Freedom Communications execs put in bid on Santa Ana, Riverside newspapers
The publisher of the Orange County Register is making his own bid for his company's future.On Friday, Freedom Communications President and CEO Rich Mirman announced his local investment group also put...
View ArticleElderly, partially blind Pasadena woman missing for a week
PASADENA >> Authorities continue seeking a partially blind, 81-year-old Pasadena woman suffering from bipolar disorder who's been missing for a week.Julie Sanchez was last seen about noon March 4...
View ArticleBeyond Wonderland returns to San Manuel Amphitheater with Dada Life,...
Beyond Wonderland wants you to be happy.The two-day festival, which organizers said drew more than 70,000 fans last year, features colorful spectacles -- from people dressed in everything from Superman...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for March 12, 2016
ALTADENASaturday events at the libraryLinda Louie presents "Steeped in Culture," a tea sampling and talk at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Altadena Library.Louie will talk about the history and possibilities...
View ArticleSid Gally, a Caltech grad and longtime historian of Pasadena, dies
Sid Gally, a lifelong Pasadena resident who attended Caltech, worked for Southern California Gas Co. and wrote a weekly history column for the Pasadena Star-News, has died. He was 95.Gally took a fall...
View ArticleMarsha Fuerst, dedicated mother and founder of North-West College, dies at 79
Marsha Fuerst dreamed of becoming a medical missionary.Instead, she made it her mission for five decades to make dreams come true for others when she opened North-West College in West Covina in...
View ArticleNew Matter announces recipients of its Educate and Inspire Grant program
New Matter, a Pasadena-based maker of 3D printers, has announced the recipients of its Educate and Inspire Grant program.New Matter received more than 450 applications from 45 states and the District...
View ArticleEx-Clippers owners Donald, Shelly Sterling call off their divorce
The Associated PressFormer Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his wife, Shelly Sterling, have decided to remain in their six-decade marriage.The Sterlings are opting out of the divorce that...
View ArticleMountain Lion P-22 not likely to be put down for koala killing
Mountain lion P-22, which has become a celebrity of sorts, will likely get away with his latest escapade, the suspected killing of Killarney the koala earlier this month.The Sacramento-based
View ArticleNancy Reagan lovingly remembered at Simi Valley funeral
SIMI VALLEY - For all of the political power they possessed, for all of the Hollywood glitz they could draw, Nancy Reagan's funeral at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Friday was simply the story...
View ArticleTrials for two separate Christmas Day slayings in Pasadena near end
PASADENA >> Two separate homicide cases involing the deaths of three innocent bystanders on Christmas Day in Pasadena in 2012 are nearing their conclusion.Trial is ongoing in Los Angeles Superior...
View ArticleFaulty part causes Foothill Gold Line crossing gates to malfunction
Metro said Friday that it's working to replace a faulty part that controls train crossing gates on the new Foothill Gold Line Extension, after officials in five cities along the route complained of...
View ArticleWho serves Pasadena's best Mai Tai?
Have I told you the story of Dom Perignon "tasting stars" as he sipped his champagne for the first time, calling for his fellow monks to come quickly to try his creation? That's just one of many of the...
View ArticleWhat will historians say when they look back on 2016?
Legend has it that when Lord Cornwallis and his British troops surrendered to the Americans at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, their band played a song called "The World Turned Upside Down."It may be...
View ArticleSelection Sunday for SoCal: Everything you need to know
March Madness has arrived, with Selection Sunday tomorrow, and the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament beginning Thursday. Who will make the tournament? The 68 teams will be finalized...
View ArticleMetro to add more train cars to popular new Gold Line Foothill Extension
PASADENA >> By popular demand, Metro is adding additional rail cars Monday to Gold Line Foothill Extension trains during peak hours, as well as parking lot attendants to ease traffic flow, to...
View ArticlePorter Ranch gas leak: Federal legislation proposed to ensure safety
PORTER RANCH >> Across the nation, a natural gas leak that forced thousands of residents and students to flee their Porter Ranch homes and schools should never happen again, anywhere.So says Rep....
View ArticleIncumbents face a write-in candidate in Sierra Madre's city council election
Last minute write-in candidate Barry Gold is hoping to shake up the upcoming April 12 election as two city council incumbents seek additional four-year terms.Mayor John Cappocia and Councilman John...
View ArticlePolice, family seek missing Pasadena woman
PASADENA >> Police and worried family members are looking for a mentally and physically ill woman who went missing in Pasadena Thursday.Elaine Dietz, 51, was last seen about 4:30 p.m. Thursday...
View ArticleWill Metro's tunneling under Los Angeles spur a 710 Freeway tunnel?
When Bertha, a giant tunnel-boring machine, stalled and nearly caught fire beneath downtown Seattle, opponents of a similar tunnel proposed for the 710 Freeway between Alhambra and Pasadena would point...
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