Police: Automatic license plate reader scans stolen car, 2 held
PASADENA >> Two people were arrested Saturday after a police license plate reader picked up a report of a stolen car, officials said.Two Pasadena police officers were on routine patrol at 9:14...
View ArticleSan Gabriel parents of man left dead in burned-out car still seek answers
The asphalt still bears evidence of Jacob Burns' slaying.There's the black outline in the gravel where his car was engulfed in flames one spring day in 2012. Hard melted globs of steel and red plastic...
View ArticleL.A. County board to consider consolidating three health departments
Los Angeles County supervisors are expected to face a long day of public debate as they discuss and possibly vote Tuesday on a proposal to create one agency that will oversee three health departments.A...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Valley weather forecast: Warmer for Tuesday
The San Gabriel Valley on Tuesday morning will see low clouds and fog, becoming sunny with light winds. Highs will be in the mid 80s to low 90s.Tuesday night will be mostly clear with light winds...
View ArticleBargain Hunter: $80 Family Four-Pack to Disney Live!
Purchase a family four-pack to "Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales" at Long Beach Terrace Theater, Sept. 19-20, or L.A.'s Dolby Theatre, Sept. 25-27, for only $80 with the discount code MOM.Tickets...
View ArticleBargain Hunter: Get Wienerschnitzel dogs for $10 after 8 p.m.
By Sandra BarreraSatisfy those late-night cravings with Wienerschnitzel's "Dogs After Dark" deal.Chow down on 10 chili dogs or corn dogs for only $10 after 8 p.m.To find participating locations near...
View ArticleROSE PARADE 2016: 19 equestrian units announced for 127th Tournament of Roses...
PASADENA>> The 19 equestrian groups that will gallop 5 1/2 miles down Colorado Boulevard on New Year's Day were announced Tuesday.Tournament of Roses 2016 President Mike Matthiessen named the...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about the Perseid meteor shower
A moonless sky is the velvet backdrop for the biggest meteor shower of the year, which is set to peak late Wednesday, early Thursday.The Perseid meteor shower is the perceivable result of nearly...
View ArticleNewborn boy surrendered Tuesday at L.A. hospital
LOS ANGELES >> A newborn boy was surrendered Tuesday at a hospital in Los Angeles, the ninth infant turned over under the Safe Surrender law in Los Angeles County this year.The infant was placed...
View ArticleL.A. County approves diversion and new jail for mentally ill inmates
Described as a "seismic shift" in the county's approach to incarceration, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to divert at least 1,000 low-level mentally ill inmates from the...
View ArticleSan Pedro tribute to celebrate writer Charles Bukowski's 95th birthday
It's been two decades since Charles Bukowski -- the legendary poet and writer celebrated for his gritty, booze-fueled style of prose -- died at 73 in San Pedro.To commemorate what would have been his...
View ArticleCarolina Garcia, LANG managing editor for enterprise, to retire
Carolina Garcia, managing editor for enterprise and projects for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group's nine publications, told staffers Tuesday she will retire at the end of the month. The departure marks...
View ArticleL.A. County will consolidate 3 health departments into one agency
Los Angeles County's three health departments -- mental health, public health and health services -- will consolidate into one agency under a plan approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.
View ArticleSenators address solutions to foster care system's reliance on psych meds
SACRAMENTO -- In a sharp rebuke, the chairman of a powerful Senate committee on Tuesday admonished state officials for failing many of California's 63,000 foster children, who critics say are too often...
View ArticleA new Starbucks may be coming to Monrovia
MONROVIA >>The Planning Commission Wednesday will likely approve two conditional use permits for an applicant seeking to build a new Starbucks drive-through on the corner of Foothill Boulevard...
View ArticleHow the Rio Hondo College Fire Academy is helping fight California's fires
WHITTIER >> With professional firefighters battling more than a dozen wildfires in Northern California, Rio Hondo College's Fire Crew 77 has been deployed to help the U.S. Forest Service's...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for Aug. 12, 2015
PASADENASenior Center celebrates 55 yearsThe Pasadena Senior Center will hold an open house and celebration for its 55th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 85 E. Holly St., Pasadena.The...
View Article'Tiny houses' for the homeless create backlash in San Pedro
A citywide movement in Los Angeles to build tiny houses on wheels for the homeless rolled into San Pedro this month, sparking an uproar among critics who charge that the wooden "shacks" are not only...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Valley weather forecast: Hot for Wednesday
The San Gabriel Valley on Wednesday morning will see patchy low clouds and fog, becoming sunny with light winds in the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 80s and 90s.Wednesday Night will be partly...
View ArticleHomeless debate rolls on as tiny houses are moved off a San Pedro street
Three shedlike homes for the homeless were quietly moved off a San Pedro street early Wednesday after landing in the cross hairs of an emotional citywide debate over the thousands of men, women and...
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