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The Downey Legend

The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend

The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend

Trump’s Hush Money Case

Arianna Dominguez, Co-Copy Editor February 4, 2025

 Donald Trump claimed he wanted to create history for his second term of presidency. And he did when he became the first president to be a convicted felon. The People of the State of New York v. Donald...

Lost of a Childhood Idol: Liam Payne

Arianna Dominguez, Co-Copy Editor February 3, 2025

On October 16th, 2024,  Argentinian media broke out massive breaking news. Liam Payne, singer, and songwriter for One Direction, allegedly fell off a third-story balcony in Buenos Aires Argentina. the...

The Los Angeles Wildfires

Allen Morales, Writer January 27, 2025

On the Tuesday morning of January 7th, 2025, Nic Libonati made the first 911 call to report a fire. That same fire would become the Palisades Fire. At 6:18 PM on the same day, the Eaton Fire began. Just...

2024 US Election Cycle

Christopher Armenta, Co-Copy Editor January 15, 2025

The 2024 general election was held on Tuesday, November 5th. During these elections, held every 4 years, Americans elect a new president and other elected positions.  Early voting began weeks prior in...

Mexico: New Era of Politics

Christopher Armenta, Co-Copy Editor December 6, 2024

The political landscape of Mexico has changed since the last presidential elections held in 2018. Many promises have been made, and how the Mexican government runs has shaped citizens for the greater good....

A Trump Presidency

Allen Morales, Writer December 2, 2024

On November 5th, 2024, the United States took to the polls. On November 5th, 2024, the American people failed the nation. One by one, starting on the east coast, spreading slowly west, the first tallies...

California’s Wildfires – How Climate Change Affects Us

Alyssa Portillo, Photographer December 2, 2024

California has a long history of wildfires, exacerbated by low humidity, rising temperatures, and excess brush. On November 6, 2024, the Mountain Fire broke out in the city of Camarillo in Ventura County....

A Presidential Birthday: Jimmy Carter

Allen Morales, Writer October 29, 2024

Former President James Earl Carter Jr., also known as Jimmy Carter, celebrated his 100th birthday on October 1st, 2024. This makes the 39th President, Carter, the longest living U.S. President in history.  Jimmy...

The SoCal Wildfires

Allen Morales, Writer October 9, 2024

California is the state eternally battling wildfires. 6,378 wildfires are currently burning in California, with approximately 995,639 acres burned, around the same size as Rhode Island. Three fires currently...

The California Clampdown on Phones in Schools

Allen Morales, Writer September 13, 2024

California is soon expected to join as the fifth state to limit the use of cell phones in schools. State legislators have recently passed a bill, the Phone-Free School Act, which would require all schools...

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