06/14/11 A month after a one-day boycott of the Buffalo Public Schools drew national attention to problems in the district, parents are focusing their efforts on Albany, where they are lobbying for a bill that would give parents greater power in the schools than ever before.
06/13/11 Though it was a somber occasion, laughter filled Florida A&M University's Lee Hall more than once Sunday afternoon as members of the community reminisced about Edwina Stephens' life and personality.
06/07/11 Colin Dunbar and his NCAA Track and Field Championships-bound Long Beach State teammates Nicholas Armstrong and Randi Hicks had a three-hour layover at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Monday afternoon.
06/06/11 STOCKTON - Shut out one year ago in a bid for federal money to bolster lowest-performing schools, Stockton Unified officials are expressing optimism that this year's attempt to win as much as $42 million in grant dollars will have a happier ending.
06/06/11 Torrance. For its commencement address on Friday, El Camino College has found a keynote speaker who is so familiar with the campus that the staff has dubbed him "Mr. ECC."
06/06/11 Centric Parts, a manufacturer and supplier of aftermarket brake components and systems for import and domestic cars and trucks in all driving environments, has acquired an additional 25,000 square feet of floor space in an effort to accommodate the company's continual growth. The Southern California company now has more than half a million square feet of combined floor space at its three ...
06/06/11 Monday was sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open, a chance for seasoned pros and dreamers alike to crack the Congressional field. Steve Elling and John Huggan discuss golf democracy in Pond Scrum.
05/31/11 APPLE VALLEY Retired Air Force Col. Howard Tanner is 90 years old, and his vivid memories span three wars, with 30 years spent flying virtually every plane in the Air Force.Tanner had wanted to fly ever since he was a small boy. His family used to take Sunday drives to the airfield of March Air...
05/30/11 Vielka McFarlane, after winning a fight with Los Angeles County schools officials over California's 'parent trigger' law, plans to open a new charter school in Compton. Three decades after leaving her native Panama, Vielka McFarlane hasn't forgotten how a first-class education can transform a poor kid with a hard-knocks life.
05/29/11 Michelle Rhee has been in the trenches fighting for education reform and has the scars to prove it. The 41-year-old former teacher became chancellor of the embattled Washington, D.C., school system in 2007. She embarked upon an aggressive campaign to improve
05/28/11 Motorists should be responsible this weekend, and they should get legal help if ticketed in police crackdown, say the Southern California DUI defense lawyers of Lessem & Newstat.
05/27/11 A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday afternoon by a Metro Blue Line train at the Artesia station, a spokesman for the transit authority said. The accident involving a southbound train occurred at 3:27 p.m. and the pedestrian was pronounced...
05/26/11 A group in Compton is trying to get a measure on the ballot that would prevent the city from ending its contract with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department without a vote of residents. A group led by former City...
05/24/11 As commissioner of the Mississippi Semi-Pro Baseball League, Richard Patton is taking his job very seriously.
05/24/11 A judge has tentatively ruled that a petition by a group of Compton parents to force a poorly performing elementary school to convert to a charter school could fail because the signatures on the petition were not dated. Los Angeles...
05/24/11 A California Highway Patrol officer was injured Tuesday after being struck by a motorist on the transition road between the 134 Freeway and the 2 Freeway, department officials said. The officer, who was not immediately identified, was hit around 1:45...
05/24/11 Observations on the NBA playoffs, as things inch methodically toward a Dallas-Miami Finals: Bring up the subject of "best point guard in basketball" and the likes of Derrick Rose, Steve Nash, Deron Williams and Chris Paul will get the overwhelming bulk of support.
05/24/11 The Long Beach area prep baseball scene is down to its final five. Last week, 17 area teams began a journey they hoped would end in a CIF Southern Section championship.
05/23/11 LONG BEACH (KTLA) -- A 13-year-old driver was rushed to the hospital after crashing a reported stolen car into a light pole following a pursuit with California Highway Patrol officers. A ten-year-old passenger was not hurt in the accident.
05/23/11 For now, Ventura officials will allow a "ghost bike" to remain in memory of cyclist Nick Haverland. | 
