West Covina News

After 15 years of service with the police department, during which time West Covina saw a marked drop in crime but also several department scandals, Police Chief Frank Wills will be retiring in June.

A bill by Senator Dr. Ed Hernandez, O.D. , Chair of the Senate Health Committee, that puts in place for California the vital consumer protections and reforms included as part of the federal Affordable Care Act was signed into law by Governor Brown today.

Friends Catherine Mistone and Bernice Eilers share a laugh as they celebrate their 100th birthdays at Bridgecreek independent senior living community in West Covina.

Eighth grade students at Walnut Grove Intermediate School will experience the battlefield of the Civil War that they've read in books throughout the school year.

An officer tried to stop a car for traffic violations about 8:40 a.m. at Puente Avenue and Dalewood Street on the border between West Covina and Baldwin Park, but the driver did not pull over, West Covina police Lt.

The push for green cars is failing. Ford's F-Series pickup truck was the top selling vehicle for April peaking at nearly 60,000 sold.

A 63-year-old man died from injuries suffered when he turned his bicycle into the path of an oncoming Lexus driven by a Pomona man Thursday.

Richard Lee Williams, 92, a longtime resident of Downey, died peacefully May 4 at South Hills Country Home for the Elderly in West Covina.

Coronado Alternative School students from left, Cathy Avitua, Sergio Rios, Misael Feliciano, Savanah Lepe, Shawn Sessions, Manuel Vasquez and Efrain Peredia plant trees in a burn zone.

Firefighters rescued and found temporary homes for two 2-week-old kittens that had become trapped inside the wall of a home Sunday, officials said.

Updated 5:45 p.m. Silver Trail resident Yasmeen Najmi was at home doing laundry and preparing for upcoming guests when she stepped outside and spotted black smoke wafting in the air three doors down from her property.

Join the 18th annual Foothill Christian School Golf Classic as a player, supporter, sponsor or dinner guest on Monday, May 13 at the beautiful South Hills Country Club in West Covina.

A given number of Californians with a given amount of income will spend a given amount on groceries – and with 38 million residents, the state's grocery business is not only huge, over $100 billion a year, but hugely competitive.

Two California men at the heart of a complex multi-state luxury vehicle export scheme uncovered by investigators in New Hampshire last year have plead guilty to federal charges, U.S. Attorney John Kacavas said Monday.

A Congressional appropriation of $125 million to the state agency that has already built 31 water treatment plans within four Superfund sites came with a 10-year deadline.

Do you think physician's assistants, nurse practitioners and other mid-level health care providers can shore up the projected primary care physician shortage? As the Affordable Care Act looms large on the minds of health care providers, lawmakers and providers are increasingly calling for less stringent limitations on nonphysicians in order to meet ... (more)

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4- 0 today in support of transferring control of little-used Ontario International Airport, which is owned by Los Angeles World Airports, to the city of Ontario.

As Congress continues to work towards a federal immigration overhaul, lawmakers in California's Capitol are considering proposals aimed at strengthening the rights of immigrant workers in the state.

Mei Mei Huff, the wife of state Sen. Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, will serve as the chairwoman of the San Gabriel Valley chapter of the Los Angeles Lincoln Clubs.

Senate Bills 491, 492 and 493 won approval of a Senate committee Monday and we should all be afraid – very afraid – because once again, state legislators are voting on "scope of practice." It means that politics – sometimes raw politics – are determining which medical practitioner can perform which procedure on which part of the ... (more)