Strike talk heats up among California State University faculty
Faculty leaders for California State University on Wednesday issued another threat to strike amid salary talks with management that have soured in recent months -- with both sides claiming the high...
View ArticleThese photos show the 39 women vying for the Rose Parade 2016 Royal Court
Pasadena >> With hopeful eyes and beaming smiles, 39 young women stood on the steps of the Tournament House on Wednesday.The Tournament of Roses announced the group as the finalists for the 2016...
View ArticleLake Balboa's cherry trees fall victim to drought
LAKE BALBOA >> Each spring for nearly a quarter-century, thousands have converged upon Lake Balboa to lollygag under one of the nation's biggest bursts of cherry blossoms.But after four years of...
View ArticleTask force says Pasadena needs more oversight after embezzlement scandal
A task force formed in the wake of Pasadena's $6.4 million embezzlement scandal wants the city to establish a citizens' audit advisory committee after complacency and shortcuts allowed an employee to...
View ArticleWhy Covina is closing its park bathrooms at night
When 10 p.m. rolls around in Covina on Thursday, bathrooms at six of the city's public parks will be locked until morning as part of a new safety measure being implemented by the city."Our parks are...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for October 1, 2015
SIERRA MADREEarn free burgers while readingChildren ages 4 to 12 are invited to sign up for the In-N-Out reading program starting Saturday through Nov. 14 at the Sierra Madre Public Library.Each child...
View ArticleLong Beach business owner, musician killed in Whittier motorcycle crash...
WHITTIER >> Coroner's officials have released the name of a 33-year-old Long Beach man killed in a motorcycle crash in Whittier on Friday.Carlos Gomez died at a hospital following the 4:45 p.m....
View ArticlePoll: California voters support taxes on cigarettes, commercial properties
SACRAMENTO >> The Legislature couldn't manage to raise taxes this year, but a new Public Policy Institute of California poll to be released today shows large majorities of Californians favor some...
View ArticleMountain lion perched on power pole captured in rare photo
VICTORVILLE, Calif. >> An elusive mountain lion took up a very public perch atop a 35-foot utility pole in the California desert.The big cat apparently got spooked by a bus of screaming school...
View ArticleEPA sets tougher level for ground-level ozone, main component of LA smog
For the first time in seven years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced a tougher, more health-minded standard for ozone pollution, the main component in Southern California's...
View Article'Narco' singer was en route to concert when arrested in Ontario
Mexican narco-corrido singer Larry Hernandez was on his way to a show in Aurora, Colorado, last week when he was arrested by Ontario airport police.Hernandez, a prolific user of social media, posted a...
View ArticleWorld War II memories come alive on father-son trip: Dennis McCarthy
It was only 15 minutes out of 92 years, but what a 15 minutes.The young American pilot was returning from his 68th combat mission when his P-51 Mustang hit some high tension wires and crash landed...
View ArticleLA County health department seeking input on restaurant letter grades
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is asking for the public's help to determine whether more information should be provided on health grade placards posted in restaurant and market...
View ArticleTransient wanted for fatal stabbing in South Whittier
SOUTH WHITTIER >> Detectives on Thursday asked for the public's help in locating a transient suspected of stabbing to death another man during an argument in a South Whittier...
View ArticleTroubles mount for Arcadia company in Gemcoin fraud case
ARCADIA >> Allegations of fraud continued to mount against an Arcadia company on Thursday as a state agency called its practices into question just two days after federal authorities raided the...
View ArticleMontebello man charged with capital murder in fatal 'ambush'
LOS ANGELES >> A Montebello man accused of chasing down and fatally shooting another man while trying to rob him of a gold necklace appeared in court Thursday, where prosecutors charged him with...
View ArticleNAACP Pomona Valley Branch gathering addresses human rights, equality
POMONA >> Human rights, voting rights, environmental and economic justice were some of the topics discussed by residents, activists and clergy at a gathering Wednesday evening at the Civic Center...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for Oct. 1, 2015
ARCADIAWalk to benefit genetic disorder researchCARES Foundation will hold its second annual CAREing Hearts Walk for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia on Sunday at Santa Anita Racetrack and Park, 285 W....
View ArticleDistrict attorney will not prosecute in case of Khloe Kardashian fireworks
Prosecutors will not file charges against a pyrotechnics operator whose midnight fireworks show in August awakened hundreds of South Bay residents not invited to Khloe Kardashian's floating birthday...
View Article4 seek 2 seats on Montebello Unified School District Board of Education
A possible bond issue, test scores and experience are among the issues candidates for two seats on the Montebello Unified School District Board of Education are debating.Four candidates will be on the...
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