Marcie Van Dusen is not what most people would consider your average woman. Standing at 5-foot-5 and weighing 121 pounds, she is the No. 3 ranked wrestler in the United States. Van Dusen, who spent a part of her life in Hermosa Beach, is now training in Colorado for the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece…Read more Olympic Dreams

Police are looking for a South Bay man who is wanted for questioning in connection with the stabbing of a Hermosa Beach man inside his home last month. According to Sgt. Paul Wolcott, Ryker Copeland, 33, who is known as a drifter, is not considered to be a suspect at this time but may have…Read more South Bay drifter wanted for questioning in recent stabbing

With the state's current budget crisis looming over many local agencies, dozens of Hermosa Beach parents and several school officials Monday night discussed the district's estimated budget shortfall and its possible effects on school programs. The meeting drew between 75 and 100 people to Hermosa Valley's multipurpose room where Superintendent Duffy Clark, Valley Principal Chris…Read more Budget shortfalls a hot topic at meeting

Two men dressed in black clothing stabbed a Hermosa Beach man April 17 numerous times inside his home in the 1500 block of Hermosa Avenue, police said this week. The suspects are still at large. According to Press Information Officer Paul Wolcott, the victim, whose name is not being released to protect his identity, opened…Read more Man survives stabbing in his Hermosa Avenue home

The Hermosa Beach City Council Tuesday night voted to reconsider hosting the Mervyn's Beach Bash as its next meeting. The vote was 3-2. "I think this event is worth consideration by a full City Council," said Mayor Sam Edgerton. "If I can put up with some of the council's views on the Fiesta, then you…Read more Beach Bash back on agenda

As a major in the Marine Reserves and a Los Angeles Police officer, Hermosa Beach resident Mark Stainbrook is no stranger to the notions of structure, order and organization within a city. Stainbrook, who is a member of the Marine Combat Support Service Group 11 of the 1st Marine Division, is now using his expertise…Read more Rebuilding Iraq

While the United States continues to progress with its war against Iraq, many Americans have seen the emotionally charged images of POWs boarding planes to return home to their families broadcast on television. Most people will never experience the psychological trauma that comes from being a POW and the effect it has on readjusting to…Read more Living with the past

According to Los Angeles County Lifeguards based in Hermosa Beach, several witnesses spotted a mako shark swimming along the city's shore last week. Several witnesses standing at the end of the city's pier saw a shark between 5 and 7 feet long. Makos are considered a member of the predator sharks which also include great…Read more Shark spotted off city’s pier

Residents wishing to learn about the most pressing issues affecting the beach cities are now able to tune into a show airing on Adelphia's Channel 10 that highlights topics ranging from budget cuts and education to local elections. Hosted by The Beach Reporter's former managing editor, Garrison Frost, the "South Bay Journal" brings its audience…Read more ‘South Bay Journal’

A Torrance Superior Court jury Monday handed down a guilty verdict to a Hermosa Beach activist and resident who was arrested and charged in October for climbing into a police cruiser. According to Press Information Officer Paul Wolcott, the court convicted James Lissner, 56, of two misdemeanor counts of tampering with a police vehicle and…Read more Local activist found guilty

Built in 1923 by local architect Richard King, the historic Bijou Theater in downtown Hermosa Beach has been around for the coming and going of the most notable and divergent cultural scenes in this quaint town's history. The movie house stood just yards away from the 1950s influential West Coast jazz movement inhabiting the Lighthouse…Read more Modern Men

Investigators are still searching for leads in the murder of a Hermosa Beach man who was killed while in his car at the intersection of Pier Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway on March 18. Officers with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's homicide bureau are still unsure whether Joel Bues, 25, was killed in a random…Read more No new leads in shooting