Doctor files disability discrimination lawsuit against San Gabriel, council...
SAN GABRIEL >> A local doctor, who specializes in treating serious kidney disease, has filed a lawsuit against the city of San Gabriel and four of its council members for disability...
View ArticleHere's how Metro wants to spend $120 billion in your tax money for...
LOS ANGELES >> Metro unveiled an ambitious transportation plan Friday, proposing to use $120 billion from a possible future sales tax to build numerous projects, including a rail line to Las...
View ArticleWhat February's jobs report says about TV, movie production in L.A. County
California posted healthy job gains in February after weathering losses the previous month.Figures released Friday from the state Employment Development Department show the state added 39,900 jobs in...
View ArticleApple to provide witness testimony in San Bernardino iPhone case
Attorneys for Apple said Friday the technology company will provide expert testimony at next week's hearing in its case against the Department of Justice involving the San Bernardino shooter's...
View ArticleVerizon Wireless outage throughout Southern California
Some Verizon Wireless customers were unable to make calls on their phones Friday in Los Angeles and throughout Southern California, and company officials said they were working to resolve the...
View ArticleWhittier social service agency receives $1 million grant to help homeless...
WHITTIER >> A nonprofit children's mental health provider will be able to nearly double the amount of homeless families and children it can house, thanks to a $1 million grant it has received.The...
View ArticleMan convicted of murder for 2014 Monterey Park stabbing
MONTEREY PARK >> A jury convicted a south San Gabriel man Friday of murder for the seemingly random fatal stabbing of another man in a Monterey Park parking lot in 2014, authorities said.An...
View ArticleAssemblyman hosts hearing on lessons learned from Dec. 2 San Bernardino...
Although first responders worked quickly and cooperatively during the Dec. 2 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, there was room for better communication and more equipment, local public safety...
View ArticleVietnam veterans get their day at Rose Hills event
WHITTIER >> Veterans involved in this year's Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day program at Rose Hills Memorial Park view it as a catharsis for the mistreatment Vietnam veterans endured when they...
View ArticleVeterans who have lost limbs find new hope and abilities with this technology
Ramon Padilla never saw the rocket-propelled grenade that exploded in front of him. And he never heard the bullet that tore away a silver dollar-sized piece of his skull.But the 41-year-old former El...
View ArticleSoCalGas blames meter change for billing errors
When Los Angeles County residents complained earlier this year about higher-than-normal bills from Southern California Gas Co., the utility blamed the charges on cold winter weather and increases in...
View ArticleWhy Lucy Jones' retirement might just save thousands of lives during earthquakes
Later this month, the U.S. Geological Survey will say goodbye to retiring seismologist Lucy Jones.While the federal agency is losing one of its best-known figures, her next role is a win for Southern...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for March 19, 2016
ARCADIAMayor to read student-created bookMayor Gary Kovacic will read a student-created book at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Arcadia Public Library's Barks and Books event.Earlier this month, Barnhart...
View ArticleWine Review: Best local steakhouses for a porterhouse and pour
Steakhouses are popping up everywhere in our area. I think competition is good, especially for the consumer. You can go to Ruth's Chris for happy hour and get a great glass of wine and a steak sandwich...
View ArticleTribune Publishing pushes back against DOJ monopoly charge
Tribune refuted federal antitrust concerns related to its bid to buy the Orange County Register and Riverside Press Enterprise, arguing that newspaper monopolies are outdated.Lawyers for Tribune...
View ArticleMonrovia High senior chosen as Youth of the Year at Boys and Girls Club of...
Alizé Neal admits she was terrified when she began going to the Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills in Monrovia nine years ago."I stuck to my siblings the first week," said the 17-year-old. "But by...
View ArticleSouthern California gas prices continue to rise
LOS ANGELES >> The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Saturday for the 23rd consecutive day, increasing 1 cent to $2.775.The average price has...
View ArticleFormer LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa appears poised to enter 2018 governor's...
LOS ANGELES >> The presidential contest is dominating national headlines, but the toughest campaign in California might be two years away.The race to replace Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018 is emerging...
View ArticleWith orca changes, SeaWorld must live without iconic Shamu
ORLANDO, Fla. >> SeaWorld built its brand on a leaping and splashing killer whale named Shamu. She was part of its logo, gave her name to stadiums in the theme parks and was the inspiration for...
View ArticleFight over names to iconic sites at Yosemite escalates
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) -- The fight over the names of historic hotels and other beloved landmarks at Yosemite National Park is escalating.The Sacramento Bee reports (http://bit.ly/1R5Nzye)...
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