Pacific Opera Project's 'Merry Widow' goes West to Highland Park
Franz Lehar's operetta "The Merry Widow" has been performed many times over the years, including adaptations for television and film, but it's unlikely that it has ever come to the stage as a spaghetti...
View ArticleThrice-convicted Gardena man charged in bludgeoning death of La Crescenta...
PASADENA -- A Gardena man was scheduled to be arraigned today on a murder charge stemming from the bludgeoning death of a 73-year-old La Crescenta man last summer.David Xavier Bushman, 44, was charged...
View Article2 killed in 210 Freeway crash near Glendora
GLENDORA - Two people were killed and five others were injured in a collision on Wednesday involving several vehicles on the westbound 210 Freeway, east of the 57 Freeway.California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleHearing postponed for ex-Mark Keppel girls' basketball coach
ALHAMBRA >>A judge on Wednesday postponed the hearing for a former high school girls' basketball coach accused of having sexual relations with a girl on the team. The prosecution was expected to...
View ArticleFeds seek access to multiple iPhones, Apple devices nationwide
Recently unsealed court documents show that the U.S. Justice Department has sought access to at least a dozen iPhones and other Apple devices in cases nationwide, not just in the San Bernardino...
View ArticleCockroaches, no hot water shut down these 5 San Gabriel Valley restaurants
Five restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley were temporarily closed last week due to major public health hazards.Between Feb. 15 and Feb. 21, those facilities had their health permits suspended ,...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for February 25,...
ALTADENAFree Black History Month programThe Altadena NAACP is hosting a free Black History Month program at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Altadena Community Center.The documentary "Seeking Asylum," written...
View ArticleAfter losing half its police, Sierra Madre to temporarily contract with LA...
To provide relief to the half-staffed city police department, the Sierra Madre City Council approved a contract with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department to provide nighttime patrol services at...
View ArticleVictim of fatal DUI remembered as dedicated family man, avid sports fan
MONROVIA >> Erica Nelson received a call in the predawn hours last Sunday that everyone dreads will wake them up one day.It was someone who asked two questions: Do you know Chris Nelson, and are...
View ArticleDeadline to return home arrives for Porter Ranch residents
One deadline arrived Wednesday and another comes Thursday for Porter Ranch residents who voluntarily left their homes because of a leaking Southern California Gas company well that spewed methane into...
View ArticleWhat do cows in Chino and the Porter Ranch-area gas leak have in common?
If anyone thought the Porter Ranch-area gas leak was the only major contributor of methane to Southern California's air, think again, according to a new study.The findings, by UC Irvine atmospheric...
View ArticleMap: Where is the Malibu brush fire burning?
A fire in heavy brush was reported at 2:55 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, near Mulholland Highway and Bardman Street in Malibu. So far it has consumed about 7 acres and is 35 percent contained.
View Article#OscarsSoWhite protest aims to 'shame and embarrass' near Academy Awards...
A coalition of civil rights groups will protest the lack of diversity in Hollywood films and among Oscar nominees by staging a protest and "tune out" of the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday.The...
View ArticleBad news for Southern California gas prices as major spike expected
If you've been enjoying Southern California's falling gasoline prices you'd better fill up today, because industry experts say Southland prices will jump about 30 cents by Friday and keep on climbing...
View ArticleMovies make more money when only half the cast is white, UCLA study finds
LOS ANGELES -- Movies make more money when exactly half their casts are non-white, according to an annual analysis released Thursday that shows an increasing demand for diversity in film.In previous...
View Article100,000-ton Porter Ranch gas leak is largest in U.S. history, scientists say
A study published today confirmed that the 100,000 tons of methane that flowed out of Aliso Canyon was the largest natural gas leak disaster to be recorded in the United States, and that it doubled the...
View ArticleMalibu brush fire 35 percent contained, inmate firefighter hit by falling rock
A brushfire that raced up a rugged Malibu ridge early Thursday was 35 percent contained, but a woman inmate firefighter was being treated for major injuries, Los Angeles County firefighters said.By...
View ArticleCoroner identifies victims killed in 210 Freeway collision
GLENDORA - Authorities released the names of the driver and passenger who were killed after a three-vehicle crash on the westbound 210 Freeway near Glendora on Wednesday.Lt. David Smith of the Los...
View ArticleMan sought in robbery, attempted robbery at two El Monte markets
EL MONTE >> A knife-wielding man tried, but failed, to rob one El Monte market Thursday before successfully robbing a second store 10 minutes later, police said.The first crime took place about...
View ArticleProtesters block entrance to conservative Ben Shapiro's talk at Cal State LA
Hundreds of protesters filled the student union at Cal State LA as a small audience waited to hear Ben Shapiro talk about how diversity threatens free speech in a union theatre Thursday.The audience...
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