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Thanks to an improved funding picture, the La Cañada Unified School District recently hired 30 temporary teachers, Supt. Wendy Sinnette reported at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The improved funding outlook is due to three things, she reported....

Dan Berry, who formed and coached the Crescenta Valley High softball team to a CIF Southern Section championship and 20 Pacific League titles, died Wednesday morning. He was 65. Berry was taken to Verdugo Hills Hospital on Oct. 11 after suffering two...

Ten La Cañada High School students have been chosen as finalists for the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural summer internship program, Chamber Board Chairman Joel Peterson announced Sunday during Fiesta Days celebrations at...

About 30 La Cañada High sophomores gathered in front of their school’s administration building after school let out Friday with signs and T-shirts in protest of the school’s World Cultures Academy program possibly ending. The World Cultures...

Q. My mom recently broke her kneecap and needs assistance in bathing. I can't help her because I have back problems. What sort of care is available? — Diane, La Crescenta First, contact her doctor and ask him/her to prescribe home health for...

Joe Moglia's hire as head coach of the United Football League's new Virginia Destroyers isn't just out-of-the-box, it's out-of-the-factory-where-they-make-the-box. Moglia, as chronicled elsewhere, is a Bigfoot businessman with a nine-figure portfolio...

Maribeth Kuzmeski Books by Maribeth: ...And the Clients Went Wild!: How Savvy Professionals Win All the Business They Want The Connectors: How the World's Most Successful Businesspeople Build Relationships and Win Clients for Life Tips: Rejuvenate...

Cara Dorn Five Things Hiring Managers Won't Tell You in an Interview: I haven't prepared in advance You may have spent hours creating your resume, but there's a good chance the hiring manager doesn't remember exactly what's on it. Advice: Always have an...

On July 1, following years of political debate, a resolution passed last year by the Board of County commissioners and months of extensive planning and rehearsal, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office officially assumed its new role as the county's...

WBAL radio has signed Mary Beth Marsden as the new anchor of its "Afternoon News Journal." She will start Sept. 6 at the news/talk station's afternoon drivetime anchor desk. The former anchorwoman for WMAR-TV replaces Shari Elliker whom the station...

Our neighbors recently put their home on the market. They received an excellent offer within 24 hours of listing the property and got more money for their home than I thought they could. Meanwhile, two other neighbors have had their homes listed for a...

A telecommunications company has settled an age-discrimination lawsuit about its Mid-Atlantic hiring practices for $1 million, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Monday. The federal agency said Cavalier Telephone had made a practice...