South El Monte News

Old school heads, BMX historians, and more will be especially psyched on this event happening Saturday in South El Monte, California: This year, our annual Old School BMX Reunion & Show sponsored byA Dan's CompA will take place on June 2nd, 2012.

The South El Monte City Council will proclaim Tuesday, May 29, Joseph Diaz Jr. day for the hometown boxer who is heading to the 2012 Olympic Games this summer.

The body of a man who apparently hanged himself was found today on the grounds of an elementary school in South El Monte, authorities said.

The body of a young man was found hanged, in an apparent suicide, at Miramonte Elementary School, 10620 E. Schmidt Road in South El Monte, on Thursday, May 24, 2012.

A Miramonte Elementary School employee discovered the body of an adult man on the school's campus Thursday morning, according to L.A. County sheriff's officials.

A robbery was reported early Friday in the lobby of a Ramada Hotel in South El Monte, though few details were available, officials said.

Vector ecologists from the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District have positively identified samples of adult mosquitoes and eggs collected from the 1600 block of Millet Avenue in South El Monte as those of the aggressive, daytime biting Asian tiger mosquitoes .

Ricardo Munoz, an agricultural aide for the California Department of Food and Agriculture, sprays pesticide on an orange tree in Hacienda Heights on Tuesday April 9, 2012, a few blocks from where state officials discovered a deadly and incurable citrus disease last month.

EPA Reaches Settlement For $6.6M Groundwater Cleanup At San Gabriel Valley Superfund Site / Cleanup Has Removed 4,600 lbs Of Contaminants From One Of The Most Polluted Sites In The U.S. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency has entered into three settlements totaling $6,605,080 to help pay for groundwater cleanup at the South El Monte portion of ... (more)

Eleven companies and landowners blamed for polluting Southern California water supplies will pay about $6.6 million to clean up the contamination.

A man driving a stolen car was in critical condition after the speeding vehicle hit another car and a building Tuesday night.

Opposition against a proposed $22 million water and nature museum at the Whittier Narrows Nature Center expanded Monday to include a member of the board overseeing the project.

A Girl Scouts troop leader has been arrested after caught with her hand in the cookie jar, allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in the girls' fundraising.

The celebration featured a variety of live performances, including a boxing exhibition and mariachi show at the South El Monte Community Center.

The new 38th Congressional District's primary pits two Republican candidates with no experience in public office against five-term Democratic Rep.

Congrats to all the employees at CW Cole And Co. Lighting in South El Monte for being today's Office of the Day! This 101-year-old lighting company is a fixture in the community and to reward all their service over the years, Antonio treated them to music and a coffee/bagel break courtesy of Western Bagel! Make sure you sign your office up to be ... (more)