After Lincoln Heights killing, 4 arrested in chase through West Covina, La...
LINCOLN HEIGHTS -- A man was shot and killed in his car on a street in Lincoln Heights early today and four gang members -- two men and two women -- were taken into custody after a freeway pursuit that...
View ArticleMilking almost over for 'Happy Birthday' cash cow
LOS ANGELES -- Warner/Chappell Music has agreed to pay $14 million to end a long-running copyright dispute over royalty rights to "Happy Birthday" -- billed as the most recognized song in the English...
View ArticleL.A. County approves sweeping plan to reduce homelessness
Calling the decision historic and unprecedented, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a sweeping plan to reduce homelessness. Prompted by a 12 percent increase since...
View ArticleMan charged with animal cruelty, dog remains at Pasadena Humane Society
SOUTH PASADENA >> Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Los Angeles man with a misdemeanor count of cruelty to an animal for allegedly kicking his Chihuahua several times then swinging her in the air...
View ArticleSee Rocketdyne-powered payload blast off from Vandenberg AFB
Engines designed and built by Aerojet Rocketdyne's unit in Canoga Park powered a national security payload into orbit for the U.S. government early Wednesday morning, the company said.• PHOTOS: See the...
View ArticleGOP's Carly Fiorina drops out of presidential race
WASHINGTON -- Former technology executive Carly Fiorina has ended her bid for the Republican nomination for president.___More to come.
View ArticleThis was the Foothill Gold Line train before there was a Gold Line
Alan Weeks is going back to the future.When the modern, light-rail Gold Line extension train begins whoosing along the base of the San Gabriel Mountains starting March 5, he will be there experiencing...
View ArticleAllred named president, CEO of San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
The San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership has a new leader.On Wednesday, the organization's board of directors approved Jeff Allred, who currently serves as city manager for Rosemead, as the...
View ArticleEx-LA Sheriff Lee Baca pleads guilty in corruption case
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court to one count of lying to government investigators probing corruption and civil rights abuses by the...
View ArticleToday's Coastal Commission showdown: environmentalists v. business groups
LOS ANGELES >> The powerful agency that manages development on California's coastline considered whether to fire its chief executive Wednesday as it faced a packed room of sign-holding supporters...
View ArticleQuentin Tarantino films among the upcoming movie screenings in the Los...
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica areaEl Capitan Theatre: "Lady and the Tramp" (1955), 10 a.m., 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Feb. 12-15. Tickets $13-$24. 6838 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 800-347-6396....
View ArticleBargain Hunter: Marie Callender's pie sale is on through Feb. 29
By Sandra Barrera, Staff WriterHankering for fresh-baked cherry pie? You can pick one up for $7.99, plus tin, during Marie Callender's "Whole Pie To-Go" sale through Feb. 29. The annual event features...
View ArticleBargain Hunter: FIDM Museum's costume exhibit, through April 30
By Sandra Barrera, Staff WriterFIDM Museum's free 24th annual "Art of Motion Picture Costume Design" exhibit opens today with creations from all five Oscar nominees, including "The Danish Girl," "The...
View ArticleFuneral and mass for former El Monte mayor Ernie Gutierrez announced
Funeral services for former El Monte Mayor Ernie Gutierrez will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. at Nativity Parish church, 3743 Tyler Ave., in El Monte. A mass will be held on Friday at 10 a.m., also at the...
View ArticleLeicester City's Premier League run gives hope to the little guys
In the space of just over a week, little Leicester City has gone from English Premier League no-hopers to genuine title challengers, confounding critics and out-foxing opponents who had expected the...
View ArticleNew coffee shop to open at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena
Coffee and books just seem to go together.And a new coffee shop called the Next Chapter will soon be sharing space with Vroman's Bookstore.The shop will be situated in a 1,000-square-foot space in the...
View ArticleBurglary suspects lead deputies on chase from Diamond bar to South San Gabriel
SOUTH SAN GABRIEL >> Deputies arrested two alleged burglars and sought a third after they led deputies on a chase from Diamond Bar to South San Gabriel, then continued to run after crashing their...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama returns to Los Angeles Thursday
President Barack Obama will return to Los Angeles Thursday to tape an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and attend a pair of Democratic National Committee fundraisers.As is typical with...
View ArticleThe Southern California mosquitoes capable of carrying Zika virus, explained
The small, black-andwhite-striped insect responsible for spreading a disease that health officials fear has caused neurological birth defects in newborns across Brazil and in other countries is a...
View ArticleCockroaches, rodent droppings shut down Baldwin Park, Whittier restaurants
One restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley and one in Whittier were temporarily closed last week due to major public health hazards.Between Feb. 1 and Feb. 7, those facilities had their health permits...
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