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El Rancho football outlasts San Gorgonio to reach CIF title game
Nov 23, 2024 · WHITTIER — El Rancho running back Diego Diaz scored on a 5-yard touchdown run with two minutes left Friday night to give his team a 28-21 victory over San Gorgonio and a spot in the CIF Southern Section Division 11 championship game. After a shootout in the first half, the game evolved into a ...
1 man killed, another injured in La Mirada shooting
Nov 17, 2024 · LA MIRADA — A shooting in La Mirada left one man dead and another in critical condition at a hospital, authorities said Sunday. The shooting occurred at about 11 p.m. Saturday in the 13900 block of Valley View Avenue, north of Rosecrans Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Crime and Public Safety: Whittier Daily News
Dec 19, 2024 · Coverage of crime news in Whittier, Montebello, La Habra and Pico Rivera, including crime reports, police news, sobriety checkpoints, sex offenders
Almost to the finish line, El Rancho Unified shares update on major ...
Nov 22, 2024 · Seventy-one years is a long time to wait for renovations, but the El Rancho High School community only has to wait five more months to get a first look at part of a $200 million project, officials said this week. Superintendent Marco Villegas is getting ready to call done on a dream he said is long ...
605 Freeway lanes closing in Downey, Norwalk this weekend for …
Nov 15, 2024 · — All southbound lanes will reopen to the public by 5:01 a.m. on Monday. Various freeway connectors and ramps also will be affected as follows: — The northbound and southbound 5 Freeway connectors to southbound 605 Freeway will be closed starting as early as 8 p.m. Friday to 5:01 a.m. Monday
2024 Election Results: City council races in El Monte, South …
Nov 6, 2024 · Here are the latest election numbers for candidates running for city council seats, and also candidates for mayor in El Monte and South El Monte, in the San Gabriel Valley, according to the semi-official results from the Nov. 5 election, which the Los Angeles County registrar’s office released around 4 a.m. Wednesday.
He was ‘the best of our country’: Fallen Army paratrooper honored …
Sep 27, 2024 · On his final journey home, Army Pfc. Matthew Perez was accompanied by his family, friends and Whittier neighbors, many of whom lined the 50-mile route from Ontario International Airport Thursday, Sept. 26, to All Souls Cemetery and Mortuary in Long Beach. That route came through Whittier, where the fallen 20-year-old paratrooper’s father, Jose, requested one extra stop on the way.
Whittier Daily News endorsements for the November 5, 2024 …
Oct 7, 2024 · Opinion Endorsements Editorial, Opinion Editorial, Opinion Represents the opinion of the publication’s editorial board. , Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author’s interpretation of facts and data.
$3M grant approved to help Pico Rivera build a much needed park
Nov 21, 2024 · According to the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, Pico Rivera provides 1.3 acres of park space per 1,000 residents, which is below the county average of 3.3 acres and well below the national average of 5 acres per 1,000 residents.