Man struck, killed by train in Santa Fe Springs
SANTA FE SPRINGS >> A man died after being struck by an Amtrak train in Santa Fe Springs Friday afternoon, officials said. The apparent accident was reported about 7 p.m. along the 11200 block of...
View ArticlePolice believe same man robbed two Pasadena businesses
PASADENA >> Two armed robberies -- one at a sandwich shop and another at a tanning salon -- in Pasadena late Friday may have been the work of the same gunman, police said.The crimes were reported...
View ArticleAuthorities close LA jails to visitors following escape
LOS ANGELES >> The welcome mat has been yanked from visitor centers at Los Angeles County jails until authorities determine how an inmate managed to escape through one.City News Service reports...
View Article2 sought following robbery, attempted robberies in Arcadia
ARCADIA >> Police are seeking two men believed to have attempted to rob three women of their purses before successfully robbing a fourth woman Friday night.The first crime took place about 9:40...
View ArticleKids going green, JPL electric shuttles win clean air awards
My environmental heroes are usually not hoisting trophies.Take recycling. I'd give out awards to all those guys who collect bottles and cans and push shopping carts into supermarket parking lots and...
View ArticleMontebello mayor raises more than $90,000 in re-election bid
MONTEBELLO - Mayor Jack Hadjinian has raised more than $90,000 in his bid for a second four-term on the City Council.It's two to three times more than most of the other seven candidates in the Nov. 3...
View ArticleCalifornia weighs banning concealed handguns on campuses
SACRAMENTO >> California is once again considering a move to tighten its restrictions on guns with a ban on the concealed carry of handguns at colleges and schools.Gov. Jerry Brown is considering...
View ArticleCalifornia governor vetoes bills criminalizing use of drones
SACRAMENTO >> Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed bills aimed at controlling the operation of drones.The three bills were sponsored by Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville.One would have made it an infraction...
View ArticleIn the arid Coachella Valley, communities are taking a hell-or-high-water...
COACHELLA VALLEY >> This is a valley that water built.Cheap and abundant, water has turned an inhospitable desert into a Garden of Eden -- something it was never meant to be and may not remain,...
View ArticleCatalina Island Conservancy to begin bat research
Bats, although certainly not the most loveable creatures on Catalina Island, are getting some long-overdue TLC.Biologists at the Catalina Island Conservancy are beginning new research on the notorious...
View ArticleDiversity in Southern California's Asian immigrant community
Two decades ago, Michael Kwan's mother offered to buy him a new car to replace his 1980 yellow Toyota Celica that he had bought used for $500.But the then 24-year-old, who had worked as a busboy and...
View ArticleFour-year automotive degree at Rio Hondo College saves students money
WHITTIER >> A four-year Bachelor of Science degree has become less expensive for students thanks to a pilot program involving a number of California community colleges. Rio Hondo College, among...
View ArticleClass-action lawsuit filed against Volkswagen over scandal
A Redondo Beach woman who bought a new Volkswagen less than 12 hours before the company's emissions-cheating scandal exploded in public has filed a class-action lawsuit against the German automaker.Amy...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Valley weather: Showers for Sunday
The San Gabriel Valley on Sunday will see showers with light winds in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 60s to low 70s.Sunday night will be mostly cloudy with light winds and a 50 percent chance...
View ArticleAbout Us: Pasadena Star-News
The Pasadena Star-News is a print and digital news media company based in Pasadena, California. Its coverage area includes the northwestern San Gabriel Valley, including the communities of Alhambra,...
View ArticleSuge Knight, Katt Williams to stand trial in robbery-theft case involving...
LOS ANGELES >> Marion "Suge" Knight and comedian Katt Williams should stand trial on charges they robbed a celebrity photographer of her camera last year, a judge ruled Tuesday.Los Angeles...
View ArticleCoroner IDs hiker who fell to his death in Angeles National Forest
Authorities Tuesday identified the hiker who fell to his death over the weekend as Christian Agudelo, 24, of Monrovia.He died Sunday after falling from a 180-foot cliff in the Chantry Flats area of the...
View ArticleLA County Assistant Sheriff retires amid probe into stolen Audi purchase
LOS ANGELES >> Los Angeles County Assistant Sheriff Michael Rothans, who bought a stolen luxury sedan from the owner of a towing company that contracts with the department, announced his...
View ArticleEl Monte teen accused of making pipe bomb
EL MONTE >> A former El Monte high school student faces charges after he allegedly built a pipe bomb, which a relative discovered and took to the El Monte Police Station on Saturday.Officers...
View Article153 pimps arrested, 149 human trafficking victims recovered in FBI operation
LOS ANGELES >> Hundreds of juvenile victims of human trafficking were recovered and their pimps arrested during a nationwide operation that included the Los Angeles area, the FBI announced...
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