Envy Apartment

At the ribbon cutting this month for the Wesley Village affordable housing complex in Garden Grove, Laura Archuleta couldn ’t resist referencing Joni Mitchell ’s 1970 environmental protest “Big Yellow Taxi.” Built on underused land that’s part of the Garden Grove United Methodist Church campus on Main Street, Wesley Village offered Archuleta , president of the nonprofit community organization Jamboree Housing Corp ., a chance to riff on one of Mitchell’s most famous lyrics. Where Mitchell sang “They paved paradise/And put up a parking lot,” Archuleta told about 300 people packed into the steamy church sanctuary on a hot afternoon that “Today we are going to learn how a group of dedicated organizations and individuals re-purposed a parking lot and put up a paradise.” Then she and others who spoke, including a single mom with six children who now reside at Wesley Village , told how the project became reality through a unique collaboration that involved the church, Jamboree and other...

Screenings Free blood pressure screenings , 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesdays at Countryside Senior Living , front lobby. No appointment necessary. Programs/Self-Help Groups Al- Anon Information Center , call 712-255-6724. Al-Anon and Alateen , meetings locally. For times, dates and locations of area meetings, call 712-255-6724. Alcoholics Anonymous , beginners information, call 712-252-1333. Arc of Woodbury County , serving the mentally challenged, 5:15 p.m. meeting, second Monday of the month at Mid-Step Services, 4303 Stone Ave. For families and interested persons. Child Care Resource and Referral , provides resources, education and advocacy for children, parents, and child care providers . Assists in child care needs. For more information, call 712-277-1180. Co-Dependence Anonymous , 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at First Lutheran Church , Fireside Room. Co-Dependents Anonymous (CODA) , 10 a.m. Saturdays at Hawkeye Club, 420 Jones St. Compassionate Friends , 7 p.m. fourth Wednesday of each ...

COLLEGE STATION - 21 people are without a place to live Monday night after an early morning apartment fire caused major damage at the Campus View Apartments in College Station . Fire officials announced late Monday afternoon the cause of the fire was related to a heating unit located in the ceiling of an upstairs apartment . News 3 looks at why the fire spread so quickly. Flames shot out of the roof of the Campus View Apartments on Harvey Road in College Station . Residents like Abraham Obregon were woken up by police and firefighters pounding on doors. "We found that the building right next to ours is completely engulfed in flames. The entire roof is on fire," he said. "Yeah this corner there was a very big flame," said Qibo Li, another resident. Nearly 50 firefighters fought back the flames. "At one point the fire went through the roof and we had to go into defensive mode," said Eric Dotson, College Station Fire Marshal . ...

Investigators remained Wednesday morning at the Encino scene where police fatally shot a man suspected of killing his estranged wife in Santa Maria and fleeing with their 9-year-old son. Firefighters take Konstantin Morozov to an ambulance after he was shot by police in Encino on Aug. 22, 2017. (Credit: KTLA) The boy, Daniel Morozov, was found “OK” at the location where his father, 48-year-old Konstantin Morozov, was shot dead by officers. Information provided by police Tuesday night was preliminary and no detailed update has been given Wednesday morning . Justin Eisenberg, the Los Angeles Police Department ’s chief of detectives, said Tuesday night that Morozov was shot after he emerged from an apartment in the 5500 block of Lindley Avenue , at the edge of Tarzana. The street remained blocked off until about 8 a.m. Wednesday. The FBI’s Fugitive Task Force , which includes LAPD officers , was following up on a tip received by Santa Maria police that Morozov was at the location. “H...