West Covina News

Five of the eight Miss Costa Rica USA Pageant finalists from left: April Salazar, 17, of Rialto, Brittany Fox, 16, of Cudahy, Jenna Gallegos, 16, of West Covina, Michelyn Arroyo, 18, of Fontana, and Michelle Vargas, 16, of Grass Valley.

A man who was found with a gun shot wound and his home burning in what is believed to be a suicide was identified Wednesday.

Authorities are investigating the death of a man who torched his West Covina home and shot himself as sheriff's deputies were preparing to evict him.

Ruben "Doc" Cavazos, a West Covina resident and reputed former ringleader of the Mongols motorcycle gang, entered a guilty plea to one count of racketeering and faces a life prison sentence, according to federal court documents.

Former council members and supporters met on Tuesday at Cameron Park to discuss their reasons for opposing a proposal to divide the city into voting districts.

Fireworks filled the night sky above Edgewood Middle School on Saturday as thousands of people celebrated the nation's birthday.

WEST COVINA A high speed police chase around the parking lot of Westfield West Covina mall ended in the stockroom of the Finish Line store, according West Covina Police.

Step 1 for a ticket to Michael Jackson's memorial service: Register at staplescenter.com. Tim Leiweke of concert promoter AEG Live on Friday announced ticketing details for the service, to be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT at the Staples Center: There will be 17,500 tickets for fans; 11,000 at Staples Center and 6,500 for the Nokia Theater for a ...

As they huddled around the first public unveiling of the city's plan for its Rose Parade Float this January, it's builder - Matt Rodriguez - faced his biggest critics Thursday.

HERE in the summer of our IOUs, as the governor chastises Democrats for even considering taxes as part of the state budget-gap solution, another big, fat tax kicks in today, anyway.

Police arrested four people on drug charges Sunday morning after a wild chain of events that kept a congregation away from it's church.

Throughout the Southland, people reacted in shock and stunned disbelief Thursday as word spread that Michael Jackson had collapsed and died.

It's been a year since Moe went missing, but the search for the celebrity chimp goes on.

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis got a job Monday - painting the side of a house in East L.A. But it's those who don't have jobs these days who are weighing heavily on her mind.

The Police Department will soon lose one its most valued officers: Quattro, an 11-year-old Dutch shepherd.

Isaac Guillen of West Covina, who was among 40 named in a federal racketeering indictment last week, entered his plea Monday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.

Battling a nationwide recession and a rising unemployment rate, about 2,000 people turned out for the Covina Job Fair on Saturday with resumes in hand.

State officials Monday missed a self- imposed June 15 deadline to pass a budget.

A clique of the 18th Street gang for years terrorized a neighborhood west of downtown and ran a campaign of violence and extortion that included the murder of a 3-week-old baby, federal prosecutors charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

Like a bad penny, $3 a gallon is back. In recent months, consumers have been bombarded by a slew of bad economic news.