Wrightwood, CA Other News

Column: It's the season for scams, so here's a piece of advice: Never do business with strangers

Published   Nov 23, 2024 11:00AM
Fraud is a year-round, multibillion-dollar enterprise, but the holiday season offers a wide-open window of opportunity as scammers fish with email, phone calls, texts, fliers and regular mail ... Read more

Sun Valley residents endured a methane leak for years. Now L

For years, Sun Valley and Pacoima residents were plagued by illness and didn't know why. It turns out the DWP had hidden a methane leak at the Valley Generating Station. ... Read more

Opinion: Wildfire smoke is polluting California and beyond.

In the wake of the Mountain and Sandy fires, here are ways to avoid inhaling smoke particles that can cause heart and lung disease. ... Read more

Highly contagious whooping cough rises in California to high

Whooping cough — highly contagious and potentially dangerous — has surged in California to levels not seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read more

Phillips 66 faces federal charges over alleged wastewater dumping at Carson refinery

Published   Nov 21, 2024 04:54PM
A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against Phillips 66 for allegedly dumping waste into Los Angeles County sewers. ... Read more

Despite California's year of quakes, some cities not acting

Amid Southern California's most seismically active year in decades, some cities have yet to require retrofits of many apartment buildings deemed most at risk of collapse. ... Read more

Highly contagious whooping cough rises in California to high

Whooping cough — highly contagious and potentially dangerous — has surged in California to levels not seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read more

Reputed Mexican Mafia member wounded, another man killed in

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies found two men shot outside a VFW hall in La Mirada. Eric Ortiz, 34, was killed. Juan Garcia, a member of the Mexican Mafia called "Topo," was seriously injured, according to a law enforcement source. ... Read more