Man arrested after escaping custody, stealing police car
PASADENA >> A man who police were tying to arrest for threatening to shoot people at a hamburger stand in Pasadena managed to break free, steal a police cruiser and lead officers on a short...
View ArticleAzusa City Council members understand the value of getting to know your...
My husband is a big believer in walks. He considers it a major victory if he can cajole the kids and me into a leisurely stroll around the block. I would try and list the things I could be doing...
View ArticlePatty Duke remembered: trailblazer reached height of Hollywood success
For us boys growing up in the 1960s, Patty Duke was the older sister we wished we'd had. The two older sisters, actually.Playing rockin' Patty Lane and her classy, identical British cousin Cathy on...
View ArticleLoma Linda University to study fetal development at high altitudes
LOMA LINDA >> Local researchers will study how lack of oxygen can affect fetus development.Sheep fetuses.What they find could unlock the mystery of reversing chronic diseases humans suffer later...
View ArticleLA County team to monitor oil, gas wells in unincorporated areas
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors initiated Tuesday its biggest crackdown on oil and gas operations since Southern California's petroleum boom in the early-1900s.The board unanimously called...
View ArticleCalifornia Academic Decathlon error means Marshall rises, Franklin falls
An error at the California Academic Decathlon competition in Sacramento this month caused two Los Angeles schools to receive incorrect rankings, prompting a Los Feliz school now to be upgraded to...
View ArticleFederal lawsuit claims Palos Verdes Estates surfers are a criminal street gang
A federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Lunada Bay Boys, a group of territorial Palos Verdes Estates surfers known for intimidating visitors from their beloved coastal bluff, argues...
View ArticleDNC leader says she's confident Democrat will win White House
Amy Dacey, Democratic National Committee CEO, says she's confident the party will have a presidential nominee before the national convention this summer in Philadelphia, and she's equally confident...
View ArticleMan knocked unconscious, cell phone stolen on Pasadena sidewalk
PASADENA >> A man walking on a sidewalk Tuesday was struck in the head and robbed of his cell phone, police said.The victim, an 18-year-old man, was traveling southbound on El Molino Ave. at the...
View ArticleRoscoe's Chicken and Waffles hopes to remain open after discrimination...
The parent company of Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles has filed for bankruptcy protection in the face of a nearly $3.2 million settlement it owes to a former employee who claimed...
View ArticleJurors hear testimony from alleged co-conspirator in Paul Tanaka corruption...
Jurors in the criminal corruption trial of former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka heard for the first time Tuesday from one of Tanaka's alleged co-conspirators about specific actions taken to hide an inmate...
View ArticleCalifornia teachers union survives U.S. Supreme Court challenge
Sidestepping a major defeat for public employee unions, a deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to end organized labor's ability to collect dues from government workers who oppose paying...
View ArticlePasadena City College to pay more than $1.2 million to settle faculty dispute
Pasadena City College will pay more than $1.2 million to its faculty over the cancellation of a winter session in 2013.The payout amounts to roughly $5,000 for each employee who lost work because of...
View Article'Pilates for Paws' pairs owners with their pets for physical fitness
Three-year-old Jameson was the perfect example for Kathy Braidhill's Pilates class Monday as he panted and sat straight up.Jameson, a French bulldog, helped his owner Erica Nolda stretch and strengthen...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for March 30, 2016
ARCADIAGuest to speak on city's water planThe Arcadia Branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at the Church of the Good Shepherd.Sami Taylor, management aide...
View ArticleHere are the challenges Metro faces in building light-rail lines to Whittier...
WHITTIER >> Metro will face many technical challenges in its project to extend the Gold Line from East Los Angeles to either Whittier or South El Monte, an official with the transit authority...
View ArticleSierra Madre Post Office may soon be named after an immigrant U.S. war hero
Representative Judy Chu (CA-27) recently introduced a bill to rename the Sierra Madre Post Office after Sergeant Louis Van Iersel.The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3208 Sierra Madre, first began the...
View ArticleMan found shot to death inside car trunk in Monterey Park identified
MONTEREY PARK >> Coroner's officials Wednesday released the name of a 30-year-old man found shot to death in the trunk of a parked car in Monterey Park last week.The body of Min Gu was discovered...
View ArticleU.S. hasn't done what it takes to overcome slavery, says activist-lawyer
CLAREMONT >> More than 150 years after the end of slavery, the country is still suffering from racial inequality, a lawyer, activist and author who heads up an organization that has saved more...
View ArticleSan Dimas man who ran Ontario tool company pleads guilty to $9 million fraud...
LOS ANGELES >> A San Dimas man who served as vice president of an Ontario tool wholesale company on Wednesday admitted to federal charges of defrauding a Pasadena-based bank out of more than $9...
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