Monrovia man killed, Pasadena man accused of DUI in 134 Freeway crash
PASADENA >> A drunken driver ran from the scene of an early-morning crash on the 134 Freeway in Pasadena that left a Monrovia man dead, authorities said.Eduardo Macias, 24, of Pasadena was found...
View ArticleCommon software would have let FBI unlock terrorist's iPhone
WASHINGTON >> San Bernardino County, who owned the iPhone in a high-profile legal battle between Apple Inc. and the Justice Department paid for but never installed a feature that would have...
View Article3 separate Southern California officer-involved shootings leave 3 dead, 1...
Three people were killed and one wounded during three separate officer-involved shootings in Anaheim, Inglewood and Paramount this weekend.AnaheimA man fatally shot by Anaheim officers had fired at two...
View ArticleSoCalGas fights against reporting amount of massive Porter Ranch gas leak
The Southern California Gas Co. is fighting potential state rules that would require it to report how much methane it lost in the catastrophic leak that spewed greenhouse gases into the air above...
View ArticleSupervisors looking for ways to pay for plan to tackle homelessness
Los Angeles County supervisors will consider asking the county CEO Tuesday to explore ways to raise ongoing money for its plan to reduce homelessness, including a potential tax increase.When the...
View ArticleHillary Clinton set to hold fundraisers in Studio City, Hancock Park Monday
LOS ANGELES >> Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to hold fundraisers in Studio City and Hancock Park Monday in her seventh visit to Southern California since declaring her...
View ArticlePasadena social calendar: February 22
FRIDAYOpening of a new exhibition, "Royal Taste: The Art of Princely Courts in 15th - Century China." USC Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. The exhibit continues through June 26....
View ArticleFashion Institute shows off costumes of hit films
On Feb. 6, as an overture to Tinseltown's yearly love fest -- the 88th Academy Awards ceremony, which happens next Sunday -- the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) premiered its...
View ArticleShould desalination play a bigger role in California's water future?
When it comes to finding new sources of drinking water for residents of a coastal state mired in drought, some say desalination gets little respect in Sacramento."Desalination should be a priority,"...
View ArticleWhy has El Monte's Mountain View High School been without a cafeteria for 3...
It has been more than three years since a fire burned down the cafeteria at Mountain View High School, yet students are still awaiting a replacement facility. While other kids may complain about the...
View Article365 Whole Foods, other smaller format big-name retailers expanding in urban...
It's not just your eyes. Familiar supermarket and retail chains are getting smaller -- or rather, offering smaller versions of themselves.Company officials say the trend is prompted by people moving to...
View ArticleCaltech. 'Star Trek.' Musical. It's happening. It's really happening.
Michael Wong, a Caltech graduate student in planetary science, always wanted to boldly go where no one has gone before, but he never expected to end up on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise.The...
View ArticleComey: FBI owes it to victims to try to gain access to phone
WASHINGTON >> The FBI owes it to the victims of the San Bernardino terror attack to do what it can to gain access to the locked cellphone used by one of the gunmen, FBI Director James Comey said...
View Article'Coronageddon' scheduled to end at 4 a.m.
CORONA >> Goodbye, "Coronageddon"; hello, smoother drives to Orange County.The 55-hour weekend closure of eastbound and westbound 91 Freeway between the 71 and the 15 -- dubbed "Coronageddon" to...
View ArticleWoman charged for abandoning baby in West Covina Subway toilet
POMONA - An arraignment was continued Monday for a homeless woman accused of leaving her baby son in the toilet of a West Covina sandwich shop after giving birth to him.
View Article'Mr. Whittier' Hubert Perry, friend of President Nixon, dies at 102
WHITTIER >> Hubert Carver Perry, known as "Mr. Whittier," for his role in creating modern-day Whittier, died Saturday of what his son called "natural causes."Perry, 102, who was a friend of the...
View ArticleHighlights from the USC report on entertainment diversity
A study released Monday by the Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism is one of the most exhaustive...
View ArticlePoll: Majority of Americans say Apple should unlock San Bernardino...
A majority of Americans think Apple should unlock terror suspect Syed Farook's phone as the legal and public relations battle between the company and the government builds, according to a Pew Research...
View ArticleHuman bones found near hiking trail above Altadena
@RubyGonzales2 onTwitterANGELES NATIONAL FOREST -- A coroner's team on Monday recovered several more human bones near a trail where hikers discovered bones over the weekend.Lt. John Corina of the...
View ArticleSpike Lee, Amma Asante, Franc. Reyes react to 'alarming' Hollywood diversity...
As if the lack of diversity among the all-white acting nominees at Sunday's Academy Awards hasn't brought enough criticism, a study released Monday blasted Hollywood's lack of inclusion of people of...
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