How start-ups like SpaceX have brought changes in aerospace
During the height of the space race in the 1960s, the average age in the control room was under 30. Today, the aerospace industry averages closer to 50.Some experts predict more than half of the...
View ArticleThis new Sriracha hot sauce product is what you've been waiting for
Tired of lugging around that bottle of your favorite Sriracha sauce? Sriracha2Go has solved that problem with the introduction of small, 5-gram packets of Huy Fong Foods' signature Sriracha sauce.
View ArticleLocal law enforcement agencies and the FBI conduct an active shooter training...
More than 75 first-responders form local law enforcement agencies and the FBI conduct an active shooter training exercise at South Pasadena Middle School in South Pasadena. on Friday.
View ArticleCalifornia governor rejects parole of Manson follower, 73
LOS ANGELES >> Gov. Jerry Brown has rejected parole for a third time for a follower of cult leader Charles Manson 46 years after a series of bloody murders rocked Southern California.Bruce Davis...
View ArticleCalifornia marijuana growers face new crop of local bans
SACRAMENTO >> When the California Legislature passed the state's first comprehensive medical marijuana regulations in September, pot advocates hoped the move heralded a new era of trust in their...
View Article3 inmates held on violent crimes escape Santa Ana jail
SANTA ANA >> Southern California authorities launched a frantic manhunt Saturday after three inmates charged with violent crimes, including torture and murder, escaped an Orange County jail.The...
View ArticleFire leads to discovery of 700 marijuana plants inside Arcadia home
ARCADIA >> A fire at an Arcadia home led authorities to discover about 700 marijuana plants growing inside early Saturday.Firefighters responded to a report of a fire about 12 a.m. at a house in...
View ArticleClimate change, flooding topics of concern at Aquarium of the Pacific panel
About 200 Long Beach residents got a close look at how climate change is affecting the local area Saturday morning. The League of Women Voters, Long Beach Area, organized a presentation on climate...
View ArticleHow the Sheriff's Department oversight body will be different from LAPD's...
A new Sheriff's Department oversight panel might not have sweeping powers, but that doesn't mean it can't help make the agency more accountable, using public opinion and persuasion to spark reform,...
View ArticleWill Central Basin implement any recommendations from scathing state audit?
COMMERCE - A recent scathing audit of Central Basin Municipal Water District questioned the board's leadership, was skeptical of financial practices and called for the end of a monthly auto...
View ArticleDrone registrations soar, federal officials say
WASHINGTON >> Federal officials say they're satisfied with early results for drone registration, which numbers nearly 300,000 in the first 30 days since an online registration system when online.
View ArticleNAMM show features innovation of all shapes and sizes
Aluminum has long been a material of choice for bike frames, ladders and the siding on homes.But guitars?It might sound a little strange, but 660 Guitars has created several models made of the...
View ArticleMan accused of killing teenage nephews in Arcadia detained in Hong Kong
ARCADIA >> A man sought in the beating deaths of his teenage nephews in Arcadia, as well as an attack on his wife in La Cañada Flintridge, is in custody after being apprehended in Hong Kong,...
View ArticleWhittier sex offender accused of raping high school students
WHITTIER >> Police Friday jailed a registered sex offender they say raped two teenage girls he met in the parking lot of a Whittier high school during two separate incidents on Wednesday and...
View ArticlePanel orders SoCalGas to shut down leaking well in Porter Ranch
WOODLAND HILLS >> Too big to fail.So said a U.S. congressman from the San Fernando Valley on Saturday before the approval of a sweeping nuisance abatement order against the Southern California...
View Article'Citizen scientists' use drones to map El Nino flooding
LONG BEACH >> Forget about selfies. In California, residents are using smartphones and drones to document the coastline's changing face.Starting this month, The Nature Conservancy is asking tech...
View Article90 smartphones stolen in Pasadena store break-in
PASADENA >> A trio of burglars smashed their way into a Pasadena cell phone store early Sunday, making off with 90 smartphones, officials said.The break-in took place about 4:18 a.m. at a...
View Article3 inmates who escaped from California jail considered armed
LOS ANGELES >> Investigators are pursuing several leads in the search for three inmates who masterminded a brazen escape from a Southern California maximum-security jail and are considered...
View ArticleHas El Nino stood us up? Forecasters weigh in
Forecasters say El Niño hasn't yet stood us up on a date and that the much-hyped set of storms -- characterized by unusually warm temperatures in the equatorial Pacific that bring above-average...
View ArticleEdison prepares electrical systems for El Nino
Sandbags here. Cleared trenches there. Debris removed. Equipment checked. The preparations have long been underway across the region.Now Southern California Edison crews are just waiting for that...
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