As we gather with friends and family this Thanksgiving, it is worth remembering that the very first Thanksgiving was not a holiday in the modern sense at all. It was essentially a harvest festival—an observance that both the European settlers and the Indigenous peoples already practiced in their respective cultures. What made that 1621 gathering so significant was not the food or the pageantry, but the historical moment in which it occurred. Both the settlers and the Indigeno

Although the official 2026 municipal election season does not begin until the last week of December, the early filings, fundraising disclosures, and political positioning already paint a clear picture of where each contest stands as we enter the final month of the pre-season. Three races—Mayor, City Council District 2, and City Council District 4—are shaping up in very different ways. Some candidates are showing organizational strength, while others have yet to begin campaign

A Whittier woman has been named as one of several defendants in a massive federal tax-fraud and money-laundering case that prosecutors say cheated the U.S. Treasury out of more than $90 million. The case is drawing local attention not only for its size, but also because one of the accused individuals appears to have recently relocated to Whittier during the same period in which far-left anti-ICE activism sharply intensified in the city. The Federal Case According to a federal

A powerful and unstable Pacific storm is taking aim at Southern California tonight, bringing the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding, mudslides, and dangerous driving conditions throughout the Whittier area and surrounding communities. Forecasts are changing by the hour, but meteorologists warn that local residents should prepare for the worst as this system develops. A Storm Expected to Stall Over Los Angeles County The National Weather Service reports that this incoming st