Pasadena social calendar: December 21
MONDAY L.A. Philharmonic's Deck the Hall Holiday Concert Series offers "A Swinging' Christmas," with The Count Basie Orchestra. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. 8 p.m., $36 to...
View ArticleRose Parade 2016: Glendale looks to start new float streak after 100-streak...
Glendale broke a more than 100-year streak last year when it skipped the Rose Parade.Following a grass-roots movement from residents to restore the Glendale Rose Float Association, the city is making a...
View ArticleWoman shot during Pasadena vigil for homicide victim
PASADENA >> A woman was wounded but expected to survive after gunfire erupted Saturday night at a Pasadena vigil for a man shot to death the night before, authorities said.The shooting took place...
View ArticleCalifornia History: The real wizard of Oz
McGroarty's "Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea" in the Pasadena Museum of History's library is full of interesting biographies of Southern Californians. One of these is Lyman Frank Baum, the...
View ArticleInvestigation into San Bernardino mass shooting will be 'expansive and...
When the FBI announced that the Dec. 2 mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino was an act of terrorism and that it was taking over the investigation, it raised questions as to how...
View ArticleOn The Town: Audience enjoys a 'Peter Pan' Panto
There has been no shortage of family entertainment this holiday season, with 28 options in the Southland for viewing Tchaikovsky's beloved ballet, "The Nutcracker." There are even a few performances of...
View ArticleSkiiing Santas ride for charity at Mountain High Resort
WRIGHTWOOD >> Dozens of skiers and snowboarders dressed in full Santa Claus costumes Sunday participated in Santa Day, a group ride for charity, at Mountain High Resort.The event -- a fundraiser...
View ArticlePrevious El Ninos were tragic and destructive. What does that tell us about...
On Feb. 7, 1998, Nathan Cook took a bike ride along the Arroyo Seco in Altadena when a wall of water swept him away. In an instant, the experienced mountain biker was dead.They found his body four days...
View ArticleThis is what it is like to stay in a San Gabriel Valley homeless winter shelter
At first glance, Thursday night at St. Dorothy's parish hall looked like any other social event that might be found at the Glendora church.People gathered around long white tables drinking hot...
View ArticleOfficials to canvass Irwindale neighborhood for clues in fatal shooting of...
IRWINDALE >> Deputies plan to canvass a stretch of Foothill Boulevard early Monday in search of witnesses or anyone who may have information to help solve the mysterious slaying of a Duarte man...
View Article2 Southwest jets 'bump' in Burbank
LOS ANGELES -- A pair of Southwest Airlines jets were in a minor crash after they bumped into each other today at Bob Hope International Airport in Burbank.At 2:30 p.m., Flight 815 was pushing back...
View ArticleMore rain than expected hits Southern California
LOS ANGELES -- Saturday's storm was a bit stronger than expected, with more than a half-inch of rain falling in some places, the National Weather Service said today.A measuring station in Bel Air, near...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines jet makes emergency landing at LAX
LOS ANGELES -- An American Airlines jet made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport today after the plane was believed to have struck a bird shortly after takeoff.Flight 641 from...
View Article'Emotional and physical breakdown' made visual effects producer disappear...
HOLLYWOOD -- A Hollywood visual effects producer who went missing last month before resurfacing in Mexico says his disappearance was caused by an "emotional and physical breakdown" brought about, in...
View ArticleArcadia hotel clerk struck during struggle in armed robbery
ARCADIA -- The clerk of an Arcadia hotel was injured this morning when he was struck on the head during an armed robbery, police said.The robbery was reported just before 2 a.m. at the Santa Anita Inn...
View ArticleCentral Basin ethics policy to get first test over recycled water projects
COMMERCE - The embattled Central Basin Municipal Water District's new ethics policy will get its first test next year as a result of accusations the district is denying recycled water projects as a...
View ArticleEnrique Marquez Jr. denied bail in connection to San Bernardino terror attack
A federal magistrate on Monday denied bail for a Riverside man accused of buying the two AR-15 assault rifles used in the Dec. 2 terrorist attack in San Bernardino in which 14 people were killed and...
View ArticleAuto theft suspect arrested after pursuit from San Gabriel to East LA
SAN GABRIEL >> A driver who failed to pull over during a traffic stop Sunday near San Gabriel Boulevard and Broadway led San Gabriel Police Department officers on a pursuit through surface...
View ArticleHow to stay safe at malls and in your home this holiday season
Not everyone hitting the shopping malls, stores and restaurants during the holiday season is focused on spreading Christmas cheer. It's a target rich environment for thieves and scam artists, officials...
View ArticleHundreds celebrate Misty Copeland's homecoming, square unveiling in San Pedro
Her arrival was signaled by outbursts of cheers befitting a celebrity, but with a special sincerity because she was one of their own.Like a scene from the stage, a beaming Misty Copeland passed through...
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