Downey News

“It's not due to the DA. We had (the same) discussion with your brother”

Two brothers and local gang members were sentenced Wednesday to 90 years to life for killing a 15-year-old Downey boy and trying to murder the teen's friend in 2005. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

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The name "G.I. Joe" means different things to different people. For my father's generation, the moniker references a popular line of 12-inch military action figures - complete with Kung Fu grip. via IGN FilmForce

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“Nonetheless, `Iron Man' did better than expected”

The Marvel Comics adaptation, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the guy in the metal suit, hauled in $100.7 million during its opening weekend and $104.2 million since debuting Thursday night, the second-best ... via AOL News

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The search is on for a big rig driver who slammed into a car, trapping a woman inside the wreckage, and took off. via KABC

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“Several suspect vehicles drove by and without provocation, someone inside the vehicles began shooting at two males standing in front of the victims' car, near the doorway of the liquor store”

Authorities today released security video in hopes of tracking down the killers of a young woman who was hit by a stray bullet outside a Lynwood liquor store last summer. via KTLA-TV Los Angeles

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“I called my dad and my bothers (who now live in Keyes)”

Army Spc. Pedro Pacheco stood at attention with 62 other service members. They were taking their second oath of allegiance to the United States. via The Modesto Bee

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My son US Army Specialist Matthew McCool Department of Consumer Affairs license lookup web page for the State of California Add A New PostNew Ad Fights Berkeley's Anti-Military Campaign BOO BERKELEY UPDATED ... via Tehachapi News

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“I just want to get back to work and help the people of Santa Fe Springs”

Sante Fe Springs council member Betty Putnam, center left, is greeted by city resident and friend, Art Wardingly, as Putnam returns to a city council meeting after months of rehabilitation from a head and hip ... via Whittier Daily News

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“We want to present it again and hopefully someone will come forward.”

The Downey Police Department is announcing a $50,000 reward today for any information that would help solve the November 2003 stabbing death of a Downey woman inside her home. via Press-Telegram

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The 42-unit Casa Serena apartment complex in Downey on Paramount Boulevard has been sold for $6.75 million. via The Daily Transcript

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