAPTURE

UPDATE: THREE SHOT AT LAKEWOOD SHOPPING CENTER; SUSPECT ESCAPES CAPTURE

By Brian Hews It now is being confirmed by members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department that three people were shot and injured at the Lakewood Mall on Tuesday…

West Coast Barbecue Classic at the Queen Mary Waterfront Events Park

West Coast Barbecue Classic at the Queen Mary Waterfront Events Park

By Brian Hews Grill masters from around the country gathered at the Queen Mary’s Waterfront Events Park to compete for the title of West Coast’s Best BBQ this past weekend…

Cement truck overturns in Beverly Hills, killing off-duty LAPD officer

Cement truck overturns in Beverly Hills, killing off-duty LAPD officer

  ABC news is reporting that an off-duty LAPD officer was killed Friday when a cement truck collided with another vehicle in Beverly Hills. The crash happened on Loma Vista…

Commerce Councilmember Abusing City’s Vehicle Use Policy

Commerce Councilmember Abusing  City’s Vehicle Use Policy

By Brian Hews In May of 2012, the City Council passed a car policy that was very specific, stipulating that the cars could only be used for city business including…