NEWS
April 3, 2014 | By Ken Schwencke
A shallow magnitude 2.5 earthquake was reported Thursday morning one mile from East La Mirada, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 3:59 a.m. PDT near the surface. According to the USGS, the epicenter was one mile from La Habra, two miles from La Mirada, and three miles from Fullerton. In the past 10 days, there have been 10 earthquakes magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service, and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
March 17, 2014 | By Ruben Vives, This post has been corrected, as indicated below.
A couple who allegedly used a fake pipe bomb to commit a bank robbery in East Los Angeles in 2012 have been found guilty, the U.S. attorney's office said Monday. [For the record, 8:02 p.m. PDT, Monday, March 17, 2014: A previous version of this post incorrectly cited the Los Angeles County district attorney's office as the prosecuting agency. ] Former East Los Angeles Bank of America assistant manager Aurora Barrera and her boyfriend, Ray Vega, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery and bank robbery.
SPORTS
February 5, 2014 | By Houston Mitchell
WWE has donated $25,000 to the East LA Boys & Girls Club as part of its Be a STAR anti-bullying initiative, which WWE co-founded with The Creative Coalition in 2011. The Be a STAR grant will support and fund parent workshops and training taught by local anti-bullying experts. “WWE is proud to implement its first-ever Be a STAR grant program, and offer five distinguished and deserving non-profits support for their anti-bullying programs,” said Stephanie McMahon, Chief Brand Officer, WWE. “Our hope is that these five grants will provide the additional resources needed to help combat bullying in their communities.” The others receiving grants were: The Armory Foundation, New York; Blue Star Families, Inc., Falls Church, Va.; DoSomething.org, New York and the National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
January 17, 2014 | By Paresh Dave
A self-proclaimed homeless gang member convicted of murdering two car salesmen and two other men within a seven-month period in East Los Angeles was sentenced to death Friday. A Los Angeles jury convicted Angel Mendoza, 39, in October of four counts of murder, three counts of possession of a firearm by a felon and multiple special allegations. The death penalty was recommended by the jury and affirmed by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen. A parole officer who completed the pre-sentencing investigation said Mendoza showed no remorse for the killings and remained troubled by mental illness.
ENTERTAINMENT
November 13, 2013 | By Reed Johnson
The lunch order at Lucy's El Adobe on Melrose was as follows: Cesar Rosas: steak picado with corn tortillas. David Hidalgo: chile relleno, with a beef taco dorado a la carte. Louie Pérez: vegetarian burrito. Conrad Lozano: steak picado, but could he have flour tortillas instead of corn please? The waiter, originally from Tijuana, knew he'd been handed a setup line. "No flour here!" he barked at Lozano. "Only Mexican people here!" PHOTOS: Unexpected musical collaborations The Los Lobos bassist and his bandmates broke up laughing.
SPORTS
November 1, 2013 | By Steve Galluzzo
Ty'Jon Delancy rarely stops talking, and he was quite a chatterbox before the biggest game of his life. However, he proved he can put his money where his mouth is Friday night, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns in 25 carries as Los Angeles Garfield retained neighborhood bragging rights over L.A. Roosevelt with a 22-6 victory in the 79th East LA Classic before an estimated crowd of 15,000 at East Los Angeles College. The first half looked like a carbon copy of last year's epic struggle - which Garfield won, 7-0 - but the Bulldogs' offense took over in the last two quarters, and defensive lineman Eri Velasquez scored on a 35-yard interception return to clinch the win. The victory kept Garfield (6-3, 5-0)