Whittier News

A history teacher, who was also the junior varsity boys basketball coach, at California High School in South Whittier is accused of carrying on a sexual relationship with a teenage student, authorities announced Thursday.

Co-founder and nurse practicioner, Debbie Bent, talks to Nash Helm, 13, and his mother, Sunshine, of La Mirada, during a physical examination at the American Indian Healing Center in Whittier on Wednesday May 15, 2013.

Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County chairman David Louie speaks during a public hearing offices regarding the expansion of the operating hours of the Material Recovery Facility on Workman Mill Road in North Whittier May 13, 2013.

Four physician informaticists and the leader of a health information exchange have been named winners of the 2013 annual awards for outstanding achievement in applied medical informatics given by the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems, the organization for physician informaticists has announced.

Services for Delta Murphy, former mayor of Whittier, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at SkyRose Chapel at Rose Hills cemetery.

Downey's community hospital is just average, according to the nonprofit Leapfrog Group, which graded dozens of Southern California hospitals after an analysis of patient safety records.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says a 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of his 6-month-old daughter.

A 21-year-old man is accused of murder following the death of his 6-month-old daughter last week, authorities said Sunday.

Pat Kuypers and other Bailey House Docents work the Bailey house booth. The 119th anniversary of the founding of Whittier was celebrated during Founders Day at Central Park in Uptown Whittier, Saturday, May 11, 2013.

Sidewalks, the graves of pioneers who were Whittier's founders and mobile apps were on the minds of City Council members at their budget meeting earlier this week.

Lois McMillan Maldonado rummages through a bag filled with old pictures, newspaper clippings, historical documents and such, and pulls out a small round container.

Terry, left, and Janet O'Brien stand in the kitchen from which they can see the roof of their neighbor's house which may include an extra floor in the future in Whittier, Calif., Thursday, Jan.

The Littlest Viking recently graced KUCI with an on-air performance before hitting the road for SXSW, so if you find you might like energetic prog-punk-pop, support local music and give 'em a spin! Deerhunter- Monomania- After an astronomically long wait , the indie mainstays return with their rawest sounding release yet.

A California Supreme Court ruling Monday that local governments in the state can ban storefront medical marijuana outlets won't have much affect in some area cities such as La Puente, Duarte and Whittier.

Delta Murphy, a former mayor and Whittier City Council member, community leader and volunteer, died Sunday at 5:15 p.m. at Morningside retirement community in Fullerton after a long illness, her son, Kevin, confirmed Monday morning.

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.

Funeral arrangements have been scheduled and a memorial fund has been created for Maddisen Nichole Wilks, 12, who was killed in a car crash in Whittier on Friday.

Retired Los Angeles firefighter John Eads, 87, shows one of his cycling photos as he talks about his recent operation on Thursday April 18, 2013.

A 12-year-old girl was killed and two people were injured in a crash involving a sport utility vehicle and a car Friday night, police said.

Michael Tafoya, of La Puente, raises his hands in worship as Whittier area pastors lead the National Day of Prayer observance in front of City Hall on Thursday May 2, 2013.