East Los Angeles - A man was shot and killed early this morning -- the third homicide in three weeks.

East Los Angeles - Sheriff Alex Villanueva expressed "grave concerns" Friday night about the shooting by a deputy of a knife-wielding 34- year-old man in the midst of a mental health crisis, a killing that was captured on videotape and prompted a federal lawsuit from the man's family.

East Los Angeles - The L.A. County Board of Supervisors today approved a reward of $80,000 in connection with three East L.A. homicides -- including the murder of a homeless mother -- committed over a period of more than four years.

East Los Angeles - A man in his 40s was killed in a shooting tonight -- the second fatal shooting in less than a week in East LA.

East Los Angeles - A man was fatally wounded in a Sunday night shooting on Whittier Boulevard, authorities said today.

East Los Angeles -- Detectives have arrested a 28-year-old woman in connection with the murder of her three children, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced today. 

One person was killed his morning in a roll over crash on the northbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway, and three lanes of the freeway were blocked.

East Los Angeles - A massive overhaul is underway at Belvedere Middle School, with some nearly century-old buildings being replaced as the students continue attending classes nearby.

A grand jury indictment charges two Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives with lying about their roles involving a search warrant that was served at an East Los Angeles home in September 2018.

East Los Angeles - A man, possibly in his mid-30s, walked into a bar and restaurant early this morning and shot three men and fled the location on foot, authorities said.

East Los Angeles - A man was fatally wounded in a Whittier Boulevard shooting on Saturday night.

East Los Angeles --  Gabriel Huerta's new Mexican restaurant was struggling during the pandemic when his wife took to Twitter and asked people to re Tweet her message to support the business. More than 42,000 retweets later, Huerta is working hard to ensure that La Cocina Express takes advantage of all that publicity.

East Los Angeles -- The county-run COVID-19 vaccination site at the El Sereno Recreation Center will close at the end of the day Tuesday, and will be replaced starting Wednesday by a new vaccine clinic at Eugene A. Obregon Park in East Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles County library system -- which closed its branches in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic -- has begun offering sidewalk service to patrons who have items on hold at two-dozen libraries, including East LA.

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was felt across East Los Angeles  this morning, but no damage was reported.

East Los Angeles -- If you forgot when street sweeping takes place on your block, you better find out fast.

East Los Angeles -- A man killed in a multi-vehicle collision on the 5 Freeway over the weekend was a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, and another deputy also was hurt in the crash, authorities said today

East Los Angeles --A person was killed and another was injured this morning in a multi-vehicle crash on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway.

East Los Angeles -- The “Chicano Blowouts of March 1968, in which thousands of students at Garfield and seven other Eastside high schools walked out of their classrooms to protest unequal conditions, were detailed in a 2006 film directed by Edward James Olmos titled “Walkout.”

East Los Angeles - Sheriff's homicide detectives are investigating a shooting today by at least one deputy in East Los Angeles that left one man dead.

East Los Angeles -- Paramedics rushed a person suffering from smoke inhalation to an area hospital from a house fire this morning.

East Los Angeles - A 15-year-old boy who went missing over the weekend has been found, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. But no other information is available at this time.

East Los Angeles - Authorities today circulated a photo of a 15-year-old boy who went missing this weekend.

East Hollywood -- A man's body was found early this morning on a bus lane alongside the southbound Hollywood (101) Freeway.

East Los Angeles - A man was shot to death Friday night and the shooter remains at large, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said today.

East Los Angeles - A man pleaded not guilty today to murdering his live-in girlfriend at their home on South Hillview Avenue last summer.

In this issue: We walk the sidewalks of Whittier Boulevard and wonder what happened to the Latino Walk of Fame. A look at the hospital that became a "war zone" during the depths of the pandemic. And we cheer for ELAC’s Huskies in new Netflix series.

Over the objection of the two prosecutors assigned to the case, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office dropped its bid today to seek the death penalty for an admitted gang member accused of killing a family member in East Los Angeles and then opening fire on two Whittier police of…

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In this issue we celebrate Valentine's Day with love notes to East LA. We also recall the music scene that developed on The Latin Strip. And we tell you about the soundwall coming to Harrison Elementary.

En este número: celebramos el Día de San Valentín con notitas de amor a East LA. Recordamos la escena musical que se desarrolló en el Latin Strip. Y le contamos de una barrera de sonido para la Harrison Elementary.

En este número: Se aprueba ‘paga de héroe’ para trabajadores de supermercados y farmacias; servicios fúnebres para dos amadas figuras del Este de LA; y no se impondrá pena de muerte en asesinato de 2017 en City Terrace