Some Altadena residents experienced a tense night on Tuesday after an evacuation warning heightened fears that the Bobcat Fire was closing in on the unincorporated community. On Tuesday night, the county issued an evacuation warning for Altadena, Pasadena, Sie... More »
A massive fire erupted at a Pasadena apartment building early Wednesday, prompting a third-alarm response from firefighters before it was extinguished, officials said. The fire was first reported just before 9 a.m. in the 200 block of East Bellevue Drive, offi... More »
The Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest north of the San Gabriel Valley has grown to 11,456 acres in size on Wednesday, showing only slight overnight growth as anticipated Santa Ana wind conditions authorities had warned could push the flames to... More »
Police are planning two extra enforcement campaigns on Friday to seek out intoxicated drivers, as well as those distracted by cell phones, officials said. The operations will take place all day Friday throughout the city, Pasadena police said in a written stat... More »
A man viciously fought with a security guard for more than seven minutes inside a Pasadena CVS Pharmacy store on Monday before police broke up the brawl and arrested the alleged attacker, who had become irate after being told to leave the business, authorities... More »
[Updated] The Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest north of the San Gabriel Valley’s foothill communities nearly doubled in size to 8,553 acres overnight and was 0% contained Tuesday as officials in Pasadena carefully monitored the fire’s behavio... More »
Police were looking for a man who they say used an ax and a knife to slash a tent to pieces while a terrified woman was inside in Pasadena on Monday morning. The crime took place about 5:30 a.m. at a homeless encampment beneath the 134 Freeway, near Walnut Str... More »
A fire watch will be in effect in the greater Pasadena area Tuesday and Wednesday because of low humidity, strong Santa Ana winds, and vegetation left at “critical levels” of dryness in the aftermath of an “historic heat wave” even as the nearby Bobcat Fire co... More »
Paramedics took a man to a hospital with severe cuts to the wrist Monday after he injured himself while allegedly smashing out the window of a Pasadena restaurant in a fit of rage, police said. The unusual incident took place about 10:30 a.m. in the 1900 block... More »
According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, smoke from the Bobcat Fire burning in the region has caused unhealthy air quality in the greater Pasadena area. “It is difficult to tell where smoke, ash or soot from a fire will go, or how winds wi... More »
An investigation was underway into the death of a woman who was found unconscious on a train platform bench in South Pasadena on Sunday, although there were no initial signs of foul play, police said. Officers and paramedics were summoned to the Metro Gold Lin... More »
Staff at the Mount Wilson Observatory were evacuated early Monday as flames from the 4,800-acre Bobcat Fire, which ignited Sunday near Cogswell Reservoir in the Angeles National Forest, inched closer, according to the observatory. Cal Fire ordered evacuation o... More »
