How much will it cost to host the 2024 Olympics in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES >> The cost of hosting the 2024 Olympics in Los Angeles will be $4.6 billion, with a projected profit of $161 million, according to the nonprofit working to bring the international...
View ArticleUpcoming high school and military reunions
High SchoolsArcadia High School: Class of 1995. Oct. 4. $75, $85 after Sept. 1, to attend must purchase ticket by Sept. 15. To register or for more information, 858-337-2221 or...
View ArticleChronic homelessness on the rise in Los Angeles County
Chronic homelessness continues to grow in Los Angeles County even after efforts to house more than 10,000 people in the last three years, according to the authors of a report released Tuesday. The...
View ArticleCalifornia climate researchers sound the alarm at symposium: 'There's no way...
A warming atmosphere has already worsened California's drought and harmed coastal ecosystems, but the worst is yet to come, according to the latest scientific research presented this week on the...
View ArticleBody found in Valinda backyard identified as missing El Monte woman
LOS ANGELES >> Maria Delrefugio Chavez was last seen May 7, 2009, leaving the indoor swap meet in East Los Angeles, where she had a business.Six years later, investigators now know what befell...
View ArticleSoCal Prep Legends Awards to honor best high school athletes in the area
The premier high school sports region in the country will now get the world-class treatment and recognition it deserves.The Los Angeles News Group will present the inaugural SoCal Prep Legends Awards...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Valley council removes funding from 710 extension
Just weeks after throwing its support behind a controversial 710 Freeway tunnel, the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments removed tunnel funding from a transportation priority list that could...
View ArticleWhat drought? Some L.A. County supervisors have their cars washed 2, 3 times...
Despite living in one of the most car-centric and image-conscious cities in the world, many Los Angeles drivers have cut their carwashes during the crippling drought. Not so for the Los Angeles County...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for August 26, 2015
SOUTH PASADENAGirls night this ThursdayHotBox Vintage will hold a #GirlsNight from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at 906 Meridian Ave., South Pasadena.The evening will be filled with shopping, music, photo...
View ArticleMan beaten in West Valinda, 2 in custody after standoff
WEST VALINDA >> Officials Tuesday were investigating an assault that left one person in extremely critical condition and two suspects in custody after an eight-hour standoff.Jonathan Macias, 23,...
View ArticleSummit Fire holds at 100 acres in Big Bear, schools remain closed
BIG BEAR LAKE >> Bear Valley schools remained closed Tuesday due to bad air quality as firefighters continued to keep the Summit Fire from spreading.The South Coast Air Quality Management...
View ArticleEncino man, two others, charged with insider trading
An analyst with J.P. Morgan Securities and two longtime friends, one an Encino resident, were taken into custody Tuesday morning on suspicion of taking part in an insider trading scheme that netted...
View ArticleRalphs to close Pico Rivera store in October
PICO RIVERA >> A Ralphs supermarket in this city will be the latest area store the grocery chain has closed over the past 10 years.In March and August of 2005, two Ralphs grocery stores shut down...
View Article4 things women in L.A. are doing about women's equality
Today is National Women's Equality Day. Since women in the United States won the right to vote 95 years ago, inequality has continued to block their paths in education, pay, business and the arts....
View ArticleMan robs senior at Pasadena bus stop, later drops purse
PASADENA - A robber snatched a purse from a 65-year-old Pasadena woman at a bus stop Tuesday but dropped the bag after a witness confronted him, police said.The robbery occurred on Lincoln Avenue and...
View ArticleUCLA will start true freshman Josh Rosen at quarterback
It's official: UCLA will start true freshman Josh Rosen at quarterback.Head coach Jim Mora announced the decision Wednesday afternoon, finally putting an end to the months of speculation about who the...
View ArticleSan Marino Unified cancels November election
San Marino Unified's uncontested board of education election on Nov. 3 has been canceled.Incumbents Chris Norgaard and Lisa Link will continue serving on the school board. Norgaard, an attorney, was...
View ArticleArmed man robs South Pasadena store of cigarettes, $39
SOUTH PASADENA - A gunman wearing a hooded sweatshirt got away with $39 and six packs of cigarettes after robbing a liquor store Tuesday night.South Pasadena Police Cpl. Bill Early said the suspect...
View Article6 things Los Angeles could spend $4.6 billion on instead of the Olympics
It's going to cost Los Angeles $4.6 billion to host the 2024 Olympics -- at least that's what LA24, the nonprofit that's trying to bring the games to L.A. says. $4.
View ArticleCity of Hope doctor, fellow surgeons share passion for music in rock band
DUARTE>> Dr. Robert Kang didn't imagine he would find three others who shared two of his biggest passions -- medicine and music.The 38-year-old is happy to use his talents as an assistant...
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