Monday, June 6, 2016 | 5:39 am
In the wake of a surge of complaints about long waits in Transportation Security Agency (TSA) lines and Veterans Administration facilities, a Pasadena company called QLess announced it can solve the problem for both government agencies within 90 days. The comp... More »
Monday, June 6, 2016 | 5:31 am
Editor’s Note: In this report, Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez reviews noteworthy incidents which occurred or were concluded in recent weeks in Pasadena. Critical Incidents: On May 23, at about 11:50 a.m., the Pasadena Police Communication Center rece... More »
Monday, June 6, 2016 | 5:31 am
After some clouds and patchy fog in the morning, Monday will generally be sunny in Pasadena, with a high near 82, and a calm wind blowing in from the south southwest around five miles per hour. The National Weather Service says a “ridge of high pressure aloft ... More »
Monday, June 6, 2016 | 5:30 am
The Pasadena Police Department has deployed less lethal, “conductive energy” weapons commonly known as “Tasers,” since 2003. Currently there are 192 tasers in its inventory. The life expectancy of the devices is five years. According to a Police Department rep... More »
Monday, June 6, 2016 | 5:25 am
Brazil and Ecuador both finished scoreless in their Copa America Centenario match at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Saturday. Brazil played without its star attacker Neymar who was at the stadium but didn’t have permission from Barcelona to play in both Copa America and... More »
Monday, June 6, 2016 | 5:22 am
The Pasadena City Council will grapple with yet another difficult historic preservation case Monday evening as it decides the final fate of the property at 180 South Euclid Avenue in Central Pasadena. The original determination of the City Planning Department,... More »
Friday, June 3, 2016 | 11:22 am
South Pasadena resident Mimi Butler, above, has earned the prestigious Legend of Troy Award at the University of Southern California. The Legend of Troy is presented by the USC Athletic Department in recognition of and appreciation for an individual whose impa... More »
Friday, June 3, 2016 | 11:21 am
Longtime South Pasadena High School teacher and Tiger Bingo volunteer caller Paul Groves was recognized by those who volunteered alongside him for his many years of service. Bingo president David Zeigler, right, thanks Groves for his years of dedication, as p... More »
Friday, June 3, 2016 | 11:19 am
The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 36 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Top Story: Caltech Mourns the Loss of Alum Dr. William Klug in Wednesday’s UCLA Shooting Eleven Patients ... More »
Friday, June 3, 2016 | 11:19 am
On May 11, a sealed capsule containing fungi and bacteria fell from the sky and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. Microbiologist Kasthuri Venkateswaran could hardly wait to see what was inside it. At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, ... More »
Friday, June 3, 2016 | 11:18 am
Pasadena Police officers are reminding residents to secure their windows and doors during uncomfortably warm nights to keep intruders away after a “hot prowl” burglary left a Pasadena man knocked to the ground by an intruder Thursday. Lt. John Mercad... More »
Thursday, June 2, 2016 | 12:56 pm
Caltech is mourning the loss of UCLA professor and Caltech alum William S. Klug (PhD mechanical engineering, conferred in 2004) who was shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide on the UCLA campus on Wednesday. Police identified Klug’s killer as Mainak Sarka... More »