West Coast Earthquake Early Warning system gets $3.6 million private grant
A private foundation and two technology giants have thrown their support behind an Earthquake Early Warning system for the West Coast, but the program is still far from its nearly $40 million goal.The...
View Article5 things you need to know when ordering flowers
By Michelle Millsmichelle.mills@langnews.com @mickieszoo on TwitterFloral designer Mark Held shared the following advice to make the most of your Valentine's Day blooms.1 Place your order early: Do it...
View ArticleFirst doctor ever convicted of murder for overprescribing drugs gets lengthy...
LOS ANGELES - A Rowland Heights doctor, who was the first physician in the country convicted of murder by overprescribing drugs, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in state prison for killing three...
View ArticleTwitter moves to actively seek out terrorist supporters
WASHINGTON >> Twitter is now using spam-fighting technology to seek out accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity and is examining other accounts related to those flagged for possible...
View ArticleBaldwin Park school on lockdown as police search for suspect
BALDWIN PARK >> The Baldwin Park Police Department put De Anza Elementary School on lockdown Friday afternoon as they searched for a suspect, officials said.The search, which began about 2 p.m.,...
View ArticleBody found near offramp of 10 Freeway in El Monte
EL MONTE >> A man was found dead in the bushes along an offramp of the eastbound 10 Freeway in El Monte on Friday, officials said.El Monte police officers, the Los Angeles County Fire Department...
View Article'Twilight Zone' child star's belongings, remains draw devoted fans
Terry Burnham played the role of a blank-faced girl who delivered a deathly warning on a 1960 episode of "The Twilight Zone." The late Long Beach woman, who died two years ago after living in obscurity...
View ArticleElection 2016: Measure A seeks to repeal Arcadia's Utility Users Tax
ARCADIA >> On April 12, voters will have an initiative before them that could reduce taxes, but it may come at a cost. On the ballot is Measure A, an initiative to repeal the utility user tax, a...
View ArticleCoast Guard suspends search for 3 missing in plane collision near San Pedro
Authorities on Saturday called off the search for survivors of a mid-air collision that sent at least one plane plunging into the ocean near the Port of Los Angeles and instead turned to hunting bodies...
View ArticleStubHub: Lowest price for Super Bowl ticket is $3,000
SANTA CLARA >> For a mere $3,000, you can attend the Super Bowl.That's the lowest price of a ticket to the big game on Sunday, according to an executive from the online ticket marketplace...
View ArticleThe Green Way: It's not easy being green, it's personal
Another colleague of mine purchased a plug-in electric car.That's great because I'm convinced that reversing climate change will come about not by big corporations but by individual actions.One more...
View ArticleDrivers beware: Famous LA bridge has begun coming down
LOS ANGELES >> The end has begun for a downtown bridge that played a supporting role in many Hollywood chase scenes down the concrete-lined Los Angeles River.Giant jackhammers reduced 220 feet of...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed, car driver accused of DUI following Irwindale crash
IRWINDALE >> A motorcyclist died and the driver of a car is suspected of drunken driving following a collision between the two vehicles in Irwindale late Friday, officials said.The fatal crash...
View ArticleSuper Bowl I: It all kicked off in the LA Coliseum
Mike Garrett made sure he was on the Coliseum field early.A 22-year-old running back for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1967, Garrett was as eager as anyone in attendance for Super Bowl I to see the Green...
View ArticlePolice: Convicted felon found napping in car with loaded gun in Pasadena
PASADENA >> Police arrested a man on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a gun after finding him napping in an parked car in Pasadena late Friday, officials said.Officers...
View ArticlePolice negotiators coax suicidal man out of Pasadena motel room
PASADENA >> Police negotiators spent more than two hours persuading a suicidal man who claimed to be armed with a handgun to come out of his Pasadena motel room and accept help, officials...
View ArticleNew legislation would add 2 appointed members to Central Basin water board
COMMERCE >> State Sen. Ricardo Lara has introduced legislation that would add two appointed members to the five-member Central Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors that was slammed...
View ArticleProposed Whittier Uptown Family Fair clears first hurdle
WHITTIER >> Whittier Uptown Association's proposal to bring back the Family Fair cleared its first hurdle Thursday when the city's Parking and Transportation Commission agreed to establish a...
View ArticleOfficials: Man, 60, killed in Mt. Waterman skiing accident
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST >> A 60-year-old man died in what was believed to be a skiing accident Saturday afternoon at Mt. Waterman in the Angeles National Forest, authorities said.The apparent...
View ArticleUSC dental school unveils biggest-ever mobile dental clinic in Pasadena
PASADENA >> The University of Southern California partnered with a nonprofit organization and donors to unveil what's billed as the world's largest mobile dental clinic in Pasadena Friday,...
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