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“In towns and cities... there is no more important institution than the local paper.”
Warren Buffett
By Randy Economy Two teens are being sought by members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in La Mirada after an assault rifle attack took place at a residence…
By Randy Economy Norwalk Sheriff’s Deputies converged on the 14500 block of Alburtis Street in Norwalk on Wednesday night after a shooting left two teenage males with gunshot wounds. According…
A man claiming to be with al-Qaeda called in a bomb threat Friday morning to the Univerrsity of Texas in Austin, prompting a campus evacuation. University of Texas director…
By Randy Economy La Mirada resident Geoffrey Matthew Rocha has been sentenced to seven years in California State Prison for the death of fellow La Mirada resident Ray Quintanilla, 72,…
Residential Burglary Two residential burglaries were reported last week. A burglary was reported on the 12600 block of Biola Ave. It’s unknown if any items were stolen from…
Critical fiscal data disappeared, went missing, misplaced new audit in Bell concludes. By Brian Hews and Randy Economy The Lamplighter has learned that the city of Bell has remained unaudited…
By Brian Hews Cerritos Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Barrows appeared before the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in Bellflower last Friday for an Office Hearing regarding allegations of criminal…
By Randy Economy The La Mirada City Council took the first official step on Tuesday to authorize a public vote on a measure that would hike the current local sales…
By Randy Economy Veteran Santa Fe Springs City Councilman Joseph Serrano has has agreed to plead guilty in connection to a major federal bribery case that involves the accepting thousands…
By Randy Economy A substitute teacher who works at Hutchinson Middle School in La Mirada has been arrested on alleged child molestation charges. Dr. Ruth Perez, Superintendent of Schools for the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District confirmed to Los Cerritos Community Newspaper and the…