Downey woman who disappeared over two weeks ago found alive
A Downey woman who disappeared in early December has been found alive and reunited with her family, police announced Saturday. Regan “Reina” Koeppe, 25, was reported missing from her home on Dec. 7....
View ArticleMother, daughter dead after apartment fire in Downey
A mother and her daughter died after a large fire tore through a two-story apartment building in Downey Tuesday night. The fire was reported near the intersection of Tweedy Lane and Dinsdale Street...
View ArticleExplosives recovered after search forced evacuations in Downey; suspect in...
An explosives threat forced evacuations and road closures in a Downey neighborhood Tuesday evening, officials said. Someone claimed to have explosives all over a location in the area of Lakewood...
View ArticleExplosives team investigates stolen van with suspicious wires left in Downey...
An explosives team was called to investigate a stolen van that was left in front of a home in Downey Tuesday morning. The dark-colored van was located near the intersection of Manzanar Avenue and...
View ArticleMom finds her car ransacked, vandalized after taking toddler to chemo...
To say life for Magalli Jimenez has been rough recently would be an understatement. About four weeks ago, Jimenez and her husband found out that their 14-month-old baby suffers from a rare form of...
View ArticleDowney homes evacuated over gas leak; emergency cellphone alert sent across...
Firefighters and utility crews are working to contain a natural gas leak in Downey Thursday, officials said. The leak was first reported about 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Stewart & Gray Road and...
View ArticleDowney man ordered to pay $200K in restitution for selling dozens of sick...
A Downey man was ordered Friday to pay more than $200,000 in restitution for selling sick puppies to families across Southern California, officials said. Gustavo Gonzalez, 27, pleaded no contest...
View ArticleL.A. County getting more COVID-19 vaccines, but most are going to 2nd doses
Most of Los Angeles County’s supply of COVID-19 vaccine will be needed for second doses into next week, as even stepped-up shipments will be insufficient to break the bottleneck of people needing to...
View Article5 detained after vehicle in violent carjacking is involved in Southeast L.A....
Five people who were in a vehicle involved in a violent carjacking were detained after a pursuit in Southeast Los Angeles County, officials said Tuesday. The ordeal began about 1 a.m. when a man met a...
View ArticleHelp arrives for L.A. County hospitals short on oxygen for patients with...
Hospitals struggling to provide enough oxygen for the sickest coronavirus patients in the Los Angeles area began to receive relief on Saturday when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews arrived to update...
View ArticleSome wait hours to buy fresh masa for tamales in Downey ahead of Christmas
Long Lines formed outside Amapola Deli & Market in Downey on Wednesday, with some waiting for hours to purchase fresh masa, the main ingredient for tamales which are a long-beloved holiday...
View ArticleO.C. mortuary transport employee accused of stealing deceased woman's ring
A Downey man is suspected of stealing a deceased woman's ring while working for an Orange County company transporting her body earlier this year, authorities said Thursday. Riverside Police Department...
View ArticleDeath investigation: Woman may have been trying to get help at Downey home...
An investigation is underway after a woman died in front of a home in Downey late Sunday night. Police responded to the 11600 block of Lakewood Boulevard about 11:15 p.m. after someone reported an...
View ArticleFormer Downey police officer charged in Long Beach hit-and-run
A former Downey police officer was charged in an alleged road rage incident that occurred in Long Beach in 2018 and involved two other vehicles, prosecutors announced Friday. Peter Mendoza, 36, was...
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2 brothers sentenced for killing Downey officer in police station parking lot
Downey police Officer Ricardo "Ricky" Galvez is shown in a photo distributed by LASD on Nov. 19, 2015. Two Montebello men were sentenced Friday for killing 29-year-old Downey police officer Ricardo...
View ArticlePorto’s Bakery in Downey temporarily closes after 3 employees test positive...
Porto’s Bakery in Downey has temporarily closed after three employees tested positive for the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday on Facebook. The popular bakery, located at 8233 Firestone...
View Article‘That virus took my family away’: SoCal couple dies from COVID-19 one day...
A South Los Angeles couple died one day apart from each other after being diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. Humberto Ruelas-Rivas, 60, died on Sunday, just before his 38-year-old wife Karina...
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Dashcam records hit-and-run on 5 Freeway in Downey that killed man and woman;...
Two people died and a man was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run following a violent crash on the 5 Freeway in Downey on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The collision took place about 2:40...
View ArticleDowney firefighters use pet oxygen mask to save dog after home fire
Downey firefighters saved a dog from perishing in a fire in a converted garage on Sunday evening with the help of an oxygen mask for pets. The residential fire was reported in the 8600 block of...
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