Baldwin Park couple celebrates 75th wedding anniversary
BALDWIN PARK >> Ernestine was 15 years old, walking to school with her friend, when she saw James, the handsome 18-year-old from California who was visiting cousins in Clinton, Illinois. Their...
View ArticleAsk Emily: Don't accept drug prices lying down
If you haven't experienced it yourself, you've no doubt heard about the outrageous - and rapidly growing - prices of certain prescription medications.The average price of about one year of cancer-drug...
View ArticleIncoming Speaker Anthony Rendon says transportation will be priority
The local Assemblyman recently chosen to serve as the body's next Speaker said his priorities will include transportation funding, the restoration of the Los Angeles River and decentralizing power...
View ArticleWastewater to be released 4 miles closer to shore as Hyperion pipeline...
About 230 million gallons of treated wastewater released into the ocean every day will spew four miles closer to shore beginning Monday as repairs begin on a corroded outfall pipe from the Hyperion...
View ArticlePower restored at Ontario airport
ONTARIO >> Power to both terminals at L.A./Ontario International Airport was restored Sunday afternoon within an hour of an outage first being reported. The cause of the outage was not...
View ArticleJack Larson, Jimmy Olsen in TV's 1950s 'Superman,' dies at 87
LOS ANGELES -- Jack Larson -- an actor, writer and producer best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in 'TV's "The Adventures of Superman" in the 1950s -- has died. He was 87.Larson, who was born in Los...
View ArticlePasadena Police receive $250,000 from feds for body cameras
Pasadena will receive a $250,000 grant from the Department of Justice to support its body camera program as part of a more than $23 million push by the Obama administration to build trust and...
View ArticleMan accused of hitting son's girlfriend with table leg in Duarte
DUARTE - A man was arrested Monday for allegedly throwing a table leg that hit his son's girlfriend during a fight with his son, authorities said.Deputies headed to the 2500 block of Bloomdale Street...
View ArticleArcadia home values one of the fastest growing in LA County, assessor's...
Several cities in the San Gabriel Valley rank among the highest valued areas in all of Los Angeles County in 2015, according to a county assessor's report released Monday.The 2015 annual report by Los...
View ArticleBargain Hunter: Glendale Sprinkles rewards 'A' grades with free cupcakes,...
Tuesday is one of two "Straight A Tuesdays at Sprinkles" at the Americana at Brand.Students who bring in a test or homework assignment with the letter grade "A" on it will be rewarded with a free...
View ArticleBargain Hunter: BeMyDD launches with free rides, Sept. 26
Be My Designated Driver -- BeMyDD, for short -- is launching its service in Los Angeles with complimentary rides for folks who may have had a few too many drinks, from 9 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m....
View ArticleCal State L.A.'s new logo unveiling aims to push boundaries, look to the future
Cal State L.A. is starting its record-breaking school year this fall with a new look.President William A. Covino revealed a new brand and logo for the university during a convocation ceremony Monday...
View ArticleHow can we make Los Angeles water self-sufficient?
PASADENA >> Leslie Shoemaker of Tetra Tech stressed neighborhood-level capture of storm water. JPL scientist Jay Famiglietti says the state must address extreme over pumping of ground water. U.C....
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for September 22,...
SOUTH PASADENAAuthor Night set for ThursdayThe South Pasadena Public Library will welcome Steve Snyder for their Author Night at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Community Room.Snyder's recent book, "Shot Down:...
View ArticleWhy Shanghai is visiting LA to promote new Free Trade Zone
Southern California businesses and entrepreneurs who want to expand into China now have a vehicle to do just that.The city of Shanghai is encouraging U.S. companies to invest in the newly established...
View ArticleOfficials: Elderly man hit by cart in parking lot has died
PASADENA >> A parking lot supervisor died at a hospital Monday after he was hit by a utility cart after the UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night, officials said.
View ArticleWhy some rabbis are moving away from fasting on Yom Kippur
Minutes before he was about to lead the afternoon Yom Kippur service last year, Rabbi Jon Hanish suddenly found himself in severe back pain.The rabbi at the Reform congregation of Temple Kol Tikvah in...
View ArticleCalifornia's obesity rates inch up slightly, but still ranks better than most...
California's obesity rate climbed slightly last year, although its ranking is vastly better compared to most states, according to a report released Monday.The Golden State's obesity rate was 25 percent...
View ArticleNew website shows Californians range of costs for 100 medical procedures
A website that shows the range of how much common medical procedures cost across California as well as how patients rank hospitals was unveiled Monday as a tool to help consumers understand what...
View ArticleMan charged with killing his grandparents in their Glendale home pleads not...
PASADENA >> A 34-year-old man accused of the ax killings of his grandparents, who were found dead in the Glendale home the three shared, pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges...
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