Lynwood News

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A man was shot to death early this morning in Lynwood, the sheriff's department reported.

A 49-year-old Long Beach woman received a rude awakening at 2 a.m. Friday when she was hit in the forehead by a stray bullet that may have been fired more than a mile away.

A judge on Friday denied a woman's request to be released early from county jail, where she is serving a one-year sentence for killing a 15-year-old pedestrian.

Two people were shot in South Los Angeles Monday afternoon, killing one and wounding the other.

Officers seized more than 30 pounds of narcotics and arrested two people during a drug bust on Interstate 40 earlier this week.

The Lynwood school board voted 3-0 June 11 to lay off another 78 teachers, meaning 151 district teaching positions have been eliminated this year.

A motorist was injured early this morning when a hit-and-run driver crashed into his car on the Century Freeway in Downey, then fled on foot, prompting a ground and air search, authorities said.

Investigators are looking for the driver of a speeding minivan, who crashed into a smaller car with such force, that the car split in half.

Sheriff's investigators said today they are seeking a Moorpark gang member in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Lynwood that resulted in the death of a 37-year-old man.

Four people were injured when a car being chased by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies crashed into a truck in Lynwood Monday.

A man was killed when a minivan hit his car so hard that it split in two in an apparent hit-and-run crash in Lynwood early Sunday.

After repeated warnings, California's labor commissioner filed suit this week against nine carwash businesses, accusing them of violating registration and employment laws.

It was business as usual this week at Firebaugh High School, as students, teachers and parents continued to prepare for the school's first graduation ceremony - set to take place June 19 - despite their principal being placed on administrative leave two weeks ago amid an investigation by the Sheriff's Department's Special Victims Bureau.

The Lynwood Unified School District is making progress toward meeting goals established by a drastic needs assessment report back issued in March by the Los Angeles County Office of Education's District Assistance and Intervention Team.

State officials fined County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center $25,000 for leaving a sponge inside a patient after surgery - a mistake that wasn't discovered for nearly a year.

After hours of discussion between parents, students and school district officials since November, the Board of Education Tuesday night approved a new boundary reconfiguration plan for the entire district that one board member says will put the district in a "horrible" state.

Firefighters had to pick their way around downed power lines and assist a woman from next door who had stopped breathing as they put out a noninjury fire at a vacant house in Lynwood, their battalion chief said today.

According to 33 year veteran gang specialist and retired L.A. Sheriff's Sergeant Richard Valdemar, Mexican drug cartels have infiltrated city councils and political campaigns in many small cities in Los Angeles County.

Alfredo Montalvo, a 29-year-old Latino, died from several gunshot wounds on Monday, April 27, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.