Local community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for April 14, 2016
PASADENACompost bins for sale at farmer's marketThe Pasadena Department of Public Works will be selling backyard compost bins from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Victory Park Farmer's Market.Bins are...
View ArticleTemple City High senior surprised with $40,000 scholarship from Edison
Temple City High School senior Brian Chiou said he enjoyed taking apart small electronics and tinkering with the insides as a child.That curiosity has followed him and led him to pursue a mechanical...
View ArticleArcadia council election results undecided after city receives 995 more ballots
ARCADIA >> The City Council race may not be over just yet. City Hall received 995 more ballots on Wednesday, and with a little over 400 votes between the second- and third-highest vote getters,...
View ArticleHow Sierra Madre's election results impact the future of its police department
The 100-year-old Sierra Madre Police Department is breathing a sigh of relief after Tuesday's election.Unconfirmed results show about 72 percent of voters supported increasing the city's Utility Users...
View ArticleNew York man accused of selling fake Lakers tickets in Pasadena
PASADENA >> Pasadena Police arrested a New York man Tuesday after he sold fake tickets to Wednesday night's highly anticipated Lakers game -- Kobe Bryant's last ever.Rahiem Adrian Watts, 27, was...
View ArticleSeveral injured in Pasadena hit-and-run accident
PASADENA >> Several people were injured in a hit-and-run collision in Pasadena tonight involving a 1998 Honda CRV.The crash was reported about 6:50 p.m., according to police.The vehicle's license...
View ArticleEx-Manson family member seeks parole for 1969 murder
CHINO >> Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson's followers to take part in one of the nation's most notorious killings, is trying again for parole.The homecoming princess who...
View ArticleDaily Breeze editor Frank Suraci among Society of Professional Journalists...
LOS ANGELES -- Editors for the Associated Press, Daily Breeze and Curbed LA, along with a KNX business anchor and ABC7 anchorman, will be honored tonight as recipients of Distinguished Journalist...
View ArticleLast surviving space shuttle external tank on its way to LA
NEW ORLEANS -- NASA's only remaining space shuttle external fuel tank is headed to California, where it will land as part of a permanent display with the retired space shuttle Endeavor.The tank, ET-94,...
View ArticleHigh winds, big surf coming to Southern California
LOS ANGELES -- Motorists in mountain passes are cautioned as strong northerly winds whip up across Southern California.The National Weather Service says the winds will be felt through Friday.Gusts...
View ArticleWhy a bill meant to reform the City of Industry could be dead on arrival
The state Constitution might block a bill meant to curb corruption in the City of Industry, as experts believe it oversteps the legislature's authority.
View Article'Barbershop: The Next Cut' director on why the sequel took 12 years
For the first time since 2004, Calvin's Barbershop is back in business with "Barbershop: The Next Cut."The third release in the popular franchise, "The Next Cut" features returning favorites Ice Cube,...
View ArticleNatural History Museum enlists volunteers to catalog bugs and more in...
LOS ANGELES >> Long before Southern California was paved over with freeways and covered with cars and millions of people, it was teeming with snakes, slugs, spiders, snails and uncounted other...
View ArticleMonrovia woman identified as pedestrian killed in Glendale crash
GLENDALE -- Authorities today identified a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle and killed in Glendale.Paramedics sent to the 500 block of West Glenoaks Boulevard at 10:31 a.m. Monday took the woman...
View ArticleNew Montebello hotel approved despite concerns
MONTEBELLO >> A new hotel in south Montebello was approved Wednesday on a 4-1 vote by the City Council, despite concerns there already might be too many nearby motels.Icon Hospitality plans to...
View ArticleWest Covina man accused of killing wife's parents
WEST COVINA >> A family dispute turned deadly when a West Covina man allegedly shot and killed his visiting father-in-law and mother-in-law Wednesday night.The suspect's wife was at work but...
View ArticleOntario man sentenced to life without parole in murder of Riverside woman
RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> Like many 5-year-olds, Noah Martinez wants to grow up to be Spider-Man, not for the glory but to prevent the death of innocent people. " 'So I can stop bad guys like the ones...
View ArticleWhy this Monrovia teacher wants to send an autistic student to Thomas Land
MONROVIA >> Kingston Jones is fascinated by trains.He hopes to be an engineer one day, and his teacher Ani Baker wants to help facilitate that dream.So last month, she and some of her fellow...
View ArticleThis 23-year-old may be the youngest elected councilman in Los Angeles County
WALNUT >> Devoid of facial hair, with a dimpled chin and a baby face, 23-year-old Andrew Rodriguez knew his age would be the biggest obstacle to winning a seat on the City Council.Whether at...
View ArticleBicyclist fatally struck by bus on 10 Freeway in Alhambra identified
ALHAMBRA >> Coroner's officials Thursday released the name of a 40-year-old man fatally struck by a bus while riding his bike in the carpool lane of the 10 Freeway in Alhambra over the...
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