In January 1957, a Douglas DC-7B collided with a U.S. Air Force F-89 jet over the San Fernando Valley. Eight people were killed, including three students at Pacoima Junior High School.

At 13, he took his guitar with him everywhere, including to Pacoima Junior High School, where he would sit in the bleachers and entertain his classmates. By 17, ...

An intersection in Pacoima adjacent to San Fernando High School will be designated today as Gigger Square to honor the late Richard Gigger Jr. and his widow, Ellen Gigger, respectively the school&#… ...

He attended what was then Pacoima Junior High School, then San Fernando High School, where he was discovered and, at 17, signed with a small Hollywood record label.

The two-hour documentary, produced by Pacoima native TV producer and author Lionel “Lon” Grandison Jr. and Lance “Sir Lance” Grandison, who attended Maclay Junior High and Kennedy High ...

Some Pacoima residents have been traumatized by the Whiteman Airport since the plane collision over Pacoima Junior High in 1957. The community calls for the redevelopment of the airport and awaits the ...

PACOIMA (CBSLA.com) — A stretch of the Golden State (5) ... Valens attended Pacoima Junior High School and became known for bringing his guitar to school to sing songs for friends.

Jan. 31, 1957 was a tragic day in the northern San Fernando Valley. On that day, two planes collided in mid-air, crashing to the ground in the school yard of Pacoima Junior High.