Deal prepares the way for new terminal at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank
BURBANK >> After years of wrangling over airport noise and governance, Burbank and Bob Hope Airport have forged an agreement that may clear the runway for a replacement passenger terminal.City...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for October 24, 2015
ALHAMBRAUsed motor oil and oil filter recycling eventFree oil filters will be available to Alhambra residents who bring in their used oil filters during a motor oil and oil filter recycling event from...
View Article3 seek 2 seats on Orchard Dale Water Board
SOUTH WHITTIER - This year's Orchard Dale Water District board race has a deja vu feel to it.Four years ago, then-incumbent Yvette Stevenson-Rodriguez and then-challengers Dennis Azevedo and Loyd Timm...
View ArticleFailure is often what fuels success
Failure seems to be a dreaded word.But for true entrepreneurs, it's often part of the process of getting where they want to go. That point was driven home Thursday evening when Innovate Pasadena...
View ArticleWhy are students leaving El Monte City schools? Candidates disagree on why
Students are leaving El Monte City School District, that much is clear. But the candidates in the Nov. 3 school board election disagree about why. While the incumbent board members blame high rents and...
View ArticleDozens of LAX flights canceled, delayed due to Hurricane Patricia
Dozens of flights in and out of Los Angeles International Airport were canceled or delayed as Hurricane Patricia, the strongest storm ever recorded, slammed into Mexico, leaving many travelers...
View ArticleLos Angeles County gas prices drop to lowest since Feb.
LOS ANGELES >> The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped today to its lowest amount since Feb. 20, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $2.951.The...
View ArticleSmall earthquakes hit area east of San Francisco
SAN RAMON >> The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a small earthquake hit the San Ramon area early Saturday morning, the latest in a series of small quakes to hit the region recently.The agency...
View ArticleCalifornia law aims to help immigrant crime victims get visas
SANTA ANA >> Nubia Rodriguez was assaulted and kidnapped by an ex-boyfriend, crimes that made her eligible for a special visa for immigrants in the U.S. illegally.To apply, she needed law...
View ArticleUSC's 'Mr. Trojan' Nick Pappas dies at 99
PASADENA >> Nick Pappas, affectionately known as "Mr. Trojan" for his 59 years of service to the University of Southern California, died of natural causes Friday at his Pasadena home, a USC...
View ArticleRemains of Bellflower soldier identified, sent home 65 years after his death...
BELLFLOWER >> Nearly 65 years after his death, Laverne Minnick's older brother is finally coming home to rest.The remains of Army Cpl. Robert V. Witt, a 20-year-old Bellflower man missing since...
View ArticleDWP is funding green companies, but will ratepayers benefit?
During a keynote speech at a San Fernando Valley business conference this month, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti boasted about a job-creation program backed by City Hall."We have a green tech incubator...
View ArticleLAPD question their own role in homeless crisis
He stood on loose rocks above the shanties, whistled to warn any aggressive dogs, then called out for his onetime elementary school classmate.Officer Cesar Contreras wasn't there to arrest her, like...
View ArticleInvestigator hopes DNA might lead to suspect in unsolved homicide of South...
Bill Marsh retired from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department two years ago, but the sergeant's time away from the LASD's homicide bureau lasted just six months.He had a case to solve. Marsh made...
View ArticleComplaints about homeless behavior on the rise in Pasadena
Despite a 48 percent decline in the homeless population in Pasadena since 2011, complaints of panhandling and aggressive behavior over the past year have risen, according to the Pasadena Police...
View ArticleAgencies gear up for HARD Day of the Dead 2015 in Pomona
POMONA >> From contracts for law enforcement services to the deployment of emergency medical personnel, public safety agencies are getting ready for a two-day music festival at Fairplex.The Los...
View ArticleLA's ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines draws legal challenge
Gun owners and California law enforcement officers are suing the city of Los Angeles, claiming its ban on high-capacity magazines violates state regulations.The City Council voted in July to ban...
View ArticleOfficials: Repeat felon found sleeping in car with loaded gun in Pasadena
PASADENA >> Police arrested an ex-convict with a long criminal history early Sunday after finding him asleep in a parked car allegedly with a loaded handgun, authorities said.Hayrapet Oganesyan,...
View ArticleAlleged serial car thief arrested after chase from Arcadia to Temple City, crash
ARCADIA >> An El Monte man already sought on an auto theft warrant led police on a chase in a stolen car from Arcadia to Temple City, where he was arrested following a crash early Sunday,...
View ArticleHigh-speed chase circles through Los Angeles County
A man described as a Pasadena resident and wanted on suspicion of making criminal threats led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase that began in Altadena and looped around Los...
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