La Puente News

To tiny Theresa Chabolla Cervantes, there were no barriers. The La Puente native and longtime resident always stood strong and tall for her children and others around her, as much as she could with her 5'2" figure.

Choral and drama students will offer their first combined production of "Grease" at Nogales High School in La Puente from Nov.

Visit our special section for complete election coverage . LA PUENTE - After a confrontation between Bassett Unified Superintendent Jim Ballard and school board challenger Art Sandoval during Tuesday's election, the two said they are "Everybody has their duty to do and their responsibility to exercise," Ballard said Wednesday.

Challenger David Argudo and Mayor Louie Lujan won two seats in the City Council election Tuesday.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies were sent to several polling locations across the city Tuesday after receiving calls of election code violations, officials said.

San Gabriel Valley voters will take to the polls Tuesday to elect City Council candidates and school board members capping weeks of contentious campaigning.

A car coming out of a restaurant parking lot struck a pickup truck which collided with a school bus Monday afternoon.

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.

Get the scoop on schools, teachers and students. Visit our Education page for more articles and photos.

After hearing news of his wife at Fontana Medical Center on Oct. 18, Eddie Medina was a mess of emotions.

Officials are considering cutting a break for local sports leagues who pay to use the city's fields.

EVERY year that we folks on the editorial board interview school board candidates, the same plea crosses our ears: If only parents would get more involved in their children's education.

More than 70 volunteers took part in National Public Lands Day on Sept. 26 by helping spruce up the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale.

CITIZENS of La Puente should be discouraged by the lack of qualified candidates running for two City Council seats Nov.

Outside Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's bill signing last week in Industry, a small group of Walnut residents gathered to protest a proposed NFL stadium.

The League of Women Voters and the Bassett PTA Council will host an event for the La Puente and Bassett area voters to meet their candidates for the Nov.

Visit our special section for complete election coverage . As school districts across the state weather the economic storm, candidates up for the Hacienda La Puente Unified school board say vocational programs and parental involvement are vital for student success.

The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled the death of a 19-year-old La Puente man homicide Friday.

Workers age 40 and over are invited to the Older & Wiser: A Valued Asset! Seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the South Coast Air Quality Management District auditorium.

ROWLAND Unified is understandably proud of its four National Blue Ribbon schools, its 16 California Distinguished Schools and being named one of the top high schools in the nation by Newsweek in its annual survey weighted toward Advanced Placement offerings.