LOS ANGELES—Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies is headed to the California Academic Decathlon in Santa Clara next month after winning the top prize during the 42nd Annual Los Angeles Unified School District Academic Decathlon. The nine-member Sherman Oaks team earned 37,165.2 out of 60,000 points and was presented Saturday with the Superintendent’s Trophy. The…

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.—A man was fatally shot Feb. 13 in Sherman Oaks over what may have been a noise dispute between neighbors, and the alleged gunman was taken into custody. The shooting was reported about 3:15 a.m. in the 14600 block of Moorpark Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Raymond Howard, 78, died…

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation truck struck and killed a person in Sherman Oaks Jan. 25 afternoon, according to Councilwoman Nithya Raman. No other details were immediately available. The person was “believed to be unhoused,” according to Raman. Three other unhoused people have died in recent days in the Sherman Oaks area. Raman…

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.—Armed suspects in a home invasion are on the loose after robbing two women in Sherman Oaks, California, on Jan. 6. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at approximately 2 a.m. to the 3800 block Sherwood Place, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison said. Police said the women were tied up while three…