Shark attacks kayaker fishing off Ventura County
MALIBU >> A kayaker fishing north of Malibu was injured Saturday after his foot was struck by a 10-foot shark, Ventura fire officials said.A 25-year-old man was fishing in the waters off Pacific...
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In Rowland Heights, 77-year-old Sally Milano prepares her last wishes to make sure her son Philip will be cared for, from his health down to clean shirts hanging in his closet and his shoes checked for...
View ArticleEasier road for NFL return to L.A. courtesy of state Supreme Court, Wal-Mart
If the Raiders, Rams or Chargers do move to Los Angeles next season, hometown fans might want to pin the blame on two unlikely culprits: the California Supreme Court and Wal-Mart.The high court's...
View ArticleDriver flees scene of destructive Pasadena crash
PASADENA >> Police on Saturday were seeking a driver who fled the scene after crashing a Chevrolet Camaro into two parked cars while racing or driving recklessly, authorities said.The crash took...
View ArticleSommelier's LA County Fair adventure began 30 years ago
POMONA >> Mary Ellen Cole of Glendora started working as a part-time seasonal employee at the L.A. County Fair in 1977.She's stayed because she was having so much fun, loved the people she now...
View ArticleFatal crash shuts down eastbound 210 Freeway in Pasadena
PASADENA >> A four-vehicle wreck claimed a 49-year-old Tujunga man's life and prompted officials to shut down the eastbound 210 Freeway on Saturday afternoon.The crash took place about 1:40 p.m....
View ArticleWestern University's Philip Pumerantz delivered a medical school
Philip Pumerantz's first day as president of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific didn't go particularly well.This was 1977, the day after Labor Day, and the startup college existed only...
View ArticleWest Covina gang member arrested with gun, drugs at Covina bowling alley
COVINA >> Police jailed a gang member after finding him carrying a loaded handgun and 16 grams of methamphetamine at a Covina bowling alley Friday night, officials said.A reported argument...
View ArticleCal State University to begin on next year's budget
Trustees for California State University will look this week at the 23-campus system's new budget proposals during meetings at the Chancellor's Office in Long Beach.Finance officials on Tuesday will...
View ArticleLa Habra Heights pays off $4M bond early
LA HABRA HEIGHTS >> A $4 million 1996 city bond issue was paid off last week, a year earlier than expected, setting the stage for a discussion about a future road tax.City officials have been...
View Article'Fresh off the boat' stars show face at the 626 Night Market
Three young actors from ABC's "Fresh off the Boat" made an appearance Saturday night at this summer's last 626 Night Market. At a panel discussion entitled "Life's heavy, son," Hudson Yang, Forrest...
View ArticleCalifornia's climate fight comes down to late negotiations
SACRAMENTO >> Gov. Jerry Brown has made climate change the centerpiece of his final tenure by laying out the most aggressive benchmark in North America, which would reduce California's carbon...
View ArticleThree sought in stabbing, beating of man in Pasadena
PASADENA >> A woman and two men stabbed a man in the face and beat him during an attack early Sunday, police said.The stabbing took place about 2:45 a.m. in the 1000 block of South Arroyo...
View ArticleTransient jailed following three ill-fated robberies in Pasadena
PASADENA >> Police jailed a man Saturday after three separate unsuccessful robberies within the span of a few minutes, officials said.Steven Mark Rish, a 47-year-old transient known to frequent...
View ArticlePopnology exhibit at LA County Fair looks at pop culture, technology
POMONA >> Doc Brown's time-travelling movie DeLorean from "Back to the Future" did indeed make the three-decade journey from 1985 to 2015, but with Pomona Valley filling in for Hill Valley at the...
View ArticleWine, beers, spirits classes offered at LA County Fair's Marketplace
POMONA >> L.A. County Fair visitors can take wine, beer and spirits classes in the Wine, Beer and Spirits Marketplace to gain personal knowledge about each and sample sips of wines, beers and...
View ArticleFire officials tell some residents not to abandon watering amid drought
Brown lawns and the electronic freeway signs are reminders the state is still in the throes of a devastating four-year drought, but some residents were reminded they shouldn't altogether abandon...
View ArticleA stricter LA County grading system is bad business for restaurants, some say
A new proposal that would make it more difficult for restaurants to earn A health grades in Los Angeles County could be too detrimental to an already regulatory burdened food service community, some...
View ArticleSybil Brand Commission's role in overseeing jails may be coming to an end
A commission that for more than half a century has provided an extra layer of inspection of county jails, police station lockups and juvenile probation camps may be facing its demise. The Sybil Brand...
View ArticleOn The Town: Sorority throws a 'White Linen' jazz brunch
Some cool clothes and hot licks set the tone for the first-ever "White Linen" Jazz Brunch staged by members of Pasadena's Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Alumnae on Aug. 23, in the Noor Ballroom at Paseo...
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