director of international relations for the Los Angeles Mayors Office; Consul General Kenko Sone of the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles; and Teruko Weinberg.

Vancouver Interim Police Chief Steve Rai said at a news conference April 27 that some of the victims were seriously injured and that the number of dead could rise in the coming days or weeks.And (how) jarring to think how many people who were around me might be gone.

This is absolutely heartbreaking.the LAPD decided to conduct increased patrolling around the 16th annual Thai New Songkran Festival in East Hollywood on April 27.and all those affected by the appalling vehicle attack in Vancouver.

a man driving a black Audi SUV plowed into a crowd of hundreds of people at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival.Witnesses who have not yet come forward are asked to contact the VPDs Homicide Unit and investigators are asking the public for images or video of the incident.

The Thai festival featured live music.

CBCVancouver police at the scene of a car-ramming that killed at least 11 people and injured dozens more during a Filipino cultural festival on April 26.director of public safety for the Little Tokyo Business Improvement District.

are expected to be closed for much of Friday evening and most of Saturday.com/meeting/register/8no6FvN0QfOL3S3FcDGO_A#/registration.

At least two small-business owners in the Japanese Village Plaza said Friday they were grateful for the assistance from the city.“Most of the people today have been very peaceful.