Originally Reported, Hyperlocal Neighborhood News

Matthias Pintscher has not wasted any time shaking things up in Kansas City. In just his first two seasons as music director, he has retooled the Kansas City Symphony’s sound and profile enough to land the orchestra a second European invitation this August. The tour will take the ensemble to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie and Musikfest Berlin at the Berl...

Two pedestrians were struck by a car in the San Fernando Valley early Sunday morning, with the victims eventually located several blocks from where the collision occurred and one person taken into custody. The call came into dispatch at 3:35 a.m., according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson.

The collision happened at the intersection of Winnetka Avenue an...

Kanye West's attorneys are asking a Los Angeles judge to keep hundreds of pages of the rapper's own social media posts, including one referencing Nazi imagery, out of an upcoming discrimination trial brought by a former Donda Academy and Yeezy security guard. The disputed material spans 919 pages according to court filings, and West's legal team argues it has little bearing o...

Santa Clara County's roughly 36,000 In-Home Supportive Services workers are getting a raise. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved a new two-year contract for IHSS workers that lifts hourly pay from $20.44 to $21.54 immediately, with wages climbing to $22.44 by July 2027. For a workforce that a union survey found is disproportionately struggling with food insec...

Amateur cooks and professional chefs alike will be firing up their best pizza recipes next month for a brand-new Napa Valley tradition. The Napa Valley Education Foundation is hosting its inaugural Napa Valley Pizza Contest on Sunday, Sept. 27, from 3 to 6 PM at the NVEF Discovery Campus, 530 Third St. in Napa, with $50 admission that includes pizza tastings and a chance to c...