Duarte News

The Monrovia Police Department was named as a finalist this week for a state community policing award that honors local departments that embrace a community building approach to law enforcement.

At its meeting Wednesday night, the City Council is expected to discuss several items, including new speed bumps in a residential neighborhood, joining a county energy-efficiency program and new hours for the public library.

A Duarte man died and a teenage girl was hurt early Sunday when a car plunged over the side of San Gabriel Canyon Road north of Azusa, officials said.

A Duarte man died and a teenage girl was hurt early Sunday when a car plunged over the side of San Gabriel Canyon Road north of Azusa, officials said.

A 16-year-old Duarte boy died early Sunday morning after the car he was riding in missed a turn and plunged off a winding mountain road, the California Highway Patrol said.

This week a police chopper was hit by a green laser beam, police investigated a stabbing on Olive Avenue, and a burglar stole a video game system.

The driver in a hit-and-run that seriously injured a 12-year-old Clifton Middle School student last week pleaded guilty to all charges Tuesday, according to a court clerk.

Trial began Thursday for an alleged Duarte gang member accused shooting and paralyzing a then-16-year-old boy in 2008, officials said.

The apartment building at 3709 Monterey Ave. stands alone where the area was being cleared for a Walmart on Valley Blvd.

A Ladies Network Brown Bag Lunch will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Santa Teresita Medical Center in Madonna Hall, at 819 Buena Vista St., Duarte.

A celebration of Black History month, "The Way We Were," will be presented by Monrovia Duarte Black Alumni Association from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb.

Within Duarte's borders there are a number of historical sites that are unknown to many residents, including "old timers." Here are just a few: An historical plaque: The Earl of Snowdon visited Duarte on Nov.