3 women sought in Pasadena robbery, carjacking
PASADENA >> Three women robbed and carjacked another woman at knifepoint along a residential street in Pasadena Friday afternoon, police said.The three robbers approached the woman, a Pasadena...
View ArticleFBI: ISIS inspired UC Merced student in stabbings
FRESNO >> A California college student who went on a stabbing rampage that wounded four people before he was shot down by a campus police officer was inspired by the Islamic State but acted...
View ArticleCaltech astronomers discover giant 'super spiral' galaxies
PASADENA >> Astronomers from Caltech have discovered a previously unknown variety of rare, ultra-massive spiral galaxies dubbed "super spirals" that are causing them to rethink the scale of the...
View ArticleGold Line rider says long waits, foul air makes it more like fool's gold
File this under: "If they can put a man on the moon, why can't they ..."Micole Alfaro called me Thursday. Nice guy. Rides the Gold Line Foothill to his job at Caltrans in downtown Los Angeles. But he...
View ArticlePlanning is key to get ready for the Big One and other disasters
After the 1994 Northridge earthquake, Don Sampson had no fresh water in his home for a week and no electricity for at least three days.But the retired Los Angeles city firefighter was so prepared that...
View ArticleAttorney: Freedom Communications to sell to Digital First Media
Freedom Communications, the owner of The Orange County Register and Riverside Press-Enterprise, will accept Digital First Media's bid on Monday, the company's bankruptcy lawyer said Saturday.The...
View ArticleHow the Trump effect could fire up Southern California races
Jeffrey Moffatt, an Antelope Valley Republican, decided he was going to challenge incumbent congressman Steve Knight in California's June 7 primary and he's pretty sure having Donald Trump as the GOP...
View ArticleNew report shows Arcadia digital currency company was set up to 'defraud...
ARCADIA >> USFIA claimed it had amber mines, millions in precious gems, and other assets to back up its digital currency Gemcoin.But none of that was real, according to a recent report on the...
View ArticlePico Rivera teens accused of Monterey Park burglary attempt
MONTEREY PARK >> Police arrested two Pico Rivera teens Saturday in connection with an attempted break-in at a Monterey Park home the day before, officials said.The failed burglary took place...
View ArticleCovina's top cop receives award from fellow California chiefs
COVINA >> Covina Police Chief Kim Raney received the California Police Chief's Associations most prestigious award Wednesday.The CPCA presented Raney with the Joe Molloy Award, " for his...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue fallen horse from Angeles National Forest canyon
A horse that tumbled from a forest cliff trail north of Lake View Terrace was rescued Saturday afternoon by teams of firefighters and two helicopters, Los Angeles County fire officials said.The horse...
View ArticleArsonist torches car in Pasadena
PASADENA >> Police and fire department investigators are seeking an arsonist who torched a parked car in a residential neighborhood late Saturday.The 2002 Volvo was discovered in flames just...
View Article2 jailed in connection with Monterey Park home burglary
MONTEREY PARK >> Police jailed a parolee from Alhambra and a second man from Los Angeles in connection with a Saturday break-in at a Monterey Park home, officials said.Christopher Molina, 23, of...
View ArticlePasadena social calendar for March 21, 2016
TUESDAYThe Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs honors Baron Davis, Joshua G. Hamilton and Maria and Jeffrey Harleston, at its annual Impact Awards Dinner. The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly...
View ArticleHow Baldwin Park planning commissioner selections demonstrate the split...
BALDWIN PARK >> Before the City Council could select a fifth person to serve on the city's Planning Commission last week, Mayor Pro Tem Monica Garcia had a request to make."I'd like to see if we...
View ArticleWho is behind an initiative to repeal utility taxes throughout the San...
A Pasadena-headquartered group attempting to get anti-tax measures on the ballot in several cities across Southern California has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for that effort over the last...
View ArticleGranada Hills Charter High School wins state Academic Decathlon
SACRAMENTO >> Granada Hills Charter High School won this weekend's California Academic Decathlon in Sacramento and the ability to compete in the prestigious national competition next month in...
View ArticleHow Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios might change...
The highly anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood hasn't officially opened yet, but thousands of visitors have already passed through the halls of Hogwarts Castle...
View ArticleFate of Orange County Register, Riverside Press-Enterprise to be decided Monday
The future of Freedom Communications newspapers, the Orange County Register and Riverside Press-Enterprise, is set to be decided in bankruptcy court Monday.With only 10 days until Freedom...
View ArticleInterim L.A. County coroner has experience to lead department in turmoil,...
In tapping Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran to be the interim coroner, county supervisors chose a well-regarded physician, who has the experience of doing the job for two decades.
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