Los Alamitos News

Robberies and arrests are down and burglaries and calls to police are up, according to latest crime figures for Los Alamitos.

The Pentagon has called up the 140th Chemical Company to conduct security operations at U.S. military installations, a National Guard official told City News Service on Saturday.

We asked DataQuick to compare homebuying trends for 2002 to 2006 -- the boom -- and 2007 to 2011 -- the bust -- for The Register.

But even Ochoa was surprised after the Vikings won all 14 weight classes at last week's Valle Vista League finals, which paved the way for the Vikings to earn the top seed when the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 Dual Meet wrestling pairings were announced on Thursday.

Dear Neighbors: M.P. of La Mirada requested a recipe for sweet and sour cabbage soup like the kind at the Katella Deli in Los Alamitos.

Los Alamitos Unified and Laguna Beach Unified were named Wednesday to the College Board's 2012 Western Region's AP Honor Roll for the continued success of students in those districts on Advanced Placement exams.

Declaring settlement negotiations a failure, the Los Alamitos City Council on Monday voted to move toward a new trash contract and a new law governing how contracts are awarded.

Special to Patch Residents of Rossmoor Highlands in Los Alamitos are all a buzz with the success of the recently instituted Neighbor 4 Neighbor program.

The accident on Pacific Coast Highway north of Anderson Street was reported at 8:49 p.m. Sunday, said Seal Beach police Sgt.

LOS ANGELES _ Laura Herzog's life changed on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. That was the day a 21-year-old Marine from Camp Pendleton was killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province when an improvised bomb exploded underneath his Humvee.

A vehicle westbound on Katella Avenue crashed through a fence and overturned into the flood control channel about 9:50 p.m. Friday, according to an Orange County Fire Authority dispatcher.

LOS ALAMITOS A Hero Mission for Cpl. Christopher G. Singer, 23, of Temecula, was held at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos on Tuesday, Jan.

With Super Bowl Sunday around the corner, it's easy to forget where the journey begins for those star athletes whose mere autographs are worth so much.

A five-hour standoff on the Balboa Peninsula ended peacefully Wednesday evening after U.S. marshals and local police arrested a man who had barricaded himself inside a home.

Family members weep over the casket as the body of Marine Cpl. Christopher G. Singer arrives at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif., Tuesday.

Huntington Youth Shelter Program Director Elsa Greenfield, second from left, gives guest a tour of the shelter during a Founders plaque dedication ceremony Saturday.

Democratic State Sen. Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach edged his competitors in collecting the most contributions in the race for the city's congressional seat, reports filed with the Federal Election Commission showed.

Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.com publishes a study of the supply of local homes for sale.

Laura Herzog's life changed on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. That was the day a 21-year-old Marine from Camp Pendleton was killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province when an improvised bomb exploded underneath his Humvee.

Hundreds have gathered to salute a funeral procession for a Camp Pendleton Marine who was killed in combat in Afghanistan.The Orange County Register reports the 200-vehicle procession for Cpl.