SeaWorld admits PETA Rose Parade protester worked as a spy
Seaworld's CEO Joel Manby admitted Thursday morning that a man allegedly detained during protests at the 2014 Rose Parade worked as a spy embedded with animal rights activists.During an earnings call,...
View ArticleDrought-plagued California misses mandated 25 percent water cut
SAN FRANCISCO -- Californians are starting to fall behind the state's mandatory 25-percent water conservation target even though the state remains in drought, state officials said Thursday.As of...
View ArticlePorter Ranch residents have until March 18 to return home, judge rules
Porter Ranch residents have until March 18 to return to their homes after a judge on Thursday granted a temporary restraining order requested by Los Angeles County ordering Southern California Gas...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for February 26,...
ARCADIAArboretum holds library reopeningA grand reopening of the newly renovated library at the Los Angeles County Arboretum will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday.Guests will be able to take a tour,...
View ArticleGunman sought in Pasadena liquor store robbery
PASADENA >> A man with a handgun held up the clerk at a Pasadena liquor store late Thursday, officials said.The robber brandished a pistol when he walked into Sunshine Liquor, at Colorado...
View ArticleSwiping for love with dating apps continues to rise; Cal State Long Beach...
Zane Rizvi swiped across his phone and curled his lips in a fit of revulsion. The 19-year-old student at Cal State Long Beach, who identifies as bisexual, shared a bit of what his life is like on the...
View ArticleFBI seeks 'dangerous power' in fight over San Bernardino terrorist's iPhone,...
WASHINGTON -- Apple Inc. on Thursday asked a federal magistrate to reverse her order that the company help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone, accusing the federal government of seeking "dangerous...
View ArticleSouthern California temperatures hit mid-80s, waves kick up tonight
LOS ANGELES -- A swell that generated high surf along the Southern California coast gradually subsided today, but another long-period swell is developing and will give rise to another bout of high surf...
View ArticleBoyle Heights man arrested on suspicion of stabbing his mother
LOS ANGELES -- A 25-year-old man suspected of stabbing his mother in an attack in Boyle Heights that left the woman hospitalized was being held today in lieu of $1 million bail.Angel Hernandez was...
View ArticlePorter Ranch gas-leak expenses don't keep SoCalGas from doubling earnings
Despite the largest methane leak in U.S. history, Southern California Gas Company's fourth quarter earnings nearly doubled, the utility said this morning.During the last year's fourth quarter,...
View ArticleSoCalGas appeals order to extend gas-leak relocation for Porter Ranch residents
Southern California Gas Co. has appealed a judge's order that requires the utility to pay for Porter Ranch residents to be relocated until March 18.The gas company filed the appeal late Thursday.
View ArticleU.S. sends a message with California nuclear missile test
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE -- Like a giant pen stroke in the sky, an unarmed Minuteman 3 nuclear missile roared out of its underground bunker on the California coastline Thursday and soared over the...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano recovering from stroke, will continue reelection...
U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano was wrapping up an endorsement meeting in Los Angeles earlier this month when she felt something was not right."I couldn't get what I wanted to say out," Napolitano said...
View ArticleWhen is the grand opening of the Gold Line Foothill Extension?
On March 5, Metro will launch the line with speakers and a ceremony at 10 a.m., at the Duarte/City of Hope Station. Free rides to the public will begin at 11 a.m. and end at midnight only on the...
View ArticleWhat parking is available at the new Gold Line stations?
So where are the stations? How would you get from there to your destination?• Arcadia Station, 73 East Santa Clara Street. Parking garage: 300 spaces, plus 20 bike racks and 24 bike lockers. Bus...
View ArticleWhat time do trains run for the new Gold Line Foothill Extension?
Trains will stop at six new stations: Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte/City of Hope, Irwindale, Downtown Azusa and the Azusa Pacific University/Citrus College Station. They run 12 minutes apart, twice as long...
View ArticleHow a new court ruling impacts a Central Basin slush fund lawsuit
COMMERCE >> A whistle-blower lawsuit filed by Central Basin Municipal Water District Director Leticia Vasquez seeking the return of $2.7 million to the district from two law firms can now go...
View ArticleGlendale men found guilty of laundering illegal proceeds of medicare fraud
Two Glendale men face sentencing in June for laundering millions of dollars illegally generated by a health care fraud scheme that billed Medicare for equipment and tests that were not medically...
View ArticleApple blaming San Bernardino County, FBI for iPhone dilemma
Apple's contention that the FBI and the county of San Bernardino could have accessed the iPhone used by the gunman in the Dec. 2 terrorist attack had they taken proper safeguards, resurfaced in a...
View ArticleNew Arcadia zoning regulations will have to wait a little longer
ARCADIA >>The Planning Commission may have thrown a wrench in the city's plan to adopt new zoning regulations before the April 12 election. The commission this week was tasked with reviewing...
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