San Pedro News

Anthony Stenzel, a sixth-grader at Holy Trinity School in San Pedro, won first place in environmental management at the 2012 Los Angeles County Science Fair.

A famed battleship that saw action during World War II and the Korean War and carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a wartime summit traveled along the California coast Sunday on its final voyage.

As Memorial Day approaches, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has sought to fire up that patriotic spirit with the Victory for Veterans Stamp Act.

An already sordid scandal over leaked Vatican documents took a Hollywood-like turn Saturday with confirmation that the pope's own butler had been arrested after documents he had no business having were found in his... Authorities say a small plane has crashed near a municipal airport in southern Utah, killing all four people on board.

SAN PEDRO, Calif. -- When "Star Trek" fan Allyson Genest requested that her cremated remains be sent into space, she never imagined that her ashes would share the same rocket as those of James Doohan, who played Scotty on the iconic 1960s television show.

A 62-year-old social worker who invited troubled teenage boys to live in his Palos Verdes Peninsula homes was ordered Friday to stand trial for allegedly groping four of them.

Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles Long Beach is scheduled to hold a change-of-command ceremony at Reservation Point on Terminal Island, May 25th at 10 a.m. Capt.

Beaches from Marina del Rey to San Pedro aced water quality tests during last year's summer season, although several sites along the South Bay coastline earned low scores during rain events, a new report has found.

Beaches from Marina del Rey to San Pedro aced water quality tests during last year's summer season, although several sites along the South Bay coastline earned low scores during rain events, a new report has found.

Executive director of the South Bay's Cancer Support Community Judith Opdahl in the reflecting garden at her office.

A plastic shopping bag that wound up as litter along Gaffey Street in San Pedro.

The Annual Merchant Marine Maritime Day Observance and Memorial Service in San Pedro honored those who served and gave their lives.

Mike Watt didn't know the difference between guitar and bass 35 years ago.A When a childhood friend suggested they start up a band together, Watt settled for bass only because D. Boon was already an accomplished guitarist.A A Watt was both flustered and fascinated by his instrument.A It had four strings instead of six, and they were thick and wiry, ... (more)

Harbor College nursing students got a chance to feel what its like to be old thanks to the "old age suits" used to train staff and caregivers.

The new USS Iowa center in San Pedro is now open with regular hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

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An annular eclipse appears Sunday, May 20, 2012, in San Pedro, Calif. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across China, Japan and elsewhere in the region before moving across the Pacific to be seen in parts of the western United States.

An annular eclipse appears Sunday, May 20, 2012, in San Pedro, Calif. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across China, Japan and elsewhere in the region before moving across the Pacific to be seen in parts of the western United States.

A change in the weather is delaying what will probably be the final voyage of the U.S.S. Iowa.

A giantA basking shark -one of the world's biggest fish-was spotted cruising off the bow of the San Pedro-based sportboat Sea Anglers around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.