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Nobody grows up wanting to be burger flipper at a fast food joint. It is difficult and thankless work performed by those desperate for a paycheck, any paycheck, even one that pays minimum wage and paltry benefits.

PASADENA - It's been four decades since a group of seven volunteers and a priest from All Saints Church opened a small storefront on Union Street to help the poor and homeless men living in downtown.
Photo gallery: Union Station Homeless Services in Pasadena

To prepare residents for "the big one," Rosemead hosted a mock evacuation drill at Rosemead Park from 6 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday.
Photo gallery: Summer Survival Family Campout in Rosemead

DUARTE - Over the past 10 weeks in a City of Hope research lab, Rosie Henson was fulfilling a promise made to her best friend and younger brother John.
Photo gallery: City of Hope's Eugene & Ruth Summer Student Academy

A few dozen Rowland Heights residents were treated to a healthy cooking seminar recently as part of Project Access' efforts to provide resources in low-income communities.
Photo gallery: Cooking Demonstration In Rowland Heights

BALDWIN PARK - Dozens proudly ran, walked or trotted around Morgan Park early Saturday.
Photo gallery: 19th Annual Pride of the Valley 5k Run, Fun Walk

When President Eisenhower built the interstate highway system, he didn't envision crawling along on the 405 Freeway.

Blue was still the color for many fans Saturday evening at Dodger Stadium despite the absence of the venue's namesake occupant.

LOS ANGELES - As the 2013-14 school year begins this month, Southern California will be ground zero for a new experiment in how schools are run.
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COVINA -- A Covina police officer was among 160 law enforcement officers throughout the state recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for efforts to combat the deadly crime, officials announced this week.