Above-normal temperatures expected across Southern California
LOS ANGELES >> Summer may officially be over, but above-normal temperatures are expected to continue through the weekend and residents are being advised to avoid over-exertion. Forecasters said a...
View ArticleShots fired at Pasadena park
PASADENA >> Gunshot rang out near La Pintoresca Park late Friday, but police found no victims connected to the shooting, officials said.Police received reports of "shots fired" and a group of...
View ArticleWhittier's public works director to retire
WHITTIER >> Public Works Director David Pelser is retiring after eight years with the city. His last day will be Friday.Pelser plans to work in the private sector on business development as a way...
View ArticleMissing Palmdale woman found in Pasadena
An elderly woman with dementia who went missing in Palmdale Thursday was found disoriented, but unharmed, in Pasadena Saturday morning, authorities said.Bernice Waynelee Smith, 79, disappeared around...
View ArticleUC Davis treats dozens of pets badly burned in 2 wildfires
DAVIS >> Dr. Elizabeth Montgomery crouched beside the cage of a long-haired, black-and-white cat with blisters and second-degree burns on all four paws. She stroked his head, examined his...
View ArticleNew bishop for San Gabriel region ready to serve larger flock
During his years as pastor, David O'Connell loved to help build the communities he preached to. He also savored the relationships he built with his flock."That was the big part of my joy of being a...
View ArticleHow to own a slice of Hollywood history
CALABASAS >> A shooting script from "Citizen Kane." Ron Howard's custom '58 Chevy from "American Graffiti." Michael Jackson's shirt. And guitars from Carlos Santana and Paul McCartney.Hollywood...
View ArticleYears later, son moves on as the memory of his father's death lingers
The grinning face of a young man who carjacked and killed his father at a La Puente gas station was seared in Douglas Gooch's mind for years."I would wake up in the middle of the night thinking about...
View ArticleAuditors question South El Monte's relationship with consultant
SOUTH EL MONTE >> After an external audit raised concerns about $841,000 the city paid to a consulting firm over the past two years, much of it without City Council approval, a councilman is...
View ArticleNew Alhambra Habit Burger Grill teams with police for fundraiser Monday
ALHAMBRA >> The new, soon-to-open Habit Burger Grill location in Alhambra is hosting a pre-grand-opening fundraiser Monday to raise funds for the Alhambra Police Foundation, officials said.The...
View ArticleNods to Louis Zamperini seen in Victory Boys Camp improvements
When the Victory Boys Camp for at-risk youth fully emerges from a hiatus in 2016, signs will be everywhere of the man who founded it 60 years ago.The 2.
View ArticleDuarte celebrates 58th birthday with 20th Route 66 Parade
Duarte celebrated 58 years of cityhood Saturday with its 20th Route 66 Parade. The parade headed east for one mile on Huntington Drive, between Cotter Street and Mount Olive Avenue. It was followed by...
View ArticleSyrian family faces uncertain future in Claremont
CLAREMONT >> Moustafa Kanjoe has journeyed far into the unknown.A Syrian displaced by a war-torn nation, Kanjoe, 32, his wife Haiam, 22, along with two young daughters are living from day-to-day...
View ArticleTalented teens perform with the best at Monterey Jazz Fest
MONTEREY >> They're disciplined and dedicated, defy any negative stereotypes about today's youth and alternately perform with fierce intensity and comforting smoothness.They're Monterey Jazz...
View ArticleChocolate lovers indulge at L.A. Chocolate Salon in Pasadena
PASADENA >> Chocolate aficionados treated their senses Saturday as the Pasadena Convention Center was transformed into a sweet celebration of the beloved cocoa bean known as the Los Angeles...
View ArticleMan found hanged in San Gabriel Riverbed, suicide suspected
INDUSTRY >> A man was found hanged in the San Gabriel Riverbed near the 605 and 60 freeway interchange Saturday afternoon in a what was being investigated as a suicide, authorities said.A...
View ArticlePasadena History: The magnificent valley of the Mojaves
Fascinating are the "Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean," made under the direction of the...
View ArticlePasadena social calendar: September 28
MONDAYArcadia Chamber of Commerce presents Taste of Arcadia 2015. Los Angeles County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. 5:30 to 9 p.m., $65, $80 at the gate on the day of the event. 626-447-2159...
View ArticleOn The Town: Pasadena Playhouse celebrates diversity
This year, for the first time since its inception in 2006, the Pasadena Playhouse/Wells Fargo Diversity Project chose two distinguished Latinos for its ninth-annual Diversity Awards. Presented on Sept....
View ArticleCovina church honors, prays for first responders
COVINA >> A congregation offered special prayers and blessings Sunday for police, firefighters and others in harm's way during a small but heartfelt special Mass to honor first responders.It was...
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