A 22-year-old substitute teacher at a La Mirada middle school was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of lewd acts with a 13-year-old female student, including "sexting" and the exchange of sexually graphic photographs. Taylor Welch was dismissed from his teaching duties at Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle School after school officials contacted the sheriff's Special Victims Bureau last Tuesday regarding the allegations. more ›

A group of about 390 middle school students in La Mirada are being loaded onto buses bound for a nearby park after an apparently suicidal man barricaded himself in a house down the street and fired shots outside. more ›

90-year-old Jingyu Park was struck by two vehicles, including one that fled the scene, as he attempted to traverse the intersection of Valley View Avenue and Adoree Street, in the city of La Mirada. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department say the elderly pedestrian was using an unmarked crosswalk shortly before six o'clock this morning when he was hit by a silver Honda Accord. However, Park was the victim of a second accident, this time a hit-and-run. more ›

You know when it's a bad time to try to steal a case of beer and some snacks from a convenience store? When there are four Sheriff's Deputies just feet away at the register. This hard lesson was learned at around 4 a.m. yesterday by a 29-year-old man and a 19-year-old man who tried to jack a La Mirada Chevron station of $18.76 worth of brew and munchies, according to an AP report published by the Daily News. more ›

A late-night incident involving a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy and a suspect has ended with the suspect being tasered, and now that man has died, according to KTLA. more ›

The FBI and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department are working to identify a man they've dubbed the "Balding Bandit," who is responsible for three bank robberies. more ›

Another round of American Recovery and Investment Act of grants awards were announced today with a handful of Southern California cities on the list, the White House announced this morning. Included is $69,776 for the Metro Blue Line traction power substation, $500,000 for the Orange County Transportation Authority to purchase three alternative fuel buses as replacements for the City of Laguna Beach and a whopping $4.7 million to Metrolink to fund track rehabilitation, Positive Train Control, some facilities and insurance. more ›

Ten cities in two separate categories are up against each other for an award naming them the most business friendly city of the year in Los Angeles County. Starting in 2006, the LA Economic Development Corporation began the Eddy Awards to "celebrate individuals and organizations that demonstrate exceptional contributions to positive economic development in the region." For example, Santa Clarita does not assess a utility user tax and Glendale has no business tax, license fees and no gross receipts tax. more ›