Special Olympics World Games open in grand fashion at L.A. Coliseum
The athletes marched from the smallest delegation of four people to the largest, 491, and cast their eyes to the southeastern sky and watched the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum torch be lit for an...
View ArticleSierra Madre group rallies against development of religious retreat land
About 100 residents peacefully protested at the entrance of the Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on Sunnyside Avenue in Sierra Madre on Thursday afternoon.They hoped Realtors who were invited...
View ArticleWhy Donald Trump's immigration stance is attracting Inland Empire fans
Donald Trump's incendiary rhetoric isn't making him a lot of friends among his fellow
View ArticleOfficials: Death of man at Pasadena bus stop appears natural
PASADENA >> The death of a man in his 30s found unconscious at a Pasadena bus stop Saturday is believed to be from natural causes, officials said.Authorities responded to a bus stop at the...
View ArticleOn The Town: Summer gala raises $72,000 for Pasadena Heritage programs
And the rains came ... at last. Although the intermittent showers put a damper on several events over the weekend of July 18-19, for most of us the sound of falling rain was music to our ears. On...
View ArticlePasadena social calendar: July 27
TUESDAY Pasadena Summer Youth Chamber Orchestra concert. Levitt Pavilion, Memorial Park, 85 E. Holly St., Old Pasadena. 6 p.m., Admission is free. 626-797-1994."The Sinatra Project" featuring Michael...
View ArticleDocuments show Alhambra Unified School District administrator violated state...
A panel of legal experts say an Alhambra Unified School District administrator violated the state education code when he forbade student journalists from reporting on the dismissal of a popular teacher...
View ArticleIs your hotel as green as it can be?
Gary Petersen once helped green the White House. Now he's tackling a much tougher job: Making Los Angeles hotels environmentally sustainable in a drought.Petersen, 67, a former member of the Greening...
View ArticleNorth fire reignites concerns about motorist safety in the Cajon Pass
A devastating wildfire in the Cajon Pass that jumped the 15 Freeway and prompted dozens of trapped motorists to flee their vehicles and run to safety has reignited concerns over commuter safety in the...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the San Gabriel Valley for July 27,...
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAWater district campaign recognizedMetropolitan Water District received national recognition recently for its drought awareness campaign.The American Water Works Association gave the...
View ArticleHow women day laborers' programs are growing across Southern California
The women around a table at the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center discussed how to fine tune the recently launched Women Workers' Program, a women day laborers' initiative that for now offers...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Valley weather forecast: Warm, breezy for Monday
The San Gabriel Valley on Monday morning will see low clouds and fog, becoming sunny with 15 mph southwest winds in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 80s to around 90.Monday night will be mostly...
View ArticleLos Angeles County gas prices continue slow drop following sharp rise
LOS ANGELES - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped today for the 11th consecutive day, decreasing a half-cent to $4.162.The average price has...
View ArticleArchdiocese wants Los Feliz convent deal nullified, prefers to sell to Katy...
LOS ANGELES - A restaurateur who purchased a former convent in Los Feliz that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles prefers to sell to Katy Perry took advantage of the aging nuns who resided at the property,...
View ArticleWoman won't face murder charges for accompanying men to fatal Montebello robbery
LOS ANGELES - The District Attorney's Office announced today it dropped murder charges against a woman who allegedly accompanied two men to a restaurant in Montebello, where the men were fatally shot...
View ArticleAnother round of hot, humid weather heading to Southern California
Tropical, sauna-like conditions return to the region this week as a monsoonal system from the southwest settles over Southern California, bringing above-normal temperatures, humidity and the...
View ArticleOC Fair bans former NBA player Gilbert Arenas from carnival games
COSTA MESA >> Hibachi lives! Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas was banned from playing basketball carnival games at the Orange County Fair after he won a ridiculous amount of prizes.Arenas posted...
View ArticleCampgrounds evacuated, homes threatened in California fire
FRESNO, Calif. >> Campgrounds were evacuated and residents put on alert Monday as a California wildfire threatened hundreds of structures in Sierra National Forest. It was one of nine blazes...
View ArticleSouth El Monte firebombing suspects found in Mexico, taken into custody
Sheriff's homicide detectives have arrested three additional suspects in connection with the fatal firebombing at a South El Monte tire shop that killed three teens in April, authorities announced Monday.
View ArticleTeen found dead in Rosemead hotel, mother in custody
ROSEMEAD >> Deputies on Monday discovered a 17-year-old boy fatally shot in a hotel and detained a woman believed to be his mother.She hasn't been arrested.Authorities have not identified the...
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