West Hills News

Re "Is having clean water worth a parcel tax?" : Of course, we need money for clean water, just like we need it for infrastructure, police, etc.

A 23-year-old man who was selling magazine subscriptions door to door in the Winnetka area has been arrested after brutally attacking and sexually assaulting a woman who changed her mind about buying a subscription, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Emma Rex, left, Jade Wolf and Alanna Federbush spin dreidels during a morning in the Early Childhood Center at Temple Judea in Tarzana, on Dec, 10, 2009.

LA city firefighters work quickly to put out a structure fire at the West Hills animal hospital on 6402 Platt Av.

In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers apprehend a fugitive during ICE's National Fugitive Operations search in Huntington Park, Calif.

Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping cart and bring it home to install.

Re "Cheap DVD rentals could lead to $1 billion in losses" : Why not ban the evil Redbox rental machines? Since the state, county and local tax revenues stand to lose an estimated $30 million, I think the evil machines should be banned.

Welby Way Elementary School is celebrating its 50th year educating students. Assembling to mark the occasion are former principal Gigi Edler, former Magnet School Cordinator Molly Schroeder, former principal Bill Terry, current principal Jennifer Yoo and former principal Dustin Merritt.

John Huston Over the span of his impressive career director John Huston created one of the most distinctive signatures in the history of the movies without limiting the incredible range of his subject or choice of genre.

Kyle Crier helps put food in a bag in case someone shows up who is in need at the grand opening of Morning Star's Food Pantry in Oxnard.

Should the Los Angeles Unified School District mandate that students wear uniforms? Safer and cheaper If class "uniformity" tramples students' rights of self-expression and creativity, which I doubt, but saves one life or helps even a few become better achievers, it's worth it.

Q: How can you tell whether you have a stomach virus or food poisoning, and what do you do for each? -- Lori, West Hills, Calif.

Donna Edwards, a 66-year-old white woman, was shot and killed Monday, Nov. 2, in the 7900 block of McLaren Avenue in West Hills , according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

The year-to-date number of homicides in Los Angeles County is about 645. This number does not include a few cases in which specifying the cause of death has been deferred.

For pot's sake! Medical marijuana has a way of creating, ahem, a buzz. Paul Teetor 's story was no exception.

Two San Fernando Valley campuses were among an elite group Friday to receive a National Blue Ribbon - the country's top honor for schools.

When California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George advised West Hills, Calif., attorney Cara DeVito that her time was up if she wanted to save a few minutes for rebuttal during oral arguments Tuesday, she let out a soft moan.

Murder suspect Jonathan Jason Aaron, who is accused of stabbing his girlfriend multiple times last month in Port Hueneme, pleaded not guilty to murder charges Wednesday during his arraignment in Ventura County Superior Court.

A 66-year-old woman and her 62-year-old husband were discovered dead in their home in a murder suicide, police said Tuesday.

Re "411 on 747 in 818 is zero" : Don't worry that the 747 area code will not be used.