Contest: Do you have an amazing summer 2015 photo?
Did you travel, check out an awesome festival or concert or do something else amazing this summer? We're looking for the best 2015 summer photos. Here's how you can submit yours:Send your favorite...
View ArticleEl Monte boy who lost life to cancer at age 6 honored with memorial bench at...
WHITTIER >> Just as Doryan Torres Carrillo of El Monte left an indelible impact on countless lives in his six short years before losing his life to cancer, he left his permanent mark on the...
View ArticlePasadena History: The ties between Pasadena and Santa Catalina Island
Many Pasadena people have had close ties to Santa Catalina Island. An ad in the The Pasadena Star-News in 1919 said that William Wrigley, then the new owner of the island, wanted "homey" people to buy...
View ArticlePasadena social calendar: August 3
THURSDAYThe 17th Annual V Wine Celebration to benefit the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The Napa Valley. The festivities and auction continue through Aug. 9. 707-963-0611 or...
View ArticleOn the Town: Fashion Institute kicks off 9th annual exhibition
The sudden tropical downpour, on July 18, began one hour before members of the Costume Designers Guild, Television Academy, and a throng of local fashionistas were to arrive at the Fashion Institute of...
View ArticleMovie producers battle for share of new California tax credits
Movie producers are waiting to hear if their projects will be eligible for the first round of California's new, more generous and better-targeted production tax credits. At stake is bringing the kinds...
View ArticleLast member of Amelia Earhart search crew dies in Whittier at age 99
WHITTIER >> Walter Kastner, the last surviving member of the crew of the U.S.S. Lexington battleship, which conducted the unsuccessful search for Amelia Earhart, died July 11 at a Whittier...
View ArticleShot fired during failed robbery at Pasadena cellular store
PASADENA >> Two men fired a gunshot during a failed robbery at a Pasadena wireless store Sunday afternoon, but ultimately fled empty-handed, officials said.No one was hurt in the 1:25 p.m....
View Article100-year-old Pomona vet recounts life's journey
POMONA >> James Cornforth, 100, never imagined the path his life would take from a small farm in Oklahoma to being a prisoner of war. He would find himself working in groves in Orange County,...
View ArticleLAPD asks for public's help in locating missing Albanian Special Olympics...
Los Angeles police asked for the public's help Sunday to locate a Special Olympian from Albania who participated in the World Games and was last seen Saturday night at USC.Andi Gusmari, 44, of Albania...
View ArticleChildhood friends launch craft beer ice cream venture
UPLAND >> Beer ice cream? Childhood friends Sam Howland, 27, and Bryan Marasco, 28, have seen their fair share of doubters any time they've tried serving up their tasty concoction. "People have...
View ArticleMap shows where all of California's wildfires are burning
This map created by CAL FIRE provides general locations of major fires burning in California. The fires locations are approximates.Trouble viewing this map? View 2015 California Fire Map on Google Maps.
View ArticleHARD Summer 2015: Zeds Dead and RL Grime prove they play to win during festival
POMONA >> Zeds Dead and RL Grime both showcased gigantic graphics, bumping electronic music and infectious enthusiasm that carried over fans on Sunday at HARD Summer.Both groups performed on the...
View ArticleUFC champ Ronda Rousey to star in film based on 'My Fight/Your Fight'...
After a blockbuster weekend in which she knocked out Bethe Correia in 34 seconds in Brazil, UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is ready for more of the spotlight.In an exclusive, Variety is...
View ArticleAmericans think farmers should be first in line for water during drought
When water gets scarce and the government slaps restrictions on its use, who should be first in line at the spigot? Farmers, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.The national survey provides a...
View ArticleHARD Summer 2015: Jack U brings out Justin Bieber, AlunaGeorge among other...
POMONA >> Festivalgoers caught Bieber Fever during Jack U's star-studded set during the last night of this year's HARD Summer music festival.Justin Bieber joined the super DJ duo Skrillex and...
View ArticleElectronic music fests under scrutiny after rave deaths at Pomona Fairplex
Two suspected drug overdose deaths at a popular Pomona music festival over the weekend prompted new scrutiny Monday on public safety at such raves, where at least four people have died since 2013,...
View ArticleBees swarm and sting construction crew outside Riverside Walmart
RIVERSIDE -- A colony of bees went on the attack today in a Riverside parking lot, swarming and stringing a group of construction workers who disturbed their hive, leaving one of the men in critical...
View ArticlePresident Obama's Clean Power Plan gains support from Gov. Jerry Brown, L.A....
LOS ANGELES -- Mayor Eric Garcetti and Gov. Jerry Brown hailed President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan announced today in a bid to address climate change, saying the nation needs less debate on the...
View Article2 children hurt by falling Pasadena tree released from hospital
PASADENA >> Two children hospitalized after a pine tree fell on them were released from Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center this weekend, authorities said Monday.
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