Sylmar News

Laser diode manufacturer Laser Operations LLC of Sylmar, Calif., has expanded its sales organization in Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Soliton GmbH of Gilching, Germany, has been appointed as the company"s nonexclusive distributor for Germany, Austria, Poland and the German-speaking portion of Switzerland.

Following up on our list of the 10 Best Tacos in Los Angeles , we decided to look onwards and upwards, towards the San Fernando Valley in search of even more great tacos.

The Ghost Girls will be honored with a inscribed 'Brick' at the Pioneer Cemetery in Sylmar, California during the Pioneer Cemetery Memorial Day event on May 28th.

The delivery truck of Dapper Tire Company in Sylmar appears badly burned after a fire on Saturday, May 26, 2012.

A Green Beret from Simi Valley who was killed last month in Afghanistan will be honored by the San Fernando Valley Historical Society at its Memorial Day ceremony.

Editor's note: These are Police/Fire stories from areas the San Fernando Valley east of the 405 Freeway not covered by Patch.

The 210 Freeway in Sylmar reopened Thursday about nine hours after a fiery head-on crash between a wrong-way driver and a big rig that left one woman dead.

The California Highway Patrol says a wrong-way driver has died after smashing head-on into a truck on a San Fernando Valley freeway.

Commuters should expect major traffic problems on the 210 Freeway in Sylmar, after a fatal accident involving a big-rig and a wrong-way driver early Thursday morning.

Muralists are among the artists in Rushing Waters, Rising Dreams, which chronicles the arts scene in the Northeast San Fernando Valley.

Editor's note: These are Police/Fire stories from areas the San Fernando Valley east of the 405 Freeway not covered by Patch.

TINY "solar panels" implanted into the eye could one day restore vision to the blind without the need for unsightly wires.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection held a news conference Tuesday as part of Wildfire Awareness Week to help prepare the public for the hot summer months and impending wildfires.

The heyday for Turbine powered passenger trains was back in the 1960's and 70's. The conventional wisdom is rising oil prices and high fuel consumption with Turbine Trains caused their days to be numbered.

The California High Speed Rail Authority board approved the study of two routes for the Bay Area-to-Los Angeles train that would take passengers travelling between Sylmar and Palmdale on a rail that comes close to Sand Canyon schools and homes, a spokeswoman confirmed Friday.