Expectant mothers in California urged to vaccinate for whooping cough
State health officials on Monday urged expectant mothers to vaccinate against whooping cough to stop the spread of the infectious disease across California.So far this year, one infant has died and...
View ArticleAs fires rage up north, Southern California prepares for the worst
Wildfires burning in the northern part of the state coupled with a severe drought are worrying local fire officials, who are preparing for the worst. The Los Angeles County Fire Department has...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics athlete from Ivory Coast who went missing at LAX found in...
A Special Olympics athlete from Ivory Coast who went missing Monday morning in the Delta Airlines ticketing area at Los Angeles International Airport was found hours later in Inglewood -- tired,...
View ArticleA REMARKABLE LIFE: Pasadena area philanthropist, Ann Durgerian of Arcadia,...
ARCADIA >> Safety and community were just a few of the things Ann Durgerian was devoted to.Durgerian lost her 10-year battle with cancer July 29, she was 79.For more than three decades, Ann and...
View ArticleExperts recall the first flyby of Mars 50 years ago
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE >> Fifty years ago, the Mariner 4 spacecraft flyby dispelled fears of Martians visiting Earth, but now there is debate over whether humanity will occupy the red planet one...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for August 4, 2015
ARCADIACity offers kid-friendly event, no parents requiredThe city's Kid's Night Out will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday in the Arcadia Council Chambers, 240 W. Huntington Drive.The event is in...
View ArticleL.A. County Fair adds Patti LaBelle, Juicy J, Bell Biv Devoe and more
More acts have been announced for the L.A. County Fair End of Summer Concert Series with Patti LaBelle and Chaka Khan added to the bill for one night, plus Juicy J, Alejandra Guzman, Bell Biv DeVoe and...
View ArticleNorth Hollywood man dies in jump from Burbank overpass onto 5 Freeway lanes
A 61-year-old North Hollywood man died Tuesday morning after jumping off a freeway overpass in Burbank, and the subsequent police investigation snarled traffic during the morning commute, authorities...
View ArticleL.A. County Fair adds Patti LaBelle, Juicy J, Bell Biv Devoe and more
More acts have been announced for the L.A. County Fair End of Summer Concert Series with Patti LaBelle and Chaka Khan added to the bill for one night, plus Juicy J, Alejandra Guzman, Bell Biv DeVoe and...
View ArticleMiley Cyrus, Steel Panther perform final concert at House of Blues
With a sign reading "ROCKED 21 YEARS ON THE SUNSET STRIP THANK YOU LA! SEE YOU SOON" outside, the House of Blues celebrated an end to an epic run with a show by Steel Panther and appearances from Miley...
View ArticleGirl, 16, fights off would-be kidnapper in Baldwin Park
BALDWIN PARK >> A 16-year-old girl fought off a man who tried to kidnap her Monday night, police said.The attempted abduction happened shortly after 7 p.m. on Big Dalton Avenue and Channing...
View ArticleApplications open for 2016 Tournament of Roses Royal Court
PASADENA >> Up to 1,000 young women will spend the next couple months hoping to find their next adventure on Jan. 1, as applications are opened for the 2016 Tournament of Roses Royal...
View ArticleCould all-day breakfast at McDonald's be just months away?
Much has been written in recent weeks about a memo sent to McDonald's franchisees regarding a possible conversion to all-day breakfast in October.I, for one, would welcome the change.Arguably,...
View ArticleUSGS awards $4 million to earthquake early warning system on the West Coast
PASADENA >> The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded $4 million to help push ShakeAlert, an earthquake early warning system, closer to becoming a functioning $38.2 million network on the West...
View ArticleSan Gabriel parents upset about school distict's move to weekly minimum days
SAN GABRIEL >> Several parents of children in the San Gabriel Unified School District are voicing concerns about a plan to implement a weekly minimum day in the upcoming school year to allow time...
View ArticleBaby gray whale separated from mother meanders along L.A. County coast
An abandoned, hungry 15-foot-long baby Pacific gray whale that lingered in the Marina del Rey harbor over the weekend and nearly stranded at Dockweiler State Beach on Monday had traveled farther up the...
View ArticleLos Angeles County supervisors seek answers into HARD Summer Fest deaths in...
Banning raves on L.A. County property -- at least for the time being -- moved a step closer to reality Tuesday as local and federal officials sought answers after two women died at a popular electronic...
View ArticlePasadena City College must return to semesters and pay employees for losses,...
Pasadena City College must return to semesters and pay its faculty for losses brought on by elimination of its winter session in 2012, according to a decision of a public employment board.The Public...
View ArticleAnother Special Olympics athlete from Ivory Coast goes missing
Another Special Olympics athlete from Ivory Coast was reported missing Tuesday in Inglewood, a day after one of his team members was found in the city after disappearing for several hours, police said.
View ArticleViral video captures teen confronting woman over leaving baby in car in Torrance
A Facebook video showing a man confronting a woman who left her baby son in her car while she visited a Sprint store in Torrance went viral Tuesday, drawing outrage from viewers and interest from the...
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