$50,000 reward in Glendale hit-and-run that killed 81-year-old
GLENDALE -- A $50,000 reward was announced today for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a hit-and-run motorist responsible for the death of an 81-year-old man in Glendale.Martiros...
View ArticleIntel to cut 12,000 jobs as it confronts decline in PCs
SAN FRANCISCO >> Intel says it will cut 12,000 jobs -- about 11 percent of its workforce -- as it reorganizes to confront a decline in sales of personal computers.The chipmaker said the cuts will...
View Article'Veep,' 'Rosewood' help boost location filming in SoCal to record quarter
Location filming in Los Angeles jumped 11 percent in the first quarter of 2016 from a year earlier, logging a record 9,703 shoot days thanks in part to a lineup of television shows including "Veep,"...
View ArticleRescue operation underway for hiker stuck on cliff above Arcadia park
ARCADIA >> Arcadia police and fire personnel Tuesday are involved in the rescue of a hiker above Wilderness Park, officials said.A male hiker climbed to a cliff at the park and was not able to...
View ArticleMonrovia high-speed freeway chase ends in Ontario, two arrested
Two men were arrested after a high speed chase through two counties ended safely near the Ontario International Airport Tuesday afternoon.The chase began just after 1 p.m. in Monrovia after officers...
View ArticleCity Nature Challenge asks Angelenos to catelogue wildlife in their...
I am nerding out on this one: the National History Museum (NHM) is asking Angelenos to send in photos of as many wild plants and animals as they can find in their neighborhoods. The City Nature...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for April 20, 2016
SIERRA MADREEarth Day events this weekendThe city will celebrate Earth Day with several community events this weekend.The Sierra Madre Environmental Action Council will host the Bailey Canyon Clean-Up...
View ArticleOntario family finds surprising new hope in cold case murder of relative
ONTARIO >> For more than 40 years, a persistent haze settled over the Martinez family after 19-year-old Arthur Martinez's body was found in the San Antonio flood control channel in Pomona.That...
View ArticleThe water agency serving millions in Southeast LA County is trying to get its...
COMMERCE >> The board of the Central Basin Municipal Water District, the water agency that serves millions of people in a region stretching southeast in Los Angeles County from Vernon to La...
View ArticleDon Holcomb, longtime LAPD Concert Band leader, dies
For nearly three decades, Los Angeles reserve Officer Don Holcomb wielded a police baton big enough to transfix U.S. presidents. More importantly, it inspired generations of L.A. rookie cops.Now the...
View ArticleMan with bat causes $15,000 in damages to 7-Eleven near Pasadena
PASADENA - A man lugging an aluminum bat smashed windows and displays at a local convenience store on Tuesday morning. Police arrested the man and estimated damages at $15,000.The vandalism occurred at...
View ArticleUSC student's death may be due to drug overdose
LOS ANGELES -- An investigation continued today into the death of a USC student found dead in an apartment near the university.It's believed the student died from a drug overdose, authorities said.The...
View ArticleThis video shows a rare bald eagle found north of Azusa in Angeles National...
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST >> From its large nest atop an aged tree on the edge of San Gabriel Reservoir, the juvenile bald eagle squirmed, letting out a warning cry.The message scared away the...
View ArticleSmall earthquake strikes near Idyllwild
IDYLLWILD -- A small earthquake struck near Idyllwild this morning.The quake had a magnitude of 2.9 and hit at a depth of slightly more than eight miles at 4:41 a.m., its epicenter 6.8 miles south of...
View ArticleArcadia wants to ban plastic bags prior to state vote
ARCADIA >>The city is looking to enact a ban on single-use plastic bags just six months before a statewide referendum goes to California voters and some residents are not happy about it. A...
View ArticleOingo Boingo honored by Los Angeles City Council
LOS ANGELES -- Oingo Boingo, the Southern California new wave band that rocked the 1980s with hits like "Weird Science" and "Dead Man's Party," was honored by the Los Angeles City Council today.Former...
View ArticleStudents and protesters clash over LAUSD's 15-stall gender-neutral bathroom
LOS ANGELES -- Security was ramped up at Santee Education Complex in South Los Angeles today, one day after some students clashed with protesters who rallied outside the campus to protest the recent...
View ArticlePolice: Man shoots wife, then himself at Baldwin Park market
BALDWIN PARK - An El Monte man entered a local market where his wife works, fatally shot her then turned the gun on himself Wednesday morning, authorities said.The Coroner's Office has not identified...
View ArticlePre-Code women's films among upcoming movie screenings in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica areaLos Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: Movies through April 28. Tickets $14. Check website for schedule and venues. 213-680-4462....
View ArticleSenate committee OKs bills to outlaw high-capacity magazines
Bills that would outlaw the possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines and assault rifles with detachable magazines, such as those used in the San Bernardino terror attack, won approval from a...
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