WAVE - News - Local - Lynwood Press http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press RSS Feed for WAVE - News - Local - Lynwood Press en-us Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:30:24 GMT Lara to co-host gospel brunch at Bateman Hall http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press/Lara-to-co-host-gospel-brunch-at-Bateman-Hall-138584944.html Assemblyman Ricardo Lara and the city’s African American Heritage Committee are co-sponsoring the first-ever Gospel Brunch celebrating African-American history Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bateman Hall. Lugo Elementary School dedicates new playground http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press/Lugo-Elementary-School-dedicates-new-playground-138098703.html Lugo Elementary School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to celebrate the grand opening of its new playground. Protesters tell supervisors: more community services, fewer jails http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press/Protesters-tell-supervisors-more-community-services-fewer-jails-138143078.html Protesters massed outside the county Hall of Administration Tuesday calling on the county to provide more community services instead of new jail cells. Area cities hope to delay end of redevelopment http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press/Area-cities-hope-to-delay-end-of-redevelopment-138144293.html Some 400 cities in the state that will lose their redevelopment agencies next Wednesday are pinning their hopes on emergency legislation by state Sen. Alex Padilla. Kaiser volunteers upgrade two homes in Lynwood http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press/Kaiser-volunteers-upgrade-two-homes-in-Lynwood-137695248.html Volunteers from Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center refurbished two homes in Lynwood Jan. 14 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Lynwood high schools offer Cash for College workshops http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press/Lynwood-high-school-offer-Cash-for-College-workshops-137694938.html The Lynwood Unified School District will hold workshops Saturday and in February on how students can pay for college. ACLU sues Sheriff’s Dept. over jail issues http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press/ACLU-sues-Sheriffs-Dept-over-jail-issues-137693943.html Sheriff Lee Baca and his top commanders condoned a long-standing, widespread pattern of brutality by deputies against inmates in Los Angeles County jails, the ACLU alleges in a federal civil rights lawsuit. Good Samaritan shot during market robbery dies http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press/Good-Samaritan-shot-during-market-robbery-dies-137580563.html A good Samaritan shot at a Lynwood meat market during a weekend robbery has died. Lynwood schools promote student access to enrichment programs http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press/Lynwood-schools-promote-student-access-to-enrichment-programs-137307578.html The Lynwood Unified School District will host a meeting Tuesday for families of gifted students to learn about the educational opportunities available to their children through Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth. Lynwood woman pleads guilty in airplane bomb hoax case http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press/Lynwood-woman-pleads-guilty-in-airplane-bomb-hoax-case-137208243.html A Lynwood woman who allegedly called in a bomb threat to an airline to stop her husband flying to Atlanta to see another woman pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge.