WHITTIER -- A crowd of loud but peaceful protesters descended on Whittier City Hall Sunday, chanting in support of Black Lives Matter and demanding justice for the killing of George Floyd.  Floyd, ...

WHITTIER -- Whittier City Hall will reopen Monday, June 1, for limited in-person service.  Visitors will be required to wear masks and have their temperatures checked before entering. To comply with state ...

I’m always looking for items of interest that aren’t generally known to our Whittier residents. This week we have several interesting little tidbits… Ever wonder how we pay for our water pipelines, ...

SANTA FE SPRINGS - St. Paul appears to be ready for the football season, like most high schools these days. With no spring practice and players working out on their own, everyone ...

WHITTIER - La Serna, like all other high schools, has always held annual athletic college signing days. Typically, these special events have been held in the gymnasium with family and friends in ...

WHITTIER -- The city of Whittier will write a letter to county and state legislators expressing its frustration with stay-at-home orders, which are devastating local small businesses even as Whittier’s coronavirus numbers ...

WHITTIER -- Whittier has a plan it hopes will help struggling Uptown Whittier stores and restaurants during the pandemic: close Greenleaf Avenue.    The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan ...

WHITTIER — SCU Health, Integrative Health & Medicine, a Whittier-based health services provider and division of Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU), is now offering COVID-19 testing to the general public. ...

WHITTIER — The YMCA of Greater Whittier is proud to present its annual service awards. Each year the Y recognizes staff and volunteers for their outstanding service to the Y’s mission. Each ...

Next Monday is Memorial Day, the day that is set aside to remember those military heroes and their families who died in defense of our nation, our way of life. We also ...

WHITTIER — A drive-by parade set up by the La Serna High School football Touchdown Club led to a surprise of boosters, fans and players in front of head coach Andy George’s ...

WHITTIER – La Serna High School Assistant Principal Griselda Castro – an educator in the Whittier Union High School District for the past 25 years – has been appointed to serve as ...

WHITTIER - The Whittier City Council has selected the Salvation Army to operate a 139-bed homeless shelter, a critical step as Whittier attempts to house its homeless and enforce park curfews and ...

Tuesday was a very important City Council meeting as the Council chose the Salvation Army as the service provider for the establishment and operation of our new homeless navigation center. In 2018, ...

PICO RIVERA — Pico Rivera has partnered with a non-profit with the goal of testing every resident for COVID-19. The City Council on April 28 approved a partnership with US HealthFairs.org to ...

Here are the three different kinds of apologies. Each one has its own unique feel and purpose.   If I offended [or, hurt, insulted, harmed] you, I apologize.   The first type ...

WHITTIER – Santa Fe High School senior Angel Moreno Gallegos has traveled a long road to become the first member of his family to graduate from an American high school and attend ...

WHITTIER - Consider the 22 sports that are in competition at Whittier High School. Each year, a few of them rise to the top and this past season was no exception. With ...

WHITTIER – Whittier Union seniors donned college apparel, held school pennants and posed with colorful balloons as they reminisced about their high school experiences and celebrated their next steps – into college, ...

WHITTIER -- A 19-year-old man was charged today with vandalism and other criminal counts for the shattering of car windows with a BB gun in Whittier. Christian Brian Peña, of La Habra, ...

WHITTIER -- Rose Hills Memorial Park, closed for a month during the coronavirus pandemic, has started the process of a gradual reopening.  The cemetery is now open from 4:30 p.m. to dusk, ...

It’s good to share some thoughts with you this week. In the midst of the pandemic, our lives are changing in so many different ways but things are still happening at the ...

WHITTIER — Football. What about football these days? No, it’s not in season, but all levels from professional, college and down to high school are all on their own and in a ...

WHITTIER — Republic Services has launched “Committed to Serve,” a national initiative to recognize its frontline employees in the field, their families, and small business customers across the country.  Republic Services provides ...

WHITTIER — For more than 20 years the Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce has presented scholarships to deserving local high school students through the Randy Basurto Scholarship program.  Professionally, Randy worked as ...

Dear Editor: We can do curbside food pickup at groceries and restaurants. Why can't we do curbside book pickup at the library?   I have made this suggestion to our library and city ...

WHITTIER – The Rio Hondo College Foundation is seeking immediate community support to help Rio Hondo students during this unprecedented health crisis. The foundation is seeking donations for the Rio Cares Student Relief ...

WHITTIER – Whittier Union’s five comprehensive high schools have been listed among the top-performing public high schools in the state and the nation, according to the 2020 Best High Schools rankings by ...

WHITTIER – Whittier High School engineering teacher Steve Swanson is bringing a little comfort to the medical workers at PIH Health Whittier as they support the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Using 3D ...

WHITTIER — The number of coronavirus cases in Whittier continues to climb, reaching 105 on Monday. Health officials confirmed 900 new cases across L.A. County and 29 new deaths. Of those deaths, ...