Final Boeing C-17 airplane leaves Long Beach
LONG BEACH >> The last giant Boeing cargo jet built in Long Beach has flown the coop, marking the end of an era for Southern California's once-thriving aerospace industry.
View ArticleMan threatens to jump from Baldwin Park freeway bridge
BALDWIN PARK >> A suicidal man perched on the newly-completed transition road bridge between the 605 and 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park Sunday afternoon, shutting down traffic as authorities worked...
View ArticleShopping in your PJs: Cyber Monday's popularity grows, creeps over to Sunday
It's the "anti-frenzied" shopping experience.No getting up at 4 a.m. to be first in line to start making a dent in your holiday gift-giving list. No bickering over who got to that Samsung 48-inch HD TV...
View ArticleUC pledges $1B in Bill Gates' clean energy coalition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The University of California announced Sunday it has pledged $1 billion over the next five years toward research and development of clean energy technology to fight climate change...
View ArticleOne suspect jailed, another sought in Montebello slaying
MONTEBELLO >> Police Sunday announced that detectives have arrested one suspect and are seeking another in connection with the slaying of a man in a Montebello parking lot last week.Detectives...
View ArticleKobe Bryant's basketball retirement poem
This is the text of the retirement statement, reportedly written by Kobe Bryant, as posted on the website theplayerstribune.com.From the momentI started rolling my dad's tube socksAnd shooting...
View ArticleThousands pay respects to slain Downey Officer Ricardo Galvez
DOWNEY >> They walked past the open casket wearing high heels and boots. Some were in flats. Dress shoes. Tiny sneakers.Since mid-afternoon Sunday, they waited to pay their respects to slain...
View ArticleAs filming returns to L.A., neighborhood complaints rise
Television and commercial production crews are back in Los Angeles amid an uptick in production across the city. But as more shoots occur on downtown bridges and San Fernando Valley boulevards, Los...
View ArticlePolice grab suicidal woman as she jumps from Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena
PASADENA >> The quick thinking of a concerned father coupled with the fast reflexes of Pasadena police officers saved the life of a suicidal young woman who tried to jump from the Colorado Street...
View ArticleWhen oil-rich Getty came to Los Angeles
John Steven McGroarty's "Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea" in the Pasadena Museum of History library contains many biographies, including one of George F. Getty, patriarch of the Getty...
View ArticleGrab your pencil: December social calendar for Pasadena
TUESDAYCrown City Ringers present a holiday handbell concert, "A Season of Carols." Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 7:30 p.m. Admission is free; donations welcomed....
View ArticleCalifornia tobacco tax measure's supporters, foes prepare for battle
Three-and-a-half years after California voters rejected a $1-per-pack increase in the state's cigarette tax, Big Tobacco and health advocates are preparing to duke it out once again over a proposed...
View ArticlePolice investigating possible suicide of Tarzana teen in Burbank
BURBANK >> Police were investigating the death and possible suicide of a 19-year-old man who lives in Tarzana but whose body was found next to the Burbank Metrolink train station, a Burbank...
View ArticleReport: California's public universities in high demand, but have little room
A new report says increased demand and higher enrollment standards are making it more difficult than ever for California residents to get into the state's public universities.Even as Californians have...
View ArticleCalifornia's top oil regulator Steve Bohlen quits after controversies
SAN FRANCISCO >> California's chief oil regulator announced his resignation on Monday after 17 months as head of the embattled agency, including a criticized episode in which he directed state...
View ArticlePasadena man escapes robber's clutches next to Caltech
PASADENA >> A man was arrested after he allegedly grabbed a pedestrian and tried to rob him Sunday.Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodman said the robber didn't get anything from the victim, who was...
View ArticleTwo Pasadena schools hit by burglars
PASADENA - Burglars struck at a middle school and a high school during the holiday weekend.Police don't know if the same suspects are behind the break-in at Wilson Middle School located at 300 Madre...
View ArticleIs Southern California headed toward another recession? Economists are split
A global policy group has warned that a slowdown in international trade could trigger a new recession for the world's economies, but Southland economist Robert Kleinhenz said that's unlikely.The...
View ArticleSan Marino single car crash suspect charged with grand theft auto
SAN MARINO >> A Los Angeles man was charged with grand theft auto Sunday after he drove the car into a tree at 12:30 p.m. at Monterey Road and Oak Knoll Avenue, officials said.Joseph Brandon...
View ArticleSheriff's deputy under internal investigation for sexual misconduct toward...
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy accused by several female inmates who say he sexually assaulted or harassed them is part of an ongoing internal investigation, officials said Monday.An...
View Article