Dozens under observation as Legionnaires' hits San Quentin prison
SACRAMENTO >> Authorities say dozens of San Quentin prisoners are under observation after an inmate was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease.Weekend visits have been curtailed, and drinking water...
View ArticleCameras could have helped find a killer
Jose Aguayo wondered how different it all would've been if the cameras had been up just a few weeks before. If the neighbor's camera had worked that night. If a camera had been on the street...
View ArticleMontrose nursing home charged in death of burn patient
Involuntary manslaughter charges were filed against a Montrose skilled nursing home and two staff members who worked there for failing to provide required care to a resident who was a burn victim, the...
View ArticleLong Beach's Joan Van Blom, rowing legend, dies of brain cancer at 62
Joan Van Blom, widely considered the greatest female athlete to compete in the sport of rowing, died Friday in her Long Beach home after a battle with brain cancer. She was 62. Van Blom, also a...
View ArticleCigarette tax: California voters overwhelmingly back $2-a-pack increase
SACRAMENTO -- A day after a state senator revived a bill to hike the state's cigarette tax by $2 a pack, a new Field Poll unveiled Thursday found that two-thirds of California voters back such a tax...
View ArticleWhy many Southern California rabbis will not be discussing the Iran nuclear...
Rabbi Ed Feinstein is troubled that families in his Conservative Jewish congregation have been torn apart over the controversial Iran nuclear deal that will soon be voted on by U.S. lawmakers.The...
View ArticleBallerina Misty Copeland calls Broadway debut 'incredible'
NEW YORK >> The stage lights have been hard to get used to and she worried about limited rehearsal time, but ballerina Misty Copeland has put aside her nervousness and is finding her feet on...
View ArticleMadison Elementary teachers ask for board to fire new principal, threaten...
A group of teachers and parents have called for the termination of Madison Elementary School Principal Juan Ruelas, calling his administration "hostile" and "toxic."Educators packed the Pasadena...
View ArticleRape survivor Alisa Kaplan tells story of 2002 videotaped attack
Editor's note: This report contains graphic language describing a rape that some readers may find difficult. We feel these details are needed to convey the terrible nature of the crime and the strength...
View ArticleHammerhead shark sighting prompts La Jolla beach closure
SAN DIEGO >> A shark that was seen circling kayakers has led lifeguards to close a San Diego County beach.A 1 1/2-mile stretch of beach from La Jolla Cove to Scripps Pier was closed Saturday...
View ArticleExperts: Cooler temps are on the way in Southern California
A welcome relief from sizzling temperatures surpassing the century mark in Southern California is on the way, forecasters say. "We're about to experience a type of "June Gloom" in September," Joe...
View ArticleDo you recognize these men from a fatal 2006 La Puente botched robbery?
Nine years have passed since 59-year-old Frutoso Anguiano was stabbed to death in a botched robbery while working as a security guard at a La Puente market. But to his daughter, it feels like it was...
View ArticleHow would a 2024 Olympics in L.A. differ from 1984?
A Summer Olympics in 2024 in Los Angeles would look vastly different than its predecessors. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the team heading the city's bid for the 2024 Games outlined for this news...
View ArticleWhen the wells run dry: California neighbors cope in drought
TULARE >> Looking for water to flush his toilet, Tino Lozano pointed a garden hose at some buckets on the bare dirt of his yard. It's his daily ritual now, in a community built by refugees from...
View ArticlePasadena social calendar: August 31
WEDNESDAY Wine and Cheese on the Arroyo, a membership reception hosted by The Shakespeare Club of Pasadena. 171 S. Grand Ave. Pasadena. 6 p.m., 626-793-5714 or shakespeareclub423@gmail.com.SEPT....
View Article'Clear the Shelters' proves to be a doggone good day at Pasadena Humane Society
The "dogdays of summer," took on a whole new meaning at the Pasadena Humane Society on Aug. 15. In spite of the predicted triple-digit temperatures, the line started forming before 8 a.m., to register...
View ArticlePasadena History: The Duarte residence of two East Coasters
This picture is from Thompson and West's "History of Los Angeles County California," with illustrations, first published in Oakland in 1880. A reproduction was published in 1959 by Howell-North in...
View ArticleHow to apply for LA Fellows
The Los Angeles Valley College's LA Fellows program helps unemployed and underemployed professionals get back to work through a combination of intensive job training and volunteer work.Here's how to...
View ArticleLos Angeles News Group Managing Editor Carolina Garcia retiring after...
The wood file cabinet in her home office is filled with papers and manila folders, and when Carolina Garcia opens the bottom drawer, the memories spill out too.There's the newspaper clippings. The...
View ArticleCal State Northridge biology students help chart the future of breast cancer...
NORTHRIDGE >> It took nine Cal State Northridge students and their biology professor to crack the code on what causes breast cancer to spread.A groundbreaking study by Professor Jonathan Kelber...
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