Einstein was right! Caltech, LIGO help discover gravitational waves
A worldwide team of physicists led by Caltech announced Thursday they have found ripples created by two black holes colliding more than a billion light years away, a discovery that further enforces...
View ArticleLive coverage: Porter Ranch gas leak temporarily stopped
SoCalGas officials have temporarily halted a gas leak that has persisted for more than three months in the northern San Fernando Valley. The leak as forced thousands from their homes and spewed...
View ArticleWeekend events: Henan Art Troupe in San Gabriel among top 10 things to do in...
THEATERVibrant VarietyHenan Art Troupe: Acrobatics, Beijing opera, Chinese folk music and more. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14, San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel, $10-$15,...
View ArticleService planned for ski patrol volunteer killed in Mt. Waterman skiing accident
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST >> Services are planned today for a Winnetka man and volunteer ski patrol member who died over the weekend in a skiing accident near Mt. Waterman, officials said.William...
View ArticleBaldwin Park Unified finds its new superintendent within its own ranks
The Baldwin Park Unified School District's school board has chosen interim Superintendent Froilan Mendoza to serve as the district's permanent top executive.On Tuesday, the Board of Education voted 4-1...
View ArticlePorter Ranch gas leak stopped, officials say
The massive natural gas leak at Southern California Gas Co.'s Aliso Canyon storage field above Porter Ranch that has forced an estimated 15,000 residents to flee the community since October has been...
View ArticlePorter Ranch residents relieved natural gas leak stopped but concerns linger
Porter Ranch area residents breathed a sigh of relief Thursday but many also expressed concerns after Southern California Gas Co. announced that it halted the flow of natural gas from a leaking well at...
View ArticleSierra Madre to discuss hiring sheriff's department for night patrols
SIERRA MADRE >> The Sierra Madre City Council will discuss hiring the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to take over night patrols in the city later this month.The Sierra Madre Police...
View ArticleHow lessons from Christopher Dorner manhunt helped police during San...
SAN BERNARDINO >> When fired Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner went on his killing spree it drew the largest law enforcement response in San Bernardino County history -- until the...
View ArticleYoung El Monte man and woman killed in Boyle Heights car-to-car attack
BOYLE HEIGHTS >> Coroner's officials have identified a young man and woman from El Monte who died Sunday after a gunman opened fire on the car in Boyle Heights, sending it careening into a...
View ArticlePasadena police nab couple, find stolen car with pilfered parcels
PASADENA - A couple in a stolen car containing purloined packages drew the attention of an officer by committing a traffic violation Wednesday.The duo fled, ditched the car with the stolen loot but...
View ArticleFirst person: Going for a ride on an NHRA dragster
POMONA >> In my world, a Disneyland ride is too fast, but this week I was driven to 149 mph.An email from my colleague and sports columnist Louis Brewster came in last week, asking me if there...
View ArticleWhy food portions matter for children's health in L.A. County
More than 700 restaurants across Los Angeles County have pledged to curb adult and childhood obesity by offering smaller portion sizes and healthier meals on their menus as part of a public health...
View ArticleThanks to rescue, it's still nine lives for Tiny Dancer: Dennis McCarthy
"Hold me closer tiny dancer, catch the headlights on the highway."They named the cat Tiny Dancer after an old Elton John song.She was found lying atop a 4-foot-high overpass wall on the busy 710...
View ArticleObama grants Mojave Trails, Castle Mountains, Sand to Snow national monument...
LOS ANGELES >> President Barack Obama granted national monument status Friday to nearly 1.8 million acres of scenic Southern California desert, a move the White House says will maintain in...
View ArticleThinkin' Lincoln for Presidents' Day
Virginia photographer Greta Pratt's passion for Abraham Lincoln presenters began when she was working on "Using History," her book exploring historical re-enactments across the United States."I was...
View ArticleCelebrate President's Day with Lincoln, Washington and the people who portray...
Although we combine the February birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington for the President's Day holiday, these two towering heroes of American history are not revered in the same way. While...
View Article'Romeo and Juliet' returns in a stripped-down Pasadena production
Of all of Shakespeare's plays, "Romeo and Juliet" could be the most heartbreaking, and the one that remains relevant regardless of the setting. To that end, the tragedy will be presented at A Noise...
View ArticlePasadena police investigating shooting, one taken into custody
One man was taken into custody in connection with a shooting in Pasadena Friday morning.At 9:12 a.m., the Pasadena Police Department received a call of shots being fired between two parties in white...
View ArticleSouth Pasadena latest city to have utility users tax repeal placed on ballot
A Tea Party group targeting utility users taxes in an attempt to reduce government has another target in its sights - South Pasadena.On their third attempt in a three years, the group managed to...
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