Female bear who visited Duarte neighborhood back in the mountains
DUARTE >> A female bear cub on the loose in a residential neighborhood drew curious onlookers in Duarte Sunday before a game warden shot it with a tranquilizer dart.The bear was reported to be in...
View ArticleRed Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer head lineup for KROQ's 24th Weenie Roast
KROQ-FM (106.7) has announced the lineup for its 24th Weenie Roast, the annual summer kickoff party featuring an array of artists played on the popular Los Angeles radio station. It all takes place May...
View ArticleEver wonder what the most common and costliest homeowner damage claims are?
All of us would like to think we'll never suffer any damage to our homes, but we also realize that things come up -- ranging from severe weather to plumbing mishaps. Things that can, in fact, cause...
View ArticleEstate of Scott Weiland sued after late rocker allegedly shot up tour bus
LOS ANGELES -- A man who says he leased a tour bus to Scott Weiland in 2013 filed a creditor's claim against the late singer's estate, alleging he shot up the inside of the vehicle with a BB gun and...
View ArticlePasadena's Tetra Tech to help country of Jordan manage its water
PASADENA -- Tetra Tech Inc. announced today that the U.S. Agency for International Development awarded the Pasadena-based company a $28 million contract to improve water sector management and...
View ArticleYou can get a 40-inch flat-screen TV for 99 cents in West Covina this week
Been hankerin' for a flat-screen TV but just can't afford it?Well, 99 Cents Only Stores has got your number. The discount retailer is opening a new location on Thursday in West Covina and the first...
View ArticleUSA Today owner Gannett offers to buy LA Times owner Tribune
NEW YORK >> Newspaper publisher Gannett wants to buy Tribune Publishing for more than $388 million, a deal that would give the owner of USA Today control of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune...
View ArticleBus driver pleads not guilty after death of autistic Whittier teen on hot bus
WHITTIER - A bus driver pleaded not guilty Monday to leaving an autistic Whittier teen in a school bus for several hours on a sweltering day. The teen died of overheating.
View ArticleLA deputy acquitted of all felony charges in jail assaults
LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who was accused of assaulting three jail inmates in Compton and Los Angeles was acquitted today of the last remaining felony charge against...
View ArticleAlhambra searches for new city manager, fire chief
ALHAMBRA >>The city may see some big changes in the coming months as two top officials prepare to leave their posts later this week. City Manager Mary Swink will retire after three years in her...
View ArticleWalnut business owners get home detention sentence for illegal honey bee...
LOS ANGELES -- The husband-and-wife owners of a Walnut-based nutritional supplement company were sentenced today to home detention and probation for falsifying the shipping labels of honey bee royal...
View Article2 stabbed in fight between security employees at Coachella, police say
Two people were stabbed and a third person suffered minor head injuries after a dispute broke out Sunday between employees of the security vendor at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, say...
View ArticleHacienda Heights couple pleads guilty to fraud in multi-million dollar...
A Hacienda Heights couple pleaded guilty Monday to federal fraud charges related to multi-million dollar pyramid scheme that targeted Chinese-American victims, authorities said.Cheong Wha "Heywood"...
View ArticleUS Senate debate highlights style differences but not policy
STOCKTON, Calif. >> California's Democratic state attorney general cemented her front-runner status Monday night in a debate that spanned substantive policy issues between the top five candidates...
View ArticleCarport fire burns vehicles in El Monte
EL MONTE -- A fire damaged a carport and several vehicles at an El Monte apartment building today, but no one was hurt.Firefighters sent to the 3700 block of Gibson Road at 2:07 a.m. extinguished the...
View ArticleFeds break up money-laundering scheme that turned on fraudulent Armenian...
Federal authorities have arrested five people charged in an identity theft and international money-laundering scheme that netted $14 million in fraudulently obtained federal income tax refunds, the...
View ArticlePasadena man among 11 arrested after three-year child porn investigation
Authorities Tuesday arrested 11 Los Angeles area men, including a firefighter, accused of using peer-to-peer file-sharing programs to receive, possess or distribute child pornography following a...
View ArticleAmgen, Coca-Cola re-up sponsorship of California's largest cycling event
AEG, the owner and operator of the Amgen Tour of California, announced this week that Amgen, one of the world's leading biotechnology companies, renewed its title sponsorship of California's largest...
View ArticleBank of the West opens new Pasadena center targeting wealthy customers
Bank of the West has announced the opening of a new wealth management center in Pasadena.The office, at 587 E. Colorado Blvd., will service high-net-worth individuals, affluent families and business...
View ArticleJames Bell, first black VP at Cal Poly Pomona, remembered for 'transcending...
James Bell, the California State University System's first African American vice president and dean -- who served as Cal Poly Pomona's president pro tem for six months in 1987 as well as being the...
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