DOWNEY, CA — La escuela secundaria Warren High School en Downey fue puesta en cierre de emergencia el martes después de que la policía recibiera una amenaza de bomba alrededor de las 2 p.m., confirmaron las autoridades. La llamada fue posteriormente determinada como un incidente de “swatting” —una denuncia falsa
DOWNEY, CA — Warren High School in Downey was placed on lockdown Tuesday after police received a bomb threat around 2 p.m., authorities confirmed. The call was later determined to be a “swatting” incident—a false report intended to trigger a large police response—and was one of at least
Una mujer murió tras ser atropellada por un vehículo la mañana del 14 de abril en una transitada intersección de Downey, confirmaron las autoridades. Oficiales respondieron a una colisión entre un vehículo y un peatón en Florence Avenue y Lakewood Boulevard, según el Departamento de Policía de Downey, cerca del
DOWNEY, CA — El restaurante Acapulco Restaurant & Cantina cerca de Stonewood Center parece haber cerrado, con letreros en el lugar que indican “Cerrado permanentemente”, reportes de usuarios en Yelp que señalan que la ubicación ha cerrado, y el restaurante de Downey ya no aparece entre las ubicaciones activas en el
A woman died after being struck by a vehicle the morning of April 14 at a busy Downey intersection, authorities confirmed. Officers responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision at Florence Avenue and Lakewood Boulevard, according to the Downey Police Department, near the oldest operating McDonald’s, a well-known local landmark. The
DOWNEY, CA — The Acapulco Restaurant & Cantina near Stonewood Center appears to have closed, with signage at the site indicating it is “Permanently Closed,” user reports on Yelp noting the location has shut down, and the Downey restaurant no longer listed among active locations on the company’s website. A
Bell Gardens, CA — Funcionarios de Bell Gardens informaron que la cisterna de aguas pluviales recientemente concluida en John Anson Ford Park ya se encuentra completamente operativa, mientras entra en una fase inicial de monitoreo y mantenimiento compartida con otras seis ciudades del sureste del condado de Los Ángeles. El personal
Bell Gardens, CA — Bell Gardens officials say the city’s newly completed stormwater cistern at John Anson Ford Park is now fully operational, while entering an early monitoring and maintenance phase. City staff delivered the update at the Jan. 12 City Council meeting, outlining how the John Anson Ford Park
DOWNEY, CA — Newly appointed Mayor Claudia Frometa’s push to loosen Downey’s term limits failed Tuesday night, ending a debate she first initiated in spring 2024 and marking the city’s first formal attempt to revisit term limits since voters rejected a similar proposal in 2008. Frometa—elected in
BELL GARDENS, CA — The Bell Gardens City Council voted 4–1 Monday to endorse Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure to redraw California’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Prop. 50, which appears on the Nov. 4 statewide ballot, would adjust district lines designed to favor
BELL GARDENS, CA — Classic cars, rock ‘n’ roll, and hometown pride filled Ford Park on Oct. 4 as the Eddie Cochran Memorial Car Show returned for its second year. The city-sponsored event honors hometown legend Eddie Cochran, an innovator of early rock ‘n’ roll, whose guitar-driven sound influenced everyone from
BELL GARDENS, CA — Bell Gardens Council Member Marco Bárcena was chosen as the city’s new mayor on Monday night, diving in just weeks before the grand opening of the long-awaited John Anson Ford Park Regional Aquatics Center. Bárcena’s selection was approved 4–0 with Councilmember Isabel Guillén absent.