Witness testifies Paul Tanaka was 'in charge' of corruption scheme
For the second day in a row, witnesses in Paul Tanaka's criminal corruption trial described how the former Los Angeles County undersheriff allegedly ordered subordinates to hide an inmate from federal...
View ArticleGray whale's antics delight onlookers near Redondo Beach pier: Video
To the delight of visitors to the Redondo Beach pier, a yearling Pacific gray whale stopped near the beach Wednesday during its return trip to Alaska. The calf has been spotted all week rolling around...
View ArticleElection 2016: How the Walnut council race is getting ugly
WALNUT >> With less than two weeks to go, the contentious City Council election in this bedroom community has turned even more combative, with unflattering campaign fliers arriving in resident...
View ArticleWhy is this Pasadena boba tea shop, Tpumps, so popular?
You know your business is doing something right when you've got 30 customers lined up outside the door.That's been happening a lot at Tpumps, a Pasadena shop that specializes in freshly brewed...
View Article2 killed, 3 hurt in Pasadena crash
PASADENA >> A driver and his passenger died and three others were injured after a car and a sport utility vehicle collided at an intersection Wednesday morning, police said.The car ended up...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for March 31, 2016
PASADENAGreene and Greene walking tour SaturdayThe Pasadena Group of Sierra Club will sponsor a three-hour 2-mile walk through Southwest Pasadena this Saturday.The tour will go through neighborhoods...
View ArticleManagement at LA County Fair Association turns over
POMONA >> Jim Henwood, president and CEO of the Los Angeles County Fair Association for the past two decades -- a position that paid him about $900,000 annually -- will step down to retire, the...
View ArticleWhat California's improved snowpack means for the drought, water supply
When Frank Gehrke trudged up to Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada on Wednesday he found what was missing at this time last year: snow. The annual spring snowpack survey, conducted by Gehrke of the...
View ArticleTeenage girl attacked, robbed at Pasadena park
PASADENA >> A man attacked a teenage girl and robbed her at knifepoint at Memorial Park in Pasadena late Wednesday, authorities said.A 17-year-old Los Angeles girl was walking through the park,...
View ArticleFatal crash reported on 60 Freeway in Montebello
MONTEBELLO >> A person died in a crash involving a big rig and a passenger car on the 60 Freeway in Montebello during rush-hour Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.The crash was first reported...
View ArticleMetrolink San Bernardino line schedule changing on April 4
Metrolink will change its weekday schedules starting Monday on the San Bernardino-to-Los Angeles route.It will still have 38 weekday trains, but after a review of the route's usage and a ridership...
View ArticleStar-News owner completes purchase of Orange County Register, Riverside...
LOS ANGELES >> Digital First Media completed the purchase of former Freedom Communications newspapers the Orange County Register and Riverside Press-Enterprise Thursday."We are extremely excited...
View ArticleNotorious Chino Hills maternity mansion now part of home tour
At one time, it was the focus of a Chino Hills scandal -- a mansion that housed a maternity hotel rather than a family -- and now you can tour it.The 8,054-square-foot Chino Hills house prompted a...
View ArticleSelena Quintanilla remembered by fans on anniversary of singer's death
It's been 21 years since the world lost Selena Quintanilla.The singer, known as the "Queen of Tejano," died on March 31, 1995. While she's been gone for more than two decades, Selena is certainly not...
View ArticleNonprofit falls short of goal to bring free Wi-Fi to LA County's poor
From the San Gabriel Valley to the South Bay and the San Fernando Valley, a state-funded group of nonprofits would establish "neighborhood clouds" in small pockets of each community. Residents could...
View ArticleMetrolink wants to turn your smartphone into a ticket
For the first time since 1991, Metrolink passengers no longer have to buy tickets on station platforms.The commuter-rail agency Thursday launched a mobile ticketing app that enables passengers to buy...
View ArticleACLU investigates complaints of wrong eye drops used on Los Angeles County...
The ACLU is investigating the treatment of visually impaired inmates inside the Twin Towers Jail after complaints the medical staff allegedly used the wrong eye drops."My vision started becoming very...
View ArticleMonterey Park woman stabbed 25 times; husband detained
MONTEREY PARK >> Police detained a man after his wife was found lying in the street nude and suffering from two-dozen stab wounds in front of their Monterey Park home late Thursday, officials...
View ArticlePaul Tanaka expected to testify in his criminal corruption trial
Paul Tanaka, the former second-in-command of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, may take the stand to testify in his own defense during his criminal corruption trial, his attorney said...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Police Chief to retire after 38 years with department
SAN GABRIEL >> Police Chief David Lawton has seen decades of change in San Gabriel.But soon he'll be an observer to the future of the city and the San Gabriel Police Department.The 61-year-old...
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