Whittier News

Central Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors elections will be held June 5, instead of the normal time in November.

The City Council at its 6:30 p.m. meeting today will be asked to award 13 contracts totaling nearly $4 million for the construction of the planned Whittwood Library branch expansion.

St. Gregory's Senior Center, 13935 Telegraph Road, meets from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mondays.

Pastor Charles Woody, center, of Cornerstone Celebration Center in Whittier, prays over, from left, Ralph Pacheco, of the Whittier Union School Board, Whittier Councilman Joe Vinatieri and Pastor Dan Pryor during the hour of prayer for elected officials in the Whittier Area Prayer Summit Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Salvation Army Center in ... (more)

Volunteer Mary Rodriguez with her doctors, cardiologist, Dr. Sudhaker Nayak, left, and Dr.

The main interest in the Whittier area will be the two open Assembly districts created by reapportionment that figure to be hotly contested.

The pedestrian got thrown on top of the vehicle after he was hit, Whittier police Lt.

The Rio Hondo Chapter of the American Red Cross is searching for its 2012 Hometown Hero who has performed an extraordinary act of courage to save someone's life.

The pedestrian got thrown on top of the vehicle after he was hit, Whittier police Lt.

Three parolees arrested on suspicion of carrying out a car-to-car shooting that left one man dead and another seriously wounded last week have not been charged in connection with the slaying, officials said Thursday.

A South Whittier man has begun serving a 12-year prison sentence for stabbing wife to death at their home in an unincorporated county area near Whittier.

A worker for Verengo Solar installs solar panels on a home in Whittier. A new report shows that California s green workforce fared better during the recent recession than the state s overall workforce.

Last article, I mentioned the types of vehicle code violations that cause the majority of the traffic collisions in Whittier.

A 48-year-old Whittier woman, who allegedly stole more than $100,000 from victims throughout Southern California, was ordered Wednesday to stand trial for identity theft in Glendale.

Whittier Police officers investigate a car to car shooting that ended up with and SUV coliding with a black KIA on Telegraph Road at Laurel Ave.

Sentencing was delayed Wednesday for a La Habra man facing the death penalty for two gang-related murders in Whittier, including one in which he fatally stabbed the wrong man, authorities said.

Sentencing was delayed Wednesday for a La Habra man facing the death penalty for two gang-related murders in Whittier, including one in which he fatally stabbed the wrong man, authorities said.

LOS ANGELES - For Sarah Cortez, of Whittier, a day out with her 10-month-old daughter Brooklyn is a cherished moment.

Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Mendoza said the station received calls about multiple shots being heard at Laurel and Virginia avenues at 8:49 p.m. Deputies checking out the calls found the wounded man.

Laura Guerrero, a financial adviser at Edward Jones Investments Uptown Whittier, will speak to the A.M. Y Service Club at 7:30a.m. Thursday at the YMCA, 12510 Hadley St.