Updated Jan. 20: An arrest has been made. Dominic Holden was 20 years old when he was tragically shot and killed in El Sereno on July 23, 2020. He was found in his mother’s car at 4227 Lowell Ave.,...

A lifelong resident of East Los Angeles recounted the struggles she faced while growing up in a home approximately 800 feet from the 5 freeway. “I recall always feeling pain in my lungs,” said Adelita...

What started as one of the greatest years of my life, 2016, nearly broke me as a person. I was in my junior year of high school at Luskin Academy in South Central Los Angeles.  I remember receiving...

My height, at 5-foot-9-inches, and my brown cat-like eyes can come across as striking. My daily balancing act — maintaining mostly A’s and B’s in my classes at Cal State LA while juggling a job...

Water quality reports from the city of South Gate obtained by UT Community News show that three wells and a park reservoir have levels of Tetrachloroethene, or PCE, higher than the maximum levels recommended...

Societal burdens that have grown heavier through the pandemic have been carried on the backs of essential workers. I am one of those workers. Soon after COVID-19 began to make its way across the country,...

The irony is evident to longtime Eagle Rock residents: The beauty of its architecturally significant homes and the hip feel of the area due to its artistic culture and small businesses makes it a special...

This year, traditional holiday festivities and gatherings might have to be placed on Santa’s waiting list. But that doesn’t mean La Puente residents will have to miss out completely. At a November...

I’m a proud fronterizo — or border student. I was born and raised in Tijuana but often spent time in San Diego, where many of my family members live. I moved to California in my junior year of...

Some communities on Los Angeles’ Eastside and in South L.A. were among those with the highest rates of COVID-19 infections. That is according to a UT Community News analysis of data from Nov. 18 from...

“Old town” areas in cities like La Verne, Santa Ana, Orange and San Diego draw visitors and shoppers and help those cities boost jobs and tax revenue. Some Alhambra residents and city leaders wonder...

For Judith Soto, a DACA student, the uncertainty of crossing the border as a child was matched by few other moments in her life. One of those is when Donald Trump was elected in 2016. “I remember...