Central Basin Municipal Water District wants ex-Pico Rivera councilman's...
LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court judge Friday took under submission a request to dismiss former Pico Rivera Councilman Ron Beilke's wrongful-termination lawsuit against Central Basin Municipal Water...
View ArticlePasadena man accused of brandishing rifle in rent dispute
PASADENA -- A 61-year-old Pasadena man was arrested Thursday for allegedly pointing a rifle and threatening to kill another man during an argument over rent.Pasadena Police Lt. John Mercado said the...
View ArticleWhy a San Gabriel food pantry is closing after 32 years
SAN GABRIEL >> A local food bank serving hundreds of families is closing its doors after 32 years, not for lack of food donations, but because it can no longer afford to keep the lights on....
View ArticleJPL researcher wants to hitchhike through the solar system
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE >> Inspired by the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," a Jet Propulsion Laboratory expert devised a potential way to catch a ride through space using a strong tether and...
View ArticleCNN charging premium ad prices for GOP debate at Reagan Library
NEW YORK -- Get in your bids fast. CNN said Friday that only one commercial slot is still available for its coverage of the Sept. 16 debate between top Republican presidential contenders, and it's...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter activists rally in Pasadena against local leader's arrest
A group of Black Lives Matters activists protested the arrest of one of the group's local leaders at Pasadena city jail on Friday.Nana Gyamfi, the attorney for Black Lives Matter activist Jasmine...
View ArticleFollowing the money is now easier to do in California
The state of California has launched a new campaign finance disclosure search engine, allowing users to more easily track state-level political donations to elected officials. Called Power Search, the...
View ArticleCalifornia right-to-die bill clears finance committee, heads to Assembly floor
SACRAMENTO >> Legislation that would allow terminally ill Californians to end their lives with help from a doctor cleared an Assembly committee Friday after a low-key hearing on one of the year's...
View ArticleArroyo High School teacher denies sexual relationship with 15-year-old El...
EL MONTE >> An Arroyo High school teacher pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from his alleged sexual relationship with a female student.Richard Paul Daniels, 56, of Rancho Cucamonga...
View Article3 gang members sentenced for 2012 Pico Rivera torture case
PICO RIVERA >> Three Rivera 13 gang members were sentenced Friday for their roles in a 2012 case where a man who owed them a debt was imprisoned and tortured in a garage for five days.
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for September 5,...
SOUTH PASADENANew chapter of volunteer group to meetLion's Heart, a nationwide teen volunteer platform for 6th through 12th grade students, has launched a South Pasadena chapter and will hold an...
View ArticlePomona Fairplex to host international pentathlon competition starting in 2017
POMONA >> Fairplex, home of the L.A. County Fair, will be taking on the role of an international sports venue.Fairplex announced Thursday it will be the site of the Olympic Modern Pentathlon...
View ArticleBill to allow open use of 210, 134 Freeways' carpool lanes during non-peak...
A bill that would allow single-occupant drivers use of the carpool lanes on the 210 and 134 freeways during weekends and other off-peak hours has reached the governor's desk.
View ArticleSan Diego firm recalls cucumbers after salmonella outbreak
SAN DIEGO >> A California company is recalling its cucumbers after a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 285 people in 27 states and killed a San Diego woman.Andrew & Williamson Fresh...
View ArticleKite surfer blown onto road, hit by car, seriously hurt in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO >> A kite surfer at a San Francisco beach was caught in a huge gust of wind and dragged across a parking lot on to a highway, where he was hit by a car and critically injured,...
View ArticleCrews to resume efforts to free blue whale caught in netting off Southern...
Crews planned to wait today until boaters spot a blue whale trailing a line with a buoy attached before resuming efforts to free the 80-foot-long mammal from the line, a rescuer said.It was last seen...
View ArticleVast, stubborn wildfire near Fresno to rage through Labor Day weekend
FRESNO >> A vast and stubborn wildfire that has proven California's biggest this year was expect to spew smoke through the long Labor Day weekend, leaving some campgrounds empty and prompting...
View ArticleSquirrel near Lake Tahoe tests positive for plague
RENO >> Health officials in California have confirmed that the corpse of a squirrel found near Lake Tahoe tested positive for plague.The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that the squirrel's body was...
View ArticlePasadena police: Gang member tosses loaded gun into crowded playground
PASADENA >> A gang member tossed a loaded handgun into a playground crowded with children before being arrested Friday evening, officials said.Kent Cedric Loweery, also listed in records as Kent...
View ArticleSeveral thousand pounds of pot discovered in Southern California
Several thousand pounds of marijuana have been discovered by law enforcement in San Bernardino County and the San Gabriel Valley. On Saturday afternoon, Deputy Christopher Carrico, patrolling the 1200...
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