Man found with gun at Disneyland due in court
ANAHEIM -- A 44-year-old man from San Francisco arrested on suspicion of carrying a loaded gun at Disneyland is due in court in Anaheim on Aug. 27.Percival Aguilar Agoncillo was arrested after being...
View ArticleEx-sheriff's captain to plead guilty in federal jail probe
LOS ANGELES -- A retired Los Angeles County sheriff's captain charged with obstructing a federal probe into corruption in the county jails is set to plead guilty today to a lesser charge.William "Tom"...
View ArticleArcadia to launch education campaign about housing development standards
ARCADIA >> City officials Tuesday voted unanimously to engage in a "public education campaign" to inform residents about the city's current residential development standards and to look at what...
View ArticleDriver in South Pasadena hit-and-run gets probation
SOUTH PASADENA - A driver was sentenced Wednesday to three years probation and 30 days working for Caltrans for a 2014 hit-and-run collision in South Pasadena that injured a couple, their 4-month-old...
View ArticleMan arrested following fatal fistfight in Pasadena released without charges
PASADENA >> Prosecutors have declined to file charges against a man who was arrested after another man he was involved in a fight with over the weekend died, officials said.Police arrested Manuel...
View ArticlePolice warn of 2 armed robberies outside Arcadia shopping mall
ARCADIA >> Police are urging shoppers to be cautious after two armed robberies were reported recently at the Westfield Santa Anita mall, including one where a woman was pistol-whipped, officials...
View ArticleNo Disneyland gun cover-up, police say
ANAHEIM >> Anaheim police denied conspiring with Disney to keep a lid on a report about the arrest of a 44-year-old man with a loaded gun near Disneyland last month, although the arrest only...
View ArticleMoody's signals it may downgrade Central Basin bond rating
COMMERCE >> Moody's Investor Service has signaled that it may downgrade its bond rating for the embattled Central Basin Municipal Water District.If this were to occur, interest rates for the...
View ArticleWhat is Weibo, the Chinese-language social media San Gabriel just joined?
San Gabriel on Thursday became the first city government in the nation to create a Weibo, a Chinese-language social media website similar to Twitter, officials said.
View ArticleSend your name to Mars on NASA's Insight Mars lander mission
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE >> Although humans won't ride aboard NASA's InSight Mars lander, millions of earthlings are expected to fly-by-name to the red planet next year, the agency announced this...
View ArticleGov. Jerry Brown: Climate change worsening California's drought
Citing a new report, Gov. Jerry Brown said Thursday that climate change is worsening the effects of California's four-year drought."New scientific reports now make it crystal clear that climate change...
View ArticleHow California's drought will impact cities, wildlife in the future
If the California drought were to continue for two to three years, rural communities and wildlife would suffer most but urban populations have readied themselves to withstand further curtailments in...
View ArticleDennis McCarthy: At home with the orcas in Alaska
"At Sea World you pay your money and are guaranteed to see an orca. They're the entertainment. Out here, there are no guarantees. They could care less about people. We are in their home now." -- Capt....
View ArticleRising housing prices drive down affordability
Rising home prices across California have eroded affordability to the point that only seven counties, including San Bernardino, have housing that a family earning the median income can afford to buy,...
View ArticleHopSkipDrive gets Southern California kids where they need to go
Mary Grant has a busy schedule.So getting her 12-year-old daughter to swim and soccer practice and other after-school activities was near impossible -- until the Pasadena resident enlisted the services...
View ArticleSan Gabriel just launched a Weibo account, possibly first city in US
San Gabriel became the first city government in the nation Thursday to create a Weibo, a Chinese-language social media website similar to Twitter, city officials said. Weibo, a micro-blogging website,...
View ArticlePasadena Fire Department to announce new 'Disaster Information Sites' program...
PASADENA >> People are invited to an open house at the Pasadena Fire Department's Station 33 on Saturday, where officials will discuss disaster preparedness the department's new disaster...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for Aug. 21, 2015
SIERRA MADRELandscaping project dedication, workshop setThe city and the Sierra Madre Garden Club will hold a dedication and demonstration event of the new Sierra Madre Civic Center landscaping project...
View ArticleFirefighters douse truck fire at LAX
Los Angeles firefighters doused a fire that burned a truck at Los Angeles International Airport about 1:30 p.m. between terminals 5 and 6 on Friday. No one was hurt.
View ArticleBunny Museum offers everything bunny-related
The Bunny Museum in Pasadena is one of Southern California's most unusual businesses. Located in the home of Candace Frazee and her husband Steve Lubanski, it features thousands of bunny-related items,...
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