Vehicle kills man on 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills

Los Angeles Daily News 9/3 6:04A City News Service

A man was hit by a vehicle and killed Tuesday morning on the 101 Freeway in the Woodland Hills area. Officers were sent to the southbound 101 Freeway near Winnetka Avenue about 6 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Information was...

Senior living: Feds killed plan to curb Medicare advantage overbilling after industry opposition

Los Angeles Daily News 9/2 3:00A Kff Health News

By Fred Schulte, KFF Health News A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions of dollars — only to abruptly back off amid an “uproar” from the...

Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley, Sept. 2-9

Los Angeles Daily News 9/2 3:00A Holly Andres

A view from the San Fernando Valley: A woman walks her dog at the lake at Anthony C. Beilenson Park in Lake Balboa on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)...

Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, Aug. 31-Sept. 7

Los Angeles Daily News 8/31 3:00A Holly Andres

An introduction to the Centering Prayer is held on Sept. 7, with a reservation and deposit by Sept. 3, at the Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming...

Contaminated sediment proposed for burial in Newport Harbor likely go to Port of Long Beach instead

Los Angeles Daily News 8/30 4:11A Erika I. Ritchie

A plan to bury contaminated sand and debris dredged up from main navigational channels in Newport Harbor in a pit at the harbor s floor appears to be off the table, with the material instead to be repurposed by the Port of Long Beach. The Army...

Word of planned protests cancel public green ship tours for Wednesday

Los Angeles Daily News 8/28 5:43A Donna Littlejohn

Those planning to tour the new Maersk green cargo ship on Wednesday received a pre-dawn email saying the tours were canceled. The ship left port a few hours later. Few details were available but the email from Maersk indicated planned protests at...

What’s closed for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, in the Los Angeles area

Los Angeles Daily News 8/28 3:00A Holly Andres

According to the United States Department of Labor — and they should know —  President Grover Cleveland signed a law on June 28, 1894, making the first Monday in September a national holiday for Labor Day ( www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history )....

Senior living: Exercise helps Parkinson’s patients but bias, underdiagnosis hold Black adults back

Los Angeles Daily News 8/26 3:00A Kff Health News

A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease realized they had a problem: Most of the students were White. “We’re always asking who’s not in the room, and why are they not in the...

Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley area, Aug. 26-Sept. 2

Los Angeles Daily News 8/26 3:00A Holly Andres

A view from the San Fernando Valley: With homes on the ridge behind him in Porter Ranch, LAFD Captain II Erik Scott surveys the drying vegetation as summer temperatures increase at Aliso Canyon at...

‘We’ve been lucky’: Recent quake highlights need for retrofits of Pasadena’s Central Library,...

Los Angeles Daily News 8/24 5:59A Teresa Liu

As Pasadena’s beloved Public Library marks its 140 years of service this year, the Central Library’s resilience is once again being tested by nature. A recent 4.4-magnitude earthquake that struck...

Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, Aug. 24-31

Los Angeles Daily News 8/24 3:00A Holly Andres

Canoga Park Lutheran Church in Canoga Park, CA. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings and community outreach events. Aug. 24 Gran...

Studio City crash of Metro bus injures 7

Los Angeles Daily News 8/23 6:49A City News Service

A Metro bus with passengers aboard struck a pole early Friday morning in Studio City, injuring at least seven people. The crash occurred around 4:30 a.m. Friday on the 3900 block of Lankershim Boulevard near Universal Studios Hollywood. Six...

A year later, Cook’s Corner mass shooting still replays in minds of survivors

Los Angeles Daily News 8/23 3:22A Erika I. Ritchie, Scott Schwebke

Betty Fruichantie gets goosebumps and is overcome with a wave of fear when flashbacks hit every so often still a year after a mass shooting at Cook s Corner, where she sat near the stage of the...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Aug. 22-29

Los Angeles Daily News 8/22 3:00A Holly Andres

Take a trip down the San Fernando Valley memory lane at Valley Relics Museum in Van Nuys. In the file photo: Vintage memorabilia at the Valley Relics Museum on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. The museum...

Baywatch Community Calendar 8-22-24

Easy Reader News 8/21 10:00A Judy Rae

Paddlers from all over the world will take to the waters off Southern California in the 47th annual Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race, the premier and most historical paddleboard race in the world. Paddlers will leave the Isthmus Cove, Catalina...