The arraignment of a man accused of shooting people in a Pasadena park was held over until next month. Aaron Miguel Conell is scheduled to enter a plea on a murder count on Dec. 14 stemming from the fatal shooting of Mickey Cooper just after 4 a.m. on Nov. 18 ... More »
With a heavy heart, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses shares the passing of 1940 Rose Queen Margaret Jayne Huntley Main, who passed away on November 24, 2023, at the age of 102. As the revered longest-living Rose Queen, her legacy shines as a testament to the R... More »
In an effort to enhance road safety and curtail impaired driving incidents, the Pasadena Police Department will conduct a Driving Under the Influence (DUI)/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, Dec. 1, within city limits. The specific location remains undiscl... More »
Pasadena Now has learned that the Housing Department will bring a recommendation for a Bad Weather Shelter to the City Council on Monday. In August, Housing Director Bill Huang said the department had a tentative location identified and was awaiting proposals ... More »
In one of the busiest holiday weeks of the year, nonprofit Miracle on 1st Street helped make Thanksgiving happen for over 250 Pasadena families. Miracle on 1st Street provided hundreds of turkeys for those in need, marking a five-year tradition of giving in Pa... More »
Pasadena Media’s award-nominated local TV talk show, “Pasadena Monthly with Justin Chapman,” formerly known as the award-winning “NewsRap Local with Justin Chapman,” continues this Friday at 5 p.m. on Pasadena Media’s cable TV channels and streaming apps. The ... More »
A community meeting will be held next at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Santa Catalina Library, 999 E Washington Blvd. to provide information regarding two shootings in Washington Park. The shootings left one man dead and another critically wounded, Mayor Victor ... More »
Although he has no opponent, District 1 Councilmember Tyron Hampton became the first candidate to qualify for the March 2024 election. Hampton turned in his nomination petition and fee on Nov. 20, according to city Clerk Mark Jomsky’s office. Papers for City o... More »
Over the past three weeks, there have been two shootings at Washington Park. Most recently on Saturday morning, police responded to Washington Park in the 700 block of West Washington Boulevard after receiving a ShotSpotter automated gunfire detection alert an... More »
The creator of the Pasadena Way, Former Pasadena Police Chief James Robenson, has died according to his wife Suzy. He was 82. Robenson was the City’s first Black chief. He ushered in a new era of diversity and inclusion. He led the department from 1985 to 1990... More »
The recent shooting death of Mickey Cooper in Washington Park continues a disturbing pattern of gun violence in Pasadena. A spate of six shootings in a single week occurred last October. The October before, 13-year-old Iran Moreno was fatally shot by a stray b... More »
A sentencing hearing was postponed Monday until Feb. 26 for an ex-employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena who used federal COVID-19 relief loans to pay off his real estate debt and fund an illegal marijuana cultivation project. Armen Hovanesia... More »
