Downey Fire Department releases 2025 annual report highlighting record call volume DOWNEY — The Downey Fire Department this week released its 2025 annual report, detailing a record year for emergency responses, expanded regional deployments and continued ... See more
Downey City Council to receive update on discount store moratorium Tuesday DOWNEY — The Downey City Council is scheduled to receive an update Tuesday on the city’s ongoing moratorium on discount retailers, as officials continue evaluating how to regulate ... See more
Newsom appoints Downey teacher Gabriela Gonzalez to state advisory council DOWNEY — Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Downey educator Gabriela Gonzalez to the state’s Early Childhood Policy Council, according to an announcement released April 3. Gonzalez, a... See more
Authorities recover 1,800 stolen catalytic converters in Norwalk bust NORWALK — Authorities recovered approximately 1,800 stolen catalytic converters and arrested four suspects during a large-scale law enforcement operation in Norwalk, officials said. The... See more
Member-only story Why Didn’t Anybody Tell Me ‘Predator: Badlands’ Is Star Wars Minus Politics and Space Magic? This is how Predator: Badlands begins. A lone wolf type rides a futuristic speeder bike across a bleak, one might say desert-y, landscape. He’s ... See more