Torrance News

Is Torrance luring inmates and discouraging arts patrons? I'm sure there must be a misprint in Thursday's Daily Breeze article on the Torrance city budget.

Brayon Martinez, 29, of Lawndale is scheduled to be arraigned in Torrance Municipal Court today for allegedly shooting at Redondo Beach police officers who were attempting to stop him from shooting at someone else Saturday night, officials said.

Milton Gallardo repeatedly denied in a police interview that he knew or had ever seen a Lawndale woman who was raped and killed in a Manhattan Beach home, a detective testified Thursday.

A woman tearfully told a jury on Wednesday how a man repeatedly pointed a gun out the window of his car as she walked in Inglewood, cursed at her, and demanded that she get into his vehicle.

Authorities serving a search warrant in Torrance found a huge stockpile of illegal fireworks on Wednesday.

A man who allegedly shot at Redondo Beach police officers as they tried to stop him from firing at someone else was charged Tuesday with attempted murder.

Gene MaddausDaily Breeze Flight instructor Matthew Robinson was somewhere above the Harbor Area in a three-wheeled experimental aircraft when his engine sputtered and then cut out.

So Fresh Market, an open-air, community market committed to providing a unique way for local patrons to eat, shop, learn and give back, will host a Watermelon Festival throughout the Independence Day weekend.

GAS AND LOBSTER: Lobsterman Chris Andrews, seated at left, sells lobster out of the back of his pickup truck at a gas station recently in Portland, Maine.

SynerMed, Inc., the largest Medicaid managed service organization in the country, announced an agreement to provide a comprehensive information technology solution to Torrance Hospital Independent Practice Association .

Are you or someone you know a resident of Torrance who cannot get to the library? Would you like to have library books and/or listening materials delivered to your home? The Torrance public library system has volunteers ready to deliver materials - books , audio books , and music.

Developing math and science teachers: A group of Torrance elementary school teachers has been awarded a weeklong professional development program designed to enhance math and science teaching skills.

Shortly after moving into the Huntington Retirement Home, avid gardner Robert Graham had an greenhouse that was being used for storage cleaned out and has since converted back into a working greenhouse where he grows plants and flowers.

Did you ever have one of those weeks? Take, for instance, last Tuesday, when I discovered that Zicam, a cold remedy I've been using for years, has been yanked from store shelves like uranium tailings because it may permanently destroy a user's sense of smell.

Walt and Tanya Schulze of Lomita, with twins Jacob and Joshua, 19 months, join in the Pacific Reproductive Center's 17th annual Father's Day event in Torrance to celebrate the families the center has helped start over the past 20 years.

Steve Jennings is a connoisseur of chocolates. Don't ask Steve Jennings about chocolate, unless you have time for a long and surprisingly informative answer.

The Vons store in the 24000 block of Crenshaw Boulevard in Torrance was named the top fundraising store in the county in April by Easter Seals, officials with the charity said.

Former Torrance and L.A. District Attorney Gil Garcetti has a photo show called "Frozen and Fluid" at the Manhattan Beach Arts Center.

It's about 10 days late, due to persistent mild weather, but peak season for stone fruit finally has arrived, with so many great choices that it's easy to go wild, especially at a large, vibrant market such as Torrance.

A fire destroyed this upstairs apartment behind a Loma Drive home in Hermosa Beach on Tuesday.