Yesterday | Press-Telegram
Bellflower man's death is `a shock'
“Nothing was served on a silver platter”
Christopher Wootton had his mind on graduating from UC Berkeley this month and on getting a master's degree in nuclear engineering there. via Press-Telegram
Saturday May 10 | Los Angeles Times
Salesian order embattled in civil suit over allegations at Los Angeles' St. John Bosco school
“It instilled a sense of competitiveness and values.”
Only one religious order refused to join the $660-million settlement the Los Angeles Archdiocese reached with hundreds of sexual abuse victims last summer: the Salesian Society. via Los Angeles Times
Thursday May 8 | Space Ref
Students Make the Ultimate Long Distance Call to the Space Station
Students from coast to coast will have the opportunity to make an out of this world call to the International Space Station on Monday, May 12, from 11:20 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. CDT. via Space Ref
Tuesday May 6 | San Jose Mercury News
Engineering student fatally stabbed at U.C. Berkeley
“We have learned that one of our students, Christopher Wootton, a senior in engineering who would have graduated this month, was stabbed in an altercation as he walked home on the southside of campus early Saturday morning”
An engineering student at the University of California - Berkeley was fatally stabbed early Saturday, stunning the campus. via San Jose Mercury News
Sunday May 4 | Los Angeles Times
Berkeley student from Bellflower fatally stabbed
“These kids are good kids and they're being victimized by violent crime.”
Christopher Wootton, an engineering student and Sigma Pi fraternity officer who was weeks away from graduation, was stabbed about 2:45 a.m. in the Chi Omega sorority parking lot. via Los Angeles Times
Friday May 2 | Whittier Daily News
Thieves make withdrawals of store ATMs
The two burglars who hauled away an ATM from a local market may have struck before. via Whittier Daily News
Wednesday Apr 30 | Press-Telegram
Bellflower's new water company needs fixes
“The federal government continues to tighten their belt, and we're looking at a minimum of $10 million to re-do the system”
The City Council tonight will consider selling water bonds this summer to offset the cost of last year's Peerless Water Co. via Press-Telegram
Monday Apr 28 | HON
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Rates Have Doubled
“Control your blood glucose levels as aggressively as possible. Control isn't easy to do, because you have to have adequate nutrition and still control your blood sugar.”
The number of women starting their pregnancies with type 1 or type 2 diabetes has doubled since 1999, but rates of gestational diabetes have stayed the same, new research finds. via HON
Saturday Apr 26 | Press-Telegram
Students will chat with space station
“A demonstration in micro-gravity”
You could say that Pam Leestma's mind had always been in outer space. "Watching Neil Armstrong walking on the moon when I was in 10th grade, that was pivotal," said Leestma, cousin of NASA astronaut David ... via Press-Telegram
Thursday Apr 24 | CBS 2 - KCAL 9 | Posted by CBS 2 - KCAL 9
Caught On Tape: Gunman Robs Subway Restaurant
Police Thursday were looking for the gunman who robbed a Subway restaurant in Bellflower as it was closing Wednesday night, authorities said.
The thief entered the store at 15794 Bellflower Blvd. with a dark colored mask on his face around 11 p.m. Wednesday, according to Sgt. Jessie Martinez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's Lakewood Station.
The robber demanded cash from three employees inside and fled with money from the register, according to the store's surveillance footage. Read more









