Category: Around Town
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Court Rules ABC School District Fabricated Evidence Used to Demote Former Stowers Principal
Settlement Conference Set for July 17 It was February 2010 when then Stowers Principal Mrs. Eileen Bladgen reported a…
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Cerritos Mayor Pro Tem Barrows involved in alleged assault involving resident, council critic Jay Gray
By Brian Hews Cerritos Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Barrows was involved in an incident Monday night that could land the…
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LA Time Story-Yelp reviews: Can you trust them? Some firms game the system
BNI SOUTH BAY GAMES YELP SYSTEM From the LA Times Yelp reviews: Can you trust them? Some firms game…
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Watch Resignation of SFS Councilman Joseph Serrano after plea deal on bribery charges
Los Cerritos Community Newspaper Group was the only media outlet in Southern California to film the resignation of embattled Santa…
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Stovetop Fire Leads to 2,000 pounds / $6 Million Marijuana Seizure in Norwalk
Thursday June 28, 2012 6:04 PM: Deputies at the Norwalk Sheriff’s Station responded to a condominium Thursday evening regarding a…
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Serrano abruptly resigns from Santa Fe Springs City Council; Admits wrongdoing, asks for ‘forgiveness’
By Brian Hews Embattled Santa Fe Springs City Councilman Joseph Serrano, Sr. resigned from office Thursday night before a stunned…
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8,000 lbs of illegal fireworks seized at Norwalk storage facility
By Brian Hews A large cache of illegal fireworks was confiscated by the Norwalk Sheriff’s Department in what Captain Patrick…
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Bellflower man arrested in LA County dog fighting ring along with 11 others thanks to phone tip
The latest phone tip to the L.A. County Dogfighting Hotline (1-877-662-3483) about a pending dog fight led to the felony…
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Brinda McCoy: Ex-Cypress ‘First Lady’ rushed to hospital after ‘life threatening’ situation
By Brian Hews The wife of a former Cypress mayor, Brinda Mc Coy was rushed to a local hospital on…
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Cudahy Mayor, Councilman, Staff member arrested in bribery scam
Special agents with the FBI this morning arrested the mayor of the city of Cudahy, a member of the Cudahy…
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Artesia City Council Declares Financial Emergency
The Artesia City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring the city is in a fiscal emergency at its June 11…
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Rocket launcher, weapons, meth seized; 4 gang members arrested by Lakewood Sheriff’s
Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Operation Safe Streets (OSS) Bureau gang detectives assigned to Lakewood Sheriff’s Station seized…
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P.R.I.D.E. BBQ brings in bucks, dishes up great chow at Norwalk fundraiser
Photos by Randy Economy Hundreds of community members attended the annual P.R.I.D.E. BBQ at Norwalk City Hall on Wednesday to…
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Three Thank You Letters Sent to Cerritos 1st CEB Adoption Committee
Staff Report The Cerritos 1st CEB Adoption Committee has received three additional letters from troops stationed in Afghanistan. Click…
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Artesia dedicates ‘Old Fire Station #30’ with pomp, ceremony
By Brian Hews They gathered to honor real life heroes who helped save countless lives and to dedicate a “little…
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DA will not press charges against Cerritos Mayor pro tem Bruce Barrows; Case to be handled ‘informally and internally’
By Brian Hews Updated at 8:10 p.m. The Los Angeles County District Attorney has decided not to seek felony charges…
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Hawkins cleans up in ‘dirty’ water board race; Wins over Mendoza, Gray
By Brian Hews It was called the “dirty water campaign” but in the end, voters returned incumbent Phil Hawkins back…
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Jaimes, Ian Calderon top 57th Assembly District Campaign in close, tight battle
By Brian Hews In one of the closest campaigns to be held in California’s new “open primary” on Tuesday, Democrat…
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City of Cerritos offers astronomy events in coordination with special exhibit
June 4, 2012 The City of Cerritos is offering the following three events at the Cerritos Library in support of…
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Attempted carjacking of off-duty officer in Norwalk leads to the arrest of one suspect; Others at large
By Brian Hews A Norwalk man has been arrested after he allegedly car jacked a vehicle that was being driven…