Articles by Annette Kondo

I felt the first shiver of doubt about my sleeping bag as soon as dozens of us rambunctious San Gabriel High School students arrived in Yosemite. Read more

At 5 feet, 6 inches, a 14-year-old boy tips the scales at 280 pounds, causing his doctor to worry about the early onset of diabetes. Read more

Rice, dried beans, cooking oil. Read more

Memo to Kinko’s: The Viking Zone wants to snare some of your business. Read more

Latinos, now the largest group in Los Angeles County, have imprinted neighborhoods in different ways with their rapid ascension. Read more

From corporate moguls with $40-million jets, to TV news helicopter crews, to student pilots anxious to continue their training, general aviation in America remained largely grounded Friday even as commercial flights again dotted the air. Read more

As the organ played “Ave Maria” and police officers wept, thousands of mourners filled a Glendale church and the streets outside to bid farewell to Hagop “Jake” Kuredjian, the Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy killed in a Santa Clarita Valley shootout. Read more

For years, board members and staff of the nonprofit group Chrysalis have been asked the same question: When are you coming to the Valley? Read more

When they step onto the stage Saturday night during a festival at Pierce College celebrating India’s culture and that nation’s independence day, the dance group Punjab Di Shaan will have a distinctly L.A. flavor. Read more