An end-of-year crackdown targeting drunken and drug-impaired drivers in Los Angeles County will begin Friday. The California Highway Patrol will initiate its New Year’s “maximum enforcement period” at 6 p.m. Friday, when all available officers deploy to catch ... More »
Firefighters had to force their way past a security door to fight a blaze that heavily damaged a small single-story home in the 1800 block of El Sereno Avenue shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday. The Pasadena firefighters backed by San Marino Fire personnel knocked d... More »
The California Highway Patrol will initiate its annual Christmastime “maximum enforcement period” beginning at 6 p.m. Friday night — with all available officers deploying to catch drunken or drug-impaired drivers, speeders and other traffic violators. The MEP ... More »
Police said a 15-year-old Pasadena teenager suspected of burglary put up quite a fight Wednesday afternoon when an officer tried to detain to him. The teen was eventually arrested with the help of additional officers, but suffered a minor injury and was treate... More »
A former Azusa resident was sentenced today to nearly eight and a half years in federal prison for participating in the kidnapping of a Southern California luxury car dealer who was held for $2 million ransom, beaten, killed and buried in the Mojave desert. Al... More »
The South Coast Air Quality Management District today extended a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland through tomorrow night due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban is i... More »
Police said an 82-year-old man died Monday night after he drove his car into a wall of the Macy’s parking structure along South Lake Avenue at a high rate of speed. Witnesses told officers that the car, a brown Buick, was seen maneuvering strangely before the ... More »
A former Azusa resident is expected to be sentenced Tuesday for participating in the kidnapping of a Southern California luxury car dealer who was held for $2 million ransom, beaten, killed and buried in the Mojave desert. Alexis Romero-Velez, 26, pleaded guil... More »
A pedestrian was killed Monday morning when he was struck by at least one vehicle on the I-210 Foothill Freeway in Pasadena. The crash was reported at 4:02 a.m. on the westbound Foothill Freeway at Lake Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol Officer El... More »
A vehicle collision with a gas station pump coupled with the station’s emergency shut off malfunctioning lead to 1,300-gallon gas spill Sunday that ended up spreading south in a wash towards San Marino and Alhambra, authorities reported. Pasadena city spokespe... More »
The South Coast Air Quality Management District today extended a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland, including Pasadena, through tomorrow night due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential ... More »
Following a recent spate of high-profile “smash-and-grab” robberies, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger today announced she will provide $1 million from her discretionary budget to boost law enforcement services in unincorporated areas of her distric... More »
