Dear Editor: Since the world witnessed the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, millions of people around the world have taken to the streets to protest ...

WHITTIER — The outcry has been loud and clear…fireworks are out of control in Whittier. As you have heard, at a specially called City Council meeting, the Whittier City Council approved a ...

WHITTIER — A Whittier woman who was convicted earlier this year on several charges related to her role as a “secretary” to an imprisoned Mexican Mafia member who controlled a street gang ...

WHITTIER -- It’s just not the same these days for recently graduated high school seniors to announce their college choices.   But at Cal High, Cross Country Coach Brandon Martinez recently conducted ...

WHITTIER – Río Hondo College’s Roadrunner Hand Crew 77 has been activated by the U.S. Forest Service to assist with national wildfire needs, backfilling behind “hot shot” crews normally assigned to the ...

WHITTIER -- Local residents in need of food are encouraged to visit Pioneer High School on Wednesday to receive a free family-sized box of food.  There are no eligibility requirements to receive ...

Central Basin Municipal Water District, the wholesale water agency responsible for delivering Metropolitan Water District drinking water to southeast Los Angeles County is in chaos. The District, with a long history of ...

WHITTIER — It was a record-breaking year for the 2019 La Serna boys cross country team, as they came home with their first Del Rio League title in over 25 years.   ...

WHITTIER -- The Whittier City Council on Thursday will consider an urgency ordinance that would allow police officers to immediately begin citing property owners for fireworks violations.  The action follows numerous complaints ...

  WHITTIER – A public official in Los Angeles County’s Internal Services Department was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for accepting nearly $300,000 in bribes from ...

WHITTIER – The Whittier Union High School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted on June 9 to place a $183.5 million facilities bond on the Nov. 3, 2020 ballot to address necessary ...

WHITTIER — I’ve been receiving a number of emails – Defund! Defend! – but it is time to move past slogans and hashtags.   Our sensibilities have been offended by recent police ...

WHITTIER — Two California High School basketball players, Damien Martinez and Mateo Martinez (no relation), are headed in two completely different directions for college. Mateo Martinez is headed just seven miles down ...

WHITTIER – Rio Hondo College’s Board of Trustees on June 10 adopted a resolution affirming its “passionate support” for Black Lives Matter, racial quality, social justice and equity for all and “vigorously ...

WHITTIER — Culminating the 2019-20 sports year was the naming of the top Whittier High School male and female awards recently. Seniors Jaime Albarran, winner of the Bob Chandler Award, and Celeste ...

As a nation and as a city we are in challenging times. First the pandemic and now the horrific killing of George Floyd weigh heavy on all of us. What we have ...

WHITTIER -- The Whittier Police Department has responded to "8 Can't Wait," a public policy aimed at reducing use-of-force among police officers.  The policy is supported by Supervisor Janice Hahn, who said ...

WHITTIER – When California High School Band Director Doug Nordquist first arrived to Whittier Union as a music teacher in 1982, he was literally jumping for joy, in the midst of competing ...

WHITTIER - Greater Whittier AAUW honored four Tech Trek girls from East Whittier Middle School, and four girls from Graves Middle School by giving each girl a new iPad to enable them ...

WHITTIER - Of the 25 sports at California High School, one male and one female stand out above the rest. This year, Jacob Sanchez and Casey Dufrene have been named the winners ...