Uncertainties shadow California $15 minimum wage plan
LOS ANGELES -- California's decision to push its statewide minimum wage to a nation-leading $15 comes with uncertainties that could see the pay jumps postponed if the economy sours or the state budget...
View ArticleJudge says Arcadia rape suspect not mentally competent to stand trial
An Arcadia man accused of kidnapping and raping one woman and assaulting a second woman will be heading to a forensic psychiatric hospital instead of a court room.Sarah Ardalani, a spokeswoman for the...
View ArticleMonterey Park man accused of trying to kill wife with meat cleaver
MONTEREY PARK >> Charges were filed Tuesday against a 63-year-old Monterey Park man accused of attacking his 56-year-old wife in the shower with pair of scissors then later with a meat cleaver...
View ArticleRecord spike in flood insurance policies spurred by monster El Nino forecasts
In record numbers, homeowners throughout the state and region rushed out to buy flood insurance in anticipation of the widely hyped -- and feared -- monster El Niño.But rainfall has been anything but...
View ArticleHere's where people will park at the Rose Bowl for Pasadena's future music...
The Arroyo Seco Music and Arts Festival will pack the Rose Bowl over multiple days starting in 2017, but it's going to have much less parking at the stadium than a normal concert, according to officials.
View ArticleWhittier teen's death by overheating on school bus spurs California Senate to...
SACRAMENTO >> Responding to the death of an autistic Whittier teen last September who was left alone for hours in a hot school bus, a California State Senate committee Tuesday moved forward...
View ArticleMan thwarts armed robber in Pasadena
PASADENA >> A pedestrian sustained a 3-inch laceration to his left palm when he blocked an attack from a robber armed with a knife Monday night.Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodman said the suspect...
View ArticleTanaka lawyer: Prosecution witnesses were 'Caucasians and seemed to be angry'
Paul Tanaka's defense attorney claimed Tuesday that some prosecution witnesses "had it out" for the former undersheriff and were envious of his rise as a young deputy through the L.A. County Sheriff's...
View Article$20,000 reward offered in unsolved 2014 Altadena murder
ALTADENA >> The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of those responsible for the 2014 murder of an...
View Article$20,000 reward offered in the 2015 murder of Altadena man
PASADENA >> A $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of those responsible for the murder of an Altadena man last December was approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles...
View ArticleWalnut council race includes three PACs and lots of cash
WALNUT >> The upcoming election of three city council members is being influenced by three political action committees formed exclusively to support or oppose candidates running in Tuesday's...
View ArticleFBI continues to analyze San Bernardino shooter's iPhone
More than a week after announcing it had hacked an iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the shooters in the San Bernardino terrorist attack, the FBI continues to analyze the phone's data for...
View ArticlePasadena approves Rose Bowl music festival with a unique vision
Move over Coachella, there's a new music festival coming to Southern California.Pasadena's City Council approved the Arroyo Seco Music and Arts Festival late Monday following more than five hours of...
View ArticleIn a twist, Arcadia anti-mansionization initiative fails to qualify for ballot
ARCADIA >>A resident-backed initiative targeting mansionization will not make the ballot after the city clerk's office discovered a discrepancy in the number of qualifying signatures. The Los...
View ArticleExecutive Director for Rose Parade, Rose Bowl game stepping down in 2017
Tournament of Roses Association's Executive Director William Flinn will retire in 2017, the association announced Tuesday.Flinn filled various roles in his more than three decades with the organization...
View Article3.2-magnitude earthquake rattles Adelanto area
ADELANTO >> A preliminary 3.2-magnitude earthquake rattled the Adelanto area just before 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to initial information from the U.S. Geological Survey.It was felt...
View ArticleNo service for shirtless Pasadena man ends in vandalism
PASADENA - A shirtless man allegedly smashed a cash register and took food after he was refused service at a fast food place Tuesday.Officers tracked down the man and arrested him.Pasadena Police Lt....
View ArticleWhittier man denies murder charges in alleged street racing crash in Commerce...
LOS ANGELES >> A Whittier man accused of three counts of murder and other charges in connection with an alleged street-racing crash on the 5 Freeway in Commerce that killed two teens and a UPS...
View ArticleFirefighters battle fire on Arizona-California border; mandatory evacuations
NEEDLES >> San Bernardino County firefighters and Arizona authorities continue to battle a 1,400-acre brush fire Wednesday that led to the mandatory evacuation of Park Moabi residents and campers...
View ArticleCal State University faculty strike may be averted
A historic strike by Cal State University faculty may be averted in the next couple of days, members of the union representing professors announced Wednesday."There is hope that talks between the...
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