By Brian Hews As members of the media camp out for a third straight day at the end of tiny a cul-de-sac in Cerritos, many reporters were becoming blurry…
UPDATED at 6:09 p.m.: Flames appear to have died down, and fire fighters have gained an upper hand on the fire near the Getty Center. Traffic on the 405 Freeway…
UPDATE AT 12:20 a.m.,Saturday, September 15 Nakoula attorney Steve Seiden, provided a brief statement to the media on Friday afternoon, demanding that members of the media “leave them alone” saying…
This is the CRIME REPORT for the City of Cerritos for the week of September 3 through September 9, 2012. Part I felony investigations dropped to 15 last week compared…
By Jerry Bernstein When this writer was a high school student the learning adage of “Reading, Writing and Arithmetic” were the three basic keys to an education. This basic premise…
A man claiming to be with al-Qaeda called in a bomb threat Friday morning to the Univerrsity of Texas in Austin, prompting a campus evacuation. University of Texas director…
Property Values Pass $5 Billion Mark Assessed valuation of private properties in the City of La Mirada passed the $5 billion mark for the first time during 2012, according to…
Demolition work is underway at the Crossroads Shopping Center at Imperial Highway and La Mirada Boulevard. The demolition work will clear the site for the development of a 13,650 square…
By Brian Hews (Updated) Throngs of media from all over the world converged on a quiet Cerritos cul-de-sac on Thursday morning after it was revealed that an anti-Islamic filmmaker responsible…
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal authorities have identified a southern California man once convicted of financial crimes as the key figure behind the anti-Muslim film that ignited mob violence against U.S.…
By Brian Hews It was “Derrick Williams Night” at the La Mirada City Council meeting on Tuesday. The superstar basketball player from the Minnesota Timberwolves was honored by Mayor Gabe…
LOS ANGELES – A former Long Beach City clerk who admitted embezzling money from the city’s Animal Care Services Bureau was sentenced today to three years state prison and ordered…
By Loren Kopff It had been about five years since Aaron Flowers set foot at Atkins Stadium, the site of his Artesia High playing days from 1990-1992. Last Friday night,…
Members of the Norwalk Sheriff’s Station responded to a Sproul Street neighborhood at approximately 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night after receiving calls about “gunshots being fired.” Norwalk Sheriff’s Captain Pat Maxwell…
By Brian Hews One man was shot and wounded on Monday night in what law enforcement officials are calling a “drive by shooting.” According to Norwalk Sheriffs Captain Patrick Maxwell,…
COMPTON — A 30-year-old reputed gang member was charged today with fatally shooting a woman and pushing her from a car during a chase, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Juan…
Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau Detectives are en route to the 25000 block of The Old Road, Stevenson Ranch, to investigate the suspicious circumstances surrounding the extreme critical condition of a male…
By Brian Hews Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives are en route to the 6000 block of Norwalk Boulevard, Unincorporated Whittier, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death…
Update: All lanes of the eastbound 60 Freeway have been reopened after the closure at around 1:50 p.m., according to information obtained from the California Highway Patrol. Updated at 1:43…
By Brian Hews Hundreds of anxious “fashionistas” converged at the Los Cerritos Center last week to celebrate “Fashion’s Night Out.” Coordinated by Los Cerritos Center officials, Fashion Night Out featured…