DOWNEY – St. Matthias High School will host a blood drive Wednesday to benefit the American Red Cross. The drive will be held in the school gym from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donors should see the front of...
Emily Arellano Emily Arellano, a first grade student at Imperial Elementary, won the PTA Reflection Award in a literature contest themed “Beauty Is…” Her poem follows: Beauty can mean lots of things/ Beauty is...
Travel film March 14 DOWNEY – The travel film “Etched in Stone: Scotland to Provence” will be shown at the Downey High School auditorium Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Monty Brown will serve as narrator. Tickets are $10 and av...
Latimer to speak about book DOWNEY – Author and historian Larry Latimer will speak at Monday’s OASIS meeting at Downey Adult School. Latimer is author of the newly-released “Images of America: Downey.” At Monday’s meetin...
Toyota dealership pays to settle lawsuit CERRITOS – A civil lawsuit against Power Toyota Cerritos has been settled with the car dealership agreeing to pay $172,000 in monetary relief including civil penalties and legal costs incurred b...
State of the City March 26 DOWNEY – Mayor Anne Bayer will deliver the annual state of the city address during a noon lunch event March 26 at the Rio Hondo Event Center. Tickets are $25 and include lunch. Credit card rese...
Author, producer to speak here DOWNEY – Bestselling author and television producer Stephen J. Cannell will speak and sign books April 19 at the Downey Theatre from 7 to 8 p.m. Cannell is the author of 15 novels, including the...
DOWNEY – The 18th annual Interfaith Multicultural Songfest sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be held March 20 at the church’s south Downey facility at 12425 Orizaba ...
DOWNEY – Rosalind Ramirez Thomas, a Petty Officer 2nd Class in the U.S. Navy, recently reenlisted and has been assigned to a presidential unit as a member of a medical team. Thomas graduated from ...
DOWNEY – The 25th annual Golf Classic to benefit Downey Regional Medical Center will tee off May 14 at the Rio Hondo Golf Course. Individual golfers can participate for $200. Dinner-only tickets a...
The OLPH Women’s Guild will honor its past presidents at a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon tomorrow at 11 a.m. the Rio Hondo Event Center. Admission is $20 and includes a meal and door prizes. Irish dan...
DOWNEY – The Downey Family YMCA will host Healthy Kids Day on April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors can sign-up for summer programs, participate in giveaways, enjoy food, and more. For more ...
Los Angeles County firefighters responsible for the helicopter rescue of a dog last month received a recognition plaque from the SEAACA board of commissioners at its February meeting. Spikey the du...
LAT food editor to speak at library Russ Parsons, food editor and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, will speak and sign books at the Downey City Library on April 21 at 7 p.m. Parsons will take part in a live interview and discuss...
Police searching for auto theft suspect A Sheriff’s Department helicopter is assisting Downey police as they search for an auto theft suspect behind Stonewood Center, a watch commander from the Downey Police Department said today....
Help available for census Residents who need assistance completing U.S. census forms don’t need to drive far for help. Both the County Office of Public Safety and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center will...