Walnut News

Heck, anyone can buy jewelry or make reservations to a fancy restaurant. This Valentine's Day, why don't you be the one that makes the date fun, creative and, best of all, right in your neighborhood? Here are five ideas for a fun date on Feb.

Students from Walnut recently made the Dean's List at two Southern California colleges.

A proposed grade separation project for Fairway Drive and Valley Boulevard will get further study.

At Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, that would include the efforts of its foundations which raises money for unfunded mandates, college programs and scholarships.

The city of Walnut plans to offer Ontario its support as the San Bernardino County community pushes to take over control of the airport there.

Betty May Yang's love of dance took her from her native Taiwan to stages all over the world.A When she came to the United States, she took up the ballroom variety and competitively danced everything from the rumba to the fox trot to swing.A "I've loved to dance ever since I was a little girl," Yang said.

The city of Walnut plans to take a closer look at its policies for approving cellular phone towers and nominating appointees to commissions.

Despite the concerns of one commissioner and some residents about possible traffic congestion and parking issues, a proposed retail/office center to include a drive-thru Starbucks squeaked by the Walnut Planning Commission.

For the past few years, Eric Ching has been walking neighborhoods in Walnut as part of an exercise group.A He said he often stops and chats with the people he meets about the community, their likes and their concerns.

A vehicle overturned on westbound state Route 60 today, snarling all westbound traffic for nearly an hour, injuring at least one person and leading to the arrest of two juveniles, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Angela Lewis, of Walnut, gets measured by a Fitness 19 trainer while holding her one-year-old son Carter during a Lighten Up SGV! weigh-in event Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina where Lewis works.

Walnut Elementary School recently played host to 25 fifth graders from China. An administrator and five teachers accompanied the visitors, who attend Number 1 Primary School of Hangzhou Normal University and the Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary School.A "This exchange began last year when we became sister schools," said Walnut Elementary ... (more)

The city of Walnut plans to use its federal Community Development Block Grant funds for its housing rehabilitation efforts and activities for seniors.

The obituary below was released by Arcadia Fire Department spokesperson Beth Stogner.

The city of Walnut has a new ordinance on the books that prohibits the wearing of a U.S. military uniform or insignia by those not authorized to do so.

Winter. What winter? After cloudy skies and rain at the start of the week, the forecast through the weekend calls for unseasonably warm temperatures and sunshine, according to the National Weather Service .

A plan to establish a zone at the Walnut and City of Industry border that would keep trains from blowing their horns continues to chug along but won't be firmly in place until July.

The Northern Shaolim Kung Fu Association, of Rowland Heights, performs the Dragon and Lion dances at the Hsi Lai Temple.

Monday begins the "Year of the Dragon" in the Chinese calendar, and Beverly Hills honored the occasion on Friday with its first Chinese New Year celebration on Rodeo Drive.

Federal prosecutors recently sent warning letters to property owners and operators who are suspected of running illegal marijuana stores in several Southland communities, including unincorporated Walnut and La Puente, according to authorities.