The death of Prince: Transcript of the 911 call
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles City Hall and the U.S. Bank Building were both bathed in purple light overnight as a tribute to musical icon Prince, who died at the age of 57.• PHOTOS: A look back at the...
View ArticleWhy Los Angeles County home buyers are looking for freeway views, other urban...
LOS ANGELES -- Robert Leviton's loudest neighbor is the 12-lane 210 freeway.The busy stretch of highway that runs alongside his Pasadena townhouse complex is visible from his north-facing windows. The...
View ArticleAn autopsy of El Nino leaves LA hot, dry and looking for signs of new life
I stuck El Niño on the cold, metal table and began the autopsy.I called the weather doctor, the man with the doctoral degree in oceanography, Bill Patzert of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, up the...
View ArticlePolice chase starts in El Monte ends with crash in Azusa
A driver in a stolen sport utility vehicle led police in a high-speed chase Thursday night that started in El Monte and ended with the SUV crashing into a pole and utility meter in Azusa. Officers...
View ArticleSouthern California News Group wins 2 awards for Dec. 2 terror attack coverage
The Southern California News Group won two Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi awards for its coverage of the Dec. 2 terror attacks in San Bernardino, the organization announced Friday.
View ArticleHow do you get 'The Most Interesting Man in the World' and Eva Longoria into...
LOS ANGELES -- The wife of the actor dubbed "The Most Interesting Man in the World" in the Dos Equis commercials said a man suing her husband alleging the beer ad star owes him and his company...
View ArticleBike Train explores the San Gabriel Valley
In car-centric Southern California, riding a bicycle allows you to experience the world from a different perspective. It's slow enough for you to take in the details of the scenery, including the...
View ArticleResident injured in Baldwin Park shooting
BALDWIN PARK - A gunman shot and injured a Baldwin Park man on Friday.The resident refused medical treatment, according to Baldwin Park police Sgt. Shawn Blackburn.The station received a call about...
View ArticleLA County sheriff's deputy acquitted of felonies, convicted of misdemeanors
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who was accused of assaulting three jail inmates in Compton and Los Angeles was acquitted Friday of a series of felonies, but jurors convicted him of three...
View ArticleHere are the Los Angeles-area movie theaters showing 'Purple Rain'
In honor of the late, great pop music icon Prince, movie theaters across the country are showing his 1984 rock drama movie "Purple Rain."Here are all the theaters in the Los Angeles area showing the...
View ArticleMountain biker bit by rattlesnake in forest north of Altadena
ALTADENA >> Rescuers flew a 25-year-old hmountain biker out of the Angeles National Forest north of Altadena for medical treatment after he was bitten by a rattlesnake Friday, authorities...
View ArticleTeens extract DNA from strawberries as part of Monrovia Biotech Day
Teens had fun playing with food and germs Friday at the Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills.As part of Monrovia Biotech Day, teens at the Monrovia club learned how to extract DNA from strawberries...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for April 23, 2016
dUARTECommunity Clean-Up Day this SaturdayThe city and Burrtec Waste Industries will hold its first bi-annual Duarte Community Clean-Up Day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.Burrtec will provide two...
View ArticleWhittier council snubs Athens, Republic, seeks two other companies for trash...
WHITTIER >> The City Council Thursday reduced the possibility of garbage piling up in Whittier this summer after narrowing the list of trash companies being considered for a temporary contract...
View ArticleCourt battle continues over sale of Nelles property in Whittier
OAKLAND - Attorneys for the Whittier Conservancy and Costa Mesa-based developer Friday in Alameda Superior Court argued over whether Judge Frank Roesch should block the sale of the now-closed Fred C....
View ArticleBaldwin Park market murder-suicide leaves coworkers traumatized, shocked
BALDWIN PARK >> Leticia De La Torre-Castillo was the quiet worker, showing up to work every day at La Blanquita, often driven there from El Monte by her husband, Raul Garcia, coworkers said.So...
View ArticleLA County gasoline prices drop slightly
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped one-tenth of a cent Saturday to $2.818, the eighth decrease in nine days.The average price is 2.5 cents less...
View ArticleOfficials: Woman tries to hit parents with SUV in Pasadena, strips nude at...
A woman allegedly tried to run down her parents with an SUV in Pasadena Friday night before leading police on a pursuit that came to an end in Downtown Los Angeles, where she stripped nude before being...
View ArticleMountain biker bit by rattlesnake above Altadena recovering well
ALTADENA >> A mountain biker bitten by a rattlesnake in the forest north of Altadena was recovering well Saturday, his sister said.Avid cyclist Brad Adams, 25, of Los Angeles was out for his...
View ArticleAldi seems to be positioned for success in Southern California grocery industry
Few industries are as competitive as Southern California's grocery industry.There are lots of major players out there, including Vons, Ralphs, Albertsons, Stater Bros., Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Smart...
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