Downey News

A 17-year-old boy is recovering today after being shot twice yesterday at Wilderness Park.

President Barack Obama's proposal to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act this year is being roundly praised by San Gabriel Valley and Whittier-area educators, who say they'd welcome a new federal accountability system to measure schools that is based on annual progress.

" In front of a standing room only audience, Annica Terrones was ordained into the ministry in the church of Jesus Christ on Sunday, and installed as Associate Pastor for Latino Ministries with Downey Memorial Christian Church.

DOWNEY a ' For the first time in 15 years, Downey wrestling successfully defended its championship against Warren, steamrolling the Bears 44-12 and showing why theya TMre ranked No.

Photographs by local artists Valentin Flores and Gabriel Enamorado will be on exhibit at the Downey Theatre on Thursday.

Two vehicles crashed at the Downey-Bellflower border and firefighters worked about 40 minutes to free a motorist from an overturned pickup truck, authorities said today.

" The German shepherd rescued from the rain-swollen Los Angeles River in a daring helicopter rescue two weeks ago went home from the animal shelter Tuesday.

The Grammy Awards will take place Sunday with a lineup of performances and collaborations that include Jamie Foxx and T-Pain with Slash and Doug E. Fresh and rappers Drake, Eminem, and Lil Wayne with rock drummer Travis Barker.

DOWNEY a ' A local doctor is in custody today, facing a felony charge after being accused last week of molesting a 16-year-old patient, Downey police said.

Vernon the mystery dog is mysterious no longer: The German shepherd mix, whose dramatic rescue last week from the flooded L.A. River was carried live on many TV news stations, has been reclaimed by his owner.

Turns out Vernon is actually Spikey. The German shepherd mix rescued by firefighters last week from a swelling Los Angeles River has been claimed, animal control authorities said Thursday.

Weekly crime report, with information provided by the Downey Police Department. Thursday, January 21 Detectives investigated a kidnap for ransom case on Thursday morning that ultimately concluded with the victima TMs safe return on Saturday.

Nick Hasiroglou, possibly Downey's oldest resident, has died at age 106. Hasiroglou led a hard life before finding himself in Downey.

When Ralph Bustrum joined the Boy Scouts 75 years ago, he didn't envision a lifelong commitment to the organization.

LOS ANGELES - Saving a German shepherd stuck in the rising Los Angeles River was the right thing to do, the risks were slight, rescue crews were on standby, extra taxpayer money wasn't used and the alternatives were unacceptable, authorities said Monday.

DOWNEY a ' The 8th grade class of St. Raymond School will sponsor a golf tournament Feb.

Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, national director of the Office for of Head Start, visits with students in the Plaza de la Raza Head Start Preschool at the Los Angeles County Office of Education in Downey on Friday January 22, 2010.

After two weeks of frantic backroom maneuvers and withering on-air broadsides, NBC's siege with Conan O'Brien came to a close Friday evening.

A German shepherd hoisted to safety from the storm-swollen Los Angeles river Friday is fine, authorities said, but the firefighter who splashed down in the daring helicopter rescue was hospitalized after being bitten by the dog.

Glen Bell Jr. introduced the United States to Mexican fast-food when he opened the first Taco Bell in Downey in 1962.