El Monte News

El Monte Walmart deal falls apart
EL MONTE - The refusal of one property owner to sell a duplex at a vacant site on Santa Anita Avenue and Valley Boulevard has dealt a fatal blow to a plan that would have brought a Walmart to the city, officials said.

El Monte Union settlement with construction firm: district to pay $150,000, retract accusations
EL MONTE - After accusing its construction management company of misusing taxpayer money, the El Monte Union High School District retracted statements, agreed to pay $150,000 in outstanding invoices and promised to stay tight-lipped about any issues related to the company, according to the settlement agreement obtained this week.

Former El Monte developer executives accused of fraud speak out against city
EL MONTE - It's been nearly three years since two executives of El Monte developer TV, LLC were arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and misuse of public funds.

Around the Valley: Feb. 4
Sentencing was postponed Friday in the case of a 23-year-old El Monte man convicted in the 2009 attempted murder of a Bellflower woman, who had her throat slashed, was stabbed and beaten before she was tossed over the edge of Turnbull Canyon and left for dead.

El Monte ousts dog rescue kennel from city, orders it to shut down within 90 days
EL MONTE - Councilmembers Thursday evening ousted a dog rescue operation from the city, giving the organization's owner 90 days to remove up to 90 animals from two sites on Strozier Avenue. In a unanimous decision made after a more than three-hour public hearing, the City Council backed the Permit Committee's denial of a business license and permit for the Beagles & Buddies rescue, citing code ...

Next at NBC Sports: The Olympics...And Baseball?
As the network looks to add content, NBC Sports chief Mark Lazarus calls baseball a premiere...

Egypt Football Riots a Reminder that Sport Isn't Life
Football isn't life. No sport is life. Nothing is life except, of course, life . 74 people are dead, and that number may very well go up sooner than later, after the post-match violence that occurred in a football stadium located in Port Said, Egypt.

From heaven to hell, Greek sport in freefall
ATHENS (Reuters) - Peeling paint flakes from Athens' Olympic park. Its entrances locked, this once sparkling edifice to sporting greatness lies rotting and largely unused -- maintenance costs too high for near-bankrupt Greece to operate. The rate of decay and dilapidation in just eight years provides a visual clue to the Greek scenario, one as effective as any economist's report or politician's ...

Historic Venues of the 2012 Olympics
London has evolved from a rich, historic background, to a modern city. Likewise, the Olympics now combine both old and new sporting traditions. The London 2012 Olympics will make use of some of the city's oldest buildings and grounds as venues for international competition.

U.S. runners have tough road at Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games , officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, are set to begin July 27 in London, England. The Games, which will run until Aug. 12, will be held in the United Kingdom's largest city for an unprecedented third time. Lon