Montebello News

Southern California Fires Burn Structures, Stop Oil Field Operations

Crews working through the night stopped the spread of two Los Angeles County fires in Southern California that burned several structures, charred hundreds of acres of dry brush and led to the arson arrest of one person. A brush fire …

Chiang Finds More Signs of Fiscal Abuse in Southern California City

State Controller John Chiang on Wednesday released his final review of the city of Montebello, alleging possible pension spiking, payroll errors, a loose petty cash drawer, and “systemic problems” in the Southern California city’s internal controls of its finances. “Lax …

LA Area Freeway Fire Strands Thousands Of Cars

Thousands of motorists were stuck on a 10-mile stretch of freeway near Los Angeles after a big-rig tanker truck burst into flames Wednesday. No one was injured. California Highway Patrol officers backed traffic up and turned it around, using offramps …