🌱 How Covina’s 2008 Santa-suit massacre still haunts LA holidays
Good day Covina! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Covina’s 2008 Santa-suit massacre still haunts LA holidays
- Which SGV power is surging heading into the Covina tournament?
Also on today's calendar: 2025 BLS Provider New/Renewal -Covina and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 65 and low of 55 degrees.
- Wednesday: Heavy rain, thunderstorm, temps: high: 64, low: 54.
- Thursday: Cool with periods of rain, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Infamous Holiday Killings and Mysterious Deaths in Los Angeles (lamag.com) — Covina readers will recognize the 2008 Christmas Eve massacre, when a gunman in a Santa suit killed nine members of his former in-laws’ family at a local home, as one of the region’s darkest holiday crimes. The piece places that tragedy alongside other infamous December-era deaths and murders tied to Los Angeles, from serial killers to unsolved Hollywood mysteries. 
• SGV boys basketball Top 20: Damien, La Mirada, St. Francis on top (sgvtribune.com) — High school hoops fans will see Los Altos open against Lakeside in the Covina tournament, as part of a packed holiday slate for San Gabriel Valley teams. Damien, La Mirada, and St. Francis lead this week’s Top 20 rankings, with several local powers juggling tough tournaments and league openers.
📸 Around Covina
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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2025 Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED - Covina
1171 W San Bernardino Rd, Covina
6:30 pm
Tuesday December 23
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Other local events
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2025 BLS Provider New/Renewal -Covina
1171 W San Bernardino Rd , Covina
6:30 pm -
Salsa And Bachata Wednesday At 3Vs
3Vino's , 201 N Citrus Ave , Covina
8:00 pm -
WC Threat Youth Basketball
CAMERON PARK COMMUNITY CENTER-GYM , 1363 E Cameron Ave , West Covina
5:30 pm -
2025 Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED - Covina
1171 W San Bernardino Rd , Covina
6:30 pm -
CHRIS ANDERSON BAND
Lincoln House , 144 W Badillo St , Covina
7:00 pm -
2025 Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED - Covina
1171 W San Bernardino Rd , Covina
6:30 pm -
WC Threat Youth Basketball
Cameron Park Community Center-Gym , 1363 E Cameron Ave , West Covina
5:30 pm
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Thursday January 1
📣 Covina Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Glendora Rotary Club Meeting
Peppertree Cafe , 1020 E Route 66 , Glendora
8:00 am -
Glendora Public Library Storytime
Glendora Public Library Friends Room at the (please enter through the sliding door near Glendora Avenue)
10:00 am -
Smarty Pants Storytime
Charter Oak Library , 20540 E Arrow Hwy , Covina
10:00 am -
Evenings in the Park
Treehouse , 686 N Spring St , Los Angeles
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
FOUND on December 21, 2025 in Covina, CA 91722 near Citrus and Arrow Hwy Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder… (Nextdoor Covina Park) - Reports of loud noises resembling gunshots near downtown and at a mall prompt concerns and sirens.
6:12PM on Dec 21: A social media post reports loud noises near downtown that sounded like gunshots, followed by sirens. (Nextdoor )
- Charter Oak Unified School District posted a job opening for Food Service Worker I in Covina. Apply here.
- International House of Pancakes - IHOP posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Covina. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Covina here.
🗞 Nearby News
Azusa
- Westmont Women Rout Chaminade, Run Win Streak to Six (noozhawk.com)
San Dimas
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-- The Patch AM Team
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