INDUSTRIES
A seven-acre industrial redevelopment site at 1925 and 1936 E. Vernon Ave. in Vernon was acquired by Landmark Dividend for $61.5 million from the Alvern Co.
Sept. 12, 2024
California
A person tentatively identified as an adult man was struck and killed by an A Line light rail train at a station in South Los Angeles.
May 31, 2024
Music
Detroit musician Joseph ‘Amp’ Fiddler played a key role in introducing producer J Dilla to hip-hop’s top stars, and played in Parliament-Funkadelic for a decade.
Dec. 18, 2023
Opinion
In Lilliam Rivera’s novel ‘Tiny Threads,’ the city of Vernon on Los Angeles’ periphery is as much a player as its human — and ghostly — characters.
Sept. 18, 2024
Business
Employers in the state add 6,800 jobs in August, far below its nationwide share. Hiring in film, manufacturing and other key sectors stalls.
Entertainment & Arts
Sheldon Harnick, the Tony-winning lyricist of musical theater, died Friday at 99 of natural causes.
June 24, 2023
Obituaries
Tony- and Grammy-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick and composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duo of the 1950s and ’60s.
June 23, 2023
Israeli leaders say the award-winning actor Chaim Topol, known for his portrayal of Tevye in ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ has died at 87 in Tel Aviv.
March 9, 2023
Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon Winfrey, has died at the age of 89
July 10, 2022
Letters to the Editor
Gov. Gavin Newsom should sign long-overdue legislation banning the thicker “reusable” plastic grocery bags that just get thrown away.
Sept. 8, 2024