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Rancho named 'Hospital of the Year' by newspaper
LOS ANGELES - Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center was named "Hospital of the Year" by the Los Angeles Business Journal at its 2013 Healthcare Leadership Awards last week. It ... |
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Mayor delivers positive, feisty State of the City address
Mayor Mario Guerra spoke glowingly of Downey during his annual State of the City address Wednesday, spending much of the presentation highlighting his "Healthy Downey" initiative while also ... |
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Downey considers response to letter from water group
DOWNEY - Downey officials are considering the best way to respond to a strongly-worded letter from the Central Basin Water Association that chastises Downey for withholding $7.1 million in p... |
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Warren High's Humanitarian Society honored as Youth Volunteers of the Year
DOWNEY - Student members of Warren High School's Humanitarian Society were honored as Youth Volunteers of the Year during a luncheon ceremony Monday afternoon. The club, along with facul... |
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City considers hiring law firm to help with claims against police
DOWNEY - The City Council on Tuesday will consider hiring an Orange County law firm to help them deal with civil litigation matters, particularly liability claims involving the Downey Police... |
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Warren grad named superior court judge in Arizona
DOWNEY - Warren High School graduate Jason Holmberg was appointed a superior court judge by Arizona governor Jan Brewer last month. Holmberg was appointed to the Pinal County Superior Co... |
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Firefighters prevent house fire from spreading
Downey firefighters made quick work of a structure fire today that was threatening to spread due to strong winds. At 3:57 p.m., firefighters from Engine 62 responded to the 8500 block of... |
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Rancho supporters have a ball at Amistad Gala
LONG BEACH - More than 500 Rancho friends, patients, staff and community leaders gathered at the sold-out Westin Long Beach Hotel Saturday night for "Happy Birthday, Rancho!", the Rancho Los... |
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Volunteers package 50K meals for Haiti
DOWNEY - Among a group of more than 500 young kids, teenagers and adults, 15-year-old Robert Elizarraras was one of the first to grab a bag and package a meal for a needy child on Saturday. ... |
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A love letter to Downey and The Blasters
On April 13 I was standing no more than a foot from the tiny stage at the Epic Lounge, smiling blissfully as I watched The Blasters tear through an almost two-hour set featuring some of thei... |
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Police arrest transient for homicide
A 22-year-old transient has been arrested in connection with the dead body discovered Sunday in a shallow grave along the 105 Freeway in Downey. Bryan Petty was booked for homicide and i... |
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Warren High team wins engineering grand prize
A Warren High School engineering team came home with a grand prize after competing in the 2013 Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge at the NASA Johnson Flight Center in Houston last week. ... |
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Annie Ruth's life of inspiration
DOWNEY - Five year-old Annie Ruth, who loved to go snow skiing and water-skiing, and playing tennis, was having fun in gymnastics class when disaster struck. "I was trying to do a somersa... |
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Downey delegation headed to Denver
DOWNEY - An 8-member delegation from Downey will travel to Denver, Colo. later this summer to compete a second time in the national All-America City competition. Downey was a finalist fo... |
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The Blasters haven't forgotten their roots
DOWNEY - When Phil Alvin takes the stage Saturday at the Epic Lounge, it won't be a homecoming for a simple reason: the Blasters frontman still makes his home in Downey. "But it's always... |
