Sun Valley

R Joseph “Joe” Collins     4-1-22 - 6-7-11 Joe was born in Oakland, CA on April 1, 1922 and passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on June 7, 2011 in Newport Beach, CA. He was raised in Pasadena and served in the Navy during World War II....

-Overall, on-location shoots in Los Angeles edged up 4% last week, fueled by a flurry of commercial filming. Commercial shoots for Toshiba, Procter & Gamble and other national advertisers generated 137 production days for the week ending June 12, up......

  Just in time for the Great American Brass Band Festival, the Community Arts Center gears up for two new exhibits by visual artists James Crow and Russ Barragan.  Although Crow and Barragan work with different media, their skill and enthusiasm for...

Germany's leader is feted at the Obamas' fourth White House State Dinner. With full guest list....

Steve Franklin, a middle school teacher in L.A. Unified, had some issues with The Times series on teacher evaluations, so he fired off a letter to the editor. It read, in part: "When somebody can prove that high test scores produce good citizens,...

Daniel Claude Carmichael, Jr. was born in Marion County, South Carolina on March 2, 1922.  He passed peacefully with his family by his side on January 16, 2011, in Pasadena, California, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.  The second of seven...

They don’t buck, but they are plenty tall. And during the heat of a lineman’s rodeo, an electrical-line mechanic has to stick to a power pole like a cowboy to a bull. “It is all about positioning, and making your steps count,”...

Clarice Smith Powers   While visiting one of her beloved lighthouses with a group of friends, our mother, Clarice Smith Powers, fell (at ground level), hit her head and went Home to be with the Lord.  Waiting for her there, since November of 1991, was...

A Sun Valley wedding reception turned deadly early Sunday after an argument led to the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man, authorities said. Jose Arroyo-Martinez of Canoga Park was outside Michael’s Banquet Hall in the 8400 block of Lankershim...

We’ve been getting mixed messages about whether or not we need to conserve water. On one hand, we had a decent local rain year. Last week, the state Legislature pulled a water bond from the November ballot that would have driven statewide conservation.....

Several City Section teams begin their season on Wednesday because Friday is a furlough day for teachers. It's a great opportunity to see the season debut of Los Angeles Dorsey quarterback Joseph Gray, who should come out throwing en masse......

Delwin Craig scored four touchdowns and Mike Tetteh added two touchdowns to help Los Angeles Manual Arts defeat Sun Valley, 60-8, in a season opener Wednesday at Manual Arts. It was the first football game in school history for Sun......