Citrus News

Panel discussions with a chef, a farmer and an environmentalist will follow screenings of the documentary "Ingredients: The Local Food Movement Takes Root" at the Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival.

After growing at Van Buren Boulevard and Barton Road for more than 40 years, thousands of citrus trees that now constitute a working grove soon will dwindle to just a handful.

Though the Chino Hills State Park won't be closed due to budget cuts as some had feared, its new limited hours have sparked fears it will attract poachers, pot farmers, and illegal motorbiking in the open hilly land.

LOCAL elections are being held today throughout the San Gabriel Valley and Whittier areas in our community college districts, in races for school boards and for city councils.

Citrus elementary schoolers and their proud parents went out for the first "Night of the Stars" event, celebrating their performance on the California Standardized Tests.

A tiny insect that threatens California's $1.6-billion citrus industry has been found near one of the state's commercial citrus growing regions.

Five state parks in the Inland area will close at least a couple of days each week and will restrict the hours they are open to help deal with the state's budget shortfall, the state Department of Parks and Recreation announced Monday.

A plant used in Day of the Dead displays could spell doom for citrus growers, authorities said.

Budget concerns and an overcrowded campus are issues concerning four candidates running for two open seats on the Citrus College Board of Trustees.

Strengthening its reputation as a leader in delivering High Definition entertainment and technology solutions to the global hospitality market, Tangerine Global has unveiled a new IPTV service that provides 120 digital TV channels and expansive HD choices to worldwide travelers.

In light of the current economic decline, Rio Hondo College faculty representatives say they're upset over a 16 percent pay raise and extra benefits that have been approved over the past year and a half for President Ted Martinez Jr.

Rod Perryman, left, is presented with a door prize by Fred Cianfrocca during the Soroptimist International Covina-West Covina s 60th year celebration in the community with a 1960s-themed dinner party at the Radisson Suites in Covina on Saturday, Oct.

The much-feared Asian citrus psyllid hasn't been found in a San Joaquin Valley grove yet, but it may already be taking its toll on some citrus nurseries.

Citrus growers will soon be paying a one-cent sur-charge for each carton of fruit they produce.

Pursuing a college education is becoming increasingly expensive, and the rising price of textbooks is contributing to the costs.

Lemon ale, lemon ice cream and lemon cotton candy will all be on the menu in Goleta this weekend at the 18th annual California Lemon Festival.

When Redlands Police Officer Rodney Walters arrived in American Samoa, he discovered things were not as bad as he had heard.

Seeking to keep at bay a disease that could cripple the billion-dollar-plus California citrus business, farmers are expected to start generating a war chest to fight the disease and the insect that carries it.

For his next magic trick, Dale Salwak is going to attempt to pull international diplomacy out of his hat.

This season's U.S. orange crop is expected to be 10 percent smaller than last season's yield, agriculture officials said Friday, though consumers likely won't have to pay more for their orange juice.