Two young Pasadena women escape armed kidnapper
PASADENA >> Two young Pasadena women escaped from an armed kidnapper late Saturday, including one who broke her ankle leaping from his truck as it entered the 210 Freeway, authorities said.The...
View ArticleFormer Verizon customers still grappling with service problems after Frontier...
Frontier Communications customers are still grappling with Internet outages and other equipment problems since the company took over Verizon's landline-related assets on April 1. A representative with...
View ArticlePasadena social calendar for May 2, 2016
TODAYThe Ninth Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic Dinner, to benefit the George Lopez Foundation. Lakeside Golf Club, 4500 Lakeside Dr., Burbank. 5 p.m., 818-986-9095 or lindas@georgelopez.com....
View ArticleGlitz and glamour at Pasadena Showcase for the Arts' annual Premiere Night
On April 15, after three months of hard work, members of the Pasadena Showcase for the Arts (PSHA) traded their grubbies for glitter and glam at their annual Premiere Night, the overture to the opening...
View ArticleWorse fire seasons predicted for Hawaii, Alaska, Southwest
Hawaii, Alaska and the Southwest face an increased threat of wildfires this summer, but most of the country should see normal or below-normal problems, forecasters said Sunday.The National Interagency...
View ArticleRemo D. Belli, father of the modern drum, dies at 88
VALLEY GLEN >> There were little hands and big hands, each rapping drums of joy in honor of the late Remo Belli, widely considered the daddy of the modern drum, global drum circles and drumming...
View ArticleThousands rally for immigrant, workers' rights at May Day rallies in Southern...
East Los Angeles College student Karla Cruz marched on Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles for May Day on Sunday for a very personal reason.The Huntington Park resident, who was brought from Mexico...
View ArticleBodies found in LA River confirmed to be those of missing teens
The coroner's office today confirmed two bodies recovered from the Los Angeles River near Cypress Park were those of the teenage boys who went missing in the area.The victims were confirmed to be...
View ArticleAfter hitting apartment building, police cruiser, driver arrested in Pasadena...
PASADENA >>Police chased down and arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of drunken driving late Sunday after he struck two parked cars and a bus bench before fleeing the scene. The collision...
View ArticleCalifornia suburbs are growing, despite lack of housing
Big cities are growing, but so are the suburbs, where the region's population is flocking for a slim supply of available housing, according to an annual state report released Monday. The Golden State's...
View ArticleSoCal News Group wins 12 CNPA awards
SAN FRANCISCO >> The Southern California News Group won 12 awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association Saturday afternoon.Six SCNG papers won during the Better Newspaper Contest...
View ArticlePasadena police search for man who fired shots at vehicle on 210 Freeway
PASADENA >>Police are looking for a suspect who fled the scene early this morning after firing several shots at a vehicle on a 210 Freeway on-ramp. Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodman said at...
View ArticleInjured hiker airlifted out of Eaton Canyon
Crews using a helicopter have airlifted that injured hiker from the area near the Eaton Canyon waterfall in the Altadena area.The woman, in her 30s, fell early this afternoon in the rugged area near...
View Article'Grim Sleeper' closing arguments begin more than 3 decades after 1st murder
LOS ANGELES -- The "Grim Sleeper" trial was nearly over Monday after months of testimony about a serial killer targeting black women during the 1980s crack cocaine epidemic on the south side of Los...
View ArticleSuspects arrested in armed robberies in San Gabriel Mountains
Authorities have arrested two suspects and recovered property in connection with three armed robberies in the San Gabriel Mountains last month.Between April 15 and April 30, deputies received reports...
View ArticleLaw enforcement locate inmate who escaped from Azusa camp
A low-security inmate who walked away from a conservation camp near Azusa early Monday morning was located about a mile and a half away from the camp about 12 hours later.At 12:55 a.m., California...
View ArticleDonald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead rivals handily in California, poll finds
Donald Trump may be unpopular with a majority of California Republicans, but the presidential hopeful is poised to dominate the California primary over GOP rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich, according to...
View ArticleHere's what's driving California's strong travel, tourism business
Southern California's travel and tourism industry was a powerful driver for the region's economy in 2015, according to a report released Monday.Visit California's report shows that travel and tourism...
View ArticleWhy San Gabriel Valley cities are closing major streets for one day in June
When the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension opened in early March, San Gabriel Valley residents finally had another way to get around besides the automobile.But that wasn't enough for Michael Cacciotti...
View ArticleCalifornia GOP ready to play kingmaker in presidential politics
This isn't how Donald Trump imagined closing the biggest deal of his life.Instead of triumphantly addressing California's GOP convention last weekend with his enemies silenced and his sights on Hillary...
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