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It's Politics: There's no room on the gubernatorial, presidential ballot for cities
For cities like La Habra Heights, Whittier or others considering moving the city's election to consolidate with a presidential or governor's election - the June primary or the November general - as a way to save money and increase voter turnout, stop right now. Comment?
Man killed when train hits minivan in Santa Fe Springs
Whittier police Lt. Aaron Ruiz said it looks like the blue Toyota minivan was lying on its side when it was struck by the train. Comment?
Commencement ceremony at Whittier College
About 360 undergraduate and graduate students receive their degrees during the 110th Commencement Ceremony at Memorial Stadium on the Whittier College campus in Whittier on Friday May 17, 2013. Comment?
Man seriously wounded in La Mirada shooting
... in a neighborhood a little over a mile away near Imperial Highway and Valley View Avenue in unincorporated South Whittier, officials said. One man found walking in the area was detained and arrested after he was identified as one of the people who ... Comment?
Grenades found in Whittier garage determined to be inert
A bomb squad responded to a Whittier neighborhood Friday after several grenades, which were ultimately found to be inert, were discovered in a garage, police said. Comment?
Responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the Whittier Narrows ground water treatment plant transferred Friday from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the state Department of Toxic Substances Control. Comment?
Cal High coach accused of inappropriate relationship with student
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. Comment?
Whittier grandmother appears in movie at Cannes International Film Festival
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... took a back seat to her family. Although they started married life living in Los Angeles, the couple settled in Whittier about 30 years ago, with Guillermo having medical offices in Los Angeles and Montebello. He died four years ago. Angela McEwan, ... Comment?
Some Native Americans could lose free health coverage under Affordable Care Act
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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. Comment?
Soldier dad surprises kids at Whittier school
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U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Shipman surprises his children, Cadence Kaiser, 6, and Blake Kaiser, 5, at Mulberry Elementary School in Whittier on Wednesday May 15, 2013. Comment?
Puente Hills Landfill Material Recovery Facility expansion wins expanded hours
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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. Comment?
Four docs, HIE leader win AMDIS awards
... officer for PIH Health, which includes 409-bed Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, the flagship of the Whittier, Calif.-based integrated delivery network. Lee began his medical practice at PHI as a pediatric hospitalist in 2006, the same year the ... Comment?
Services Tuesday for former Whittier mayor Delta Murphy
Services for Delta Murphy, former mayor of Whittier, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at SkyRose Chapel at Rose Hills cemetery. Comment?
... hospitals after an analysis of patient safety records. Meanwhile, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital of Whittier, the leading candidate to acquire Downey Regional Medical Center, also rated a "C". Kaiser Permanente hospitals scored highest, with ... Comment?
AUM softball: Spain steps into spotlight
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... come look at the school and the opportunities,' Wilcoxson said. It seemed like a perfect fit for Spain, a native of Whittier, Calif., who was a young child when her sister came to Auburn and later settled in the college town. 'I was only 3 or 4,' ... Comment?
Volunteering helps Coronado students in West Covina succeed
... I started volunteering, I wanted to try new things and new experiences." Tineda will attend Rio Hondo College in Whittier this fall. He was also accepted to UC Berkeley and University of New Mexico. He plans to become a firefighter. "I interned at ... Comment?
LA-area father arrested after death of baby girl
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... said in a statement Sunday that the girl had been left in the care of her father Eduardo Orozco in a home in the Whittier area on May 5 when she was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The statement says the child had apparent blunt-force ... Comment?
Man accused of murder after 6-month-old daughter suffers fatal injuries in South Whittier
... injured nearly a week earlier in the 10800 block of Laurel Avenue, in an unincorporated county area south of Whittier, according to booking records and sheriff's officials. His city of residence was withheld. "Detectives have learned that on the ... Comment?
Community celebrates Whittier's 119th birthday
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. Comment?
Whittier celebrates its 119th birthday
Members of the Whittier community churned butter, baked bread and honored the late Dorothea Boyd on Saturday at the city's 119th birthday celebration. Comment?