Mini therapy horses give comfort in crisis situations: Dennis McCarthy
The old vet sat quietly watching American Valor move from patient to patient in the locked-down psychiatric ward at the West Los Angeles VA hospital until she finally came to him.The miniature therapy...
View ArticleShanghai leaders pitch city as prime location for investment, innovation
It's one of the world's top cities for sustainable business competitiveness, it has 200 flight connections to more than 230 cities and it attracted 790,000 foreign investment projects last year.Those...
View ArticlePost-summer heat wave to scorch Southern California through weekend
LOS ANGELES >> A post-summer heat wave will bring above-normal temperatures to the Southland through the weekend, again prompting calls for residents to take precautions to avoid heat-related...
View ArticleFormer Mark Keppel High girls' basketball coach accused of sexual contact...
ALHAMBRA >> A popular former Mark Keppel High School girls' basketball coach was arrested Thursday and booked on allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a girl on the team he coached,...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for September 26,...
DUaRTEAnnual Route 66 parade, city picnic this SaturdayThe city will hold the 20th-Annual Route 66 Parade themed "20 Years of Memories," and City Picnic and Classic Car Show on Saturday.The parade will...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer: Judges should know law beyond U.S. shores
SAN MARINO >> Justice Stephen G. Breyer this week challenged America's tradition of isolationism, saying concepts such as globalization and interdependence have transformed how the law should...
View ArticleCalifornia regulators restore emissions-cutting fuel rule
SACRAMENTO >> California regulators on Friday restored ambitious rules to cut transportation fuel emissions 10 percent within five years, a decision that gives Gov. Jerry Brown a boost for his...
View ArticleNext in line? Rep. Kevin McCarthy is realist with conservative appeal
WASHINGTON >> Rep. Kevin McCarthy has risen to the upper reaches of House leadership mostly on the basis of his people skills and political smarts rather than his policy chops.The California...
View ArticleSierra Madre water treatment system broke, discolored water complaints rise
SIERRA MADRE >> The city sent notices to residents Friday, saying an increase in yellow-water complaints are the result of a break in the water treatment plant."Portions of the city are...
View ArticleMarijuana delivery man robbed in Altadena
ALTADENA >> A man claiming to be delivering medical marijuana for a dispensary was robbed of both cannabis and cash early Thursday in a residential Altadena neighborhood, authorities said.The...
View ArticleKTLA's Bob Eubanks and Stephanie Edwards to sign off after 2016 Rose Parade...
After almost four decades, this New Year's Day will be the last time the world will hear the voices of Bob Eubanks and Stephanie Edwards together.The duo announced Friday morning on the KTLA Morning...
View ArticleSan Pedro's Red Car unlikely to be spared by last-minute call for reprieve
Tears are sure to flow Sunday when the final blast of the Red Car's E-flat horn sounds off on its final historic runs along the San Pedro waterfront.A last-minute appeal by county officials and the...
View ArticleNew safety measures planned after autistic teen's death in Whittier school bus
WHITTIER >> Two weeks after a 19-year-old special-needs student was found dead inside one its buses, the agency tasked with moving students to and from area schools announced new safety measures...
View ArticleMan with rare disease puts his strength behind Wiggle Waggle Walk fundraiser...
Whenever Justin Ballard begins to feel down about his sickness, his Chihuahua, Pippa Pippington, brings his smile back.Ballard, 34, is suffering from a rare genetic mutation that has slowly caused his...
View ArticleFormer Mark Keppel coach posts bail, court date set for October
ALHAMBRA >> With his family by his side, former Mark Keppel High School girls basketball coach Joseph Alan Kikuchi posted $100,000 bail, just hours after police arrested him on suspicion of...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for September 26,...
La CAÑADA FLINTRIDGEMore 210 lane closuresCaltrans will close two lanes on the eastbound and westbound 210 Freeway each night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Oct. 8 for construction.Lane closures...
View ArticlePomona, Monte Vista Water District to collaborate on projects
By Monica Rodriguezmonica.rodriguez@langnews.com @PomonaNow on TwitterPOMONA >> The city and Monte Vista Water District plan to work together develop water supplies and reduce costs for both...
View ArticleCSU Chancellor Timothy White visits Dominguez Hills on latest campus tour
Making his first stop in two years at Cal State Dominguez Hills, California State University Chancellor Timothy White met with students and faculty Friday to discuss campus efforts to improve freshman...
View ArticleFrancis Pusok released from jail
VICTORVILLE >> Francis Jared Pusok, the Apple Valley man whose beating by sheriff's deputies was caught on video earlier this year following a pursuit in the High Desert was released from jail...
View ArticleShawn Mendes' 'Stitches' among top 10 songs streamed in L.A. this week
The popular Internet radio platform iHeartRadio, which has more than 500 million app downloads, gathers streaming music data in Los Angeles. Here are the top 10 artists and songs streaming in L.A. this...
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