Brian Williams, a former Los Angeles deputy mayor who is a Pasadena resident, has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge for reporting a fake bomb threat to L.A. City Hall last year, prosecutors announced Thursday. Williams, 61, is charged with a single cou... More »
Twenty-four local children graduated from the Pasadena Police Department’s Kid’s Safety Academy, completing a five-week program designed to teach safety skills to youngsters ages 6 to 12. The interactive after-school program began April 15 at Victory Park Recr... More »
[UPDATED] Pasadena firefighters who responded to the devastating Eaton Fire earlier this year are now experiencing lingering health issues tied to smoke exposure, with blood tests revealing elevated levels of carcinogens, toxins, and metals, according to a rep... More »
Authorities sought the public’s assistance Wednesday in locating a 74-year-old at-risk man who was last seen in Altadena and may have been displaced by the Eaton Fire in January. Juan Francisco Espinoza was last seen around 7 p.m. on Jan. 7 in the 10 block of ... More »
A suspect riding a possibly stolen motorcycle led authorities on chase on streets and freeways in Pasadena, Glendale and Los Angeles Wednesday before riding into an underground parking structure. The chase started just after noon Wednesday in the La Cañada Fli... More »
The City Council’s Public Safety Committee will meet Wednesday, May 21, to receive an update on how the Pasadena Police Department has implemented Assembly Bill 392, the state’s landmark use-of-force law that raised the standard for when officers may legally u... More »
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have launch a program to file complaints and arrest warrants to allow federal law enforcement Tuesday to take defendants into federal custody from state jails. The program, called Operation Guardian Angel, seeks “to neutraliz... More »
Police are investigating a hate crime incident that occurred Saturday afternoon, where an electrical utility box and a local restaurant were vandalized following racial slurs directed at people of Armenian descent, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Monic... More »
Further proceedings are scheduled Monday for Sidney Terrance Johnson, who is charged with murder in the 2021 car-to-car shooting death of a Monrovia woman on the Foothill Freeway just east of Pasadena city limits. Johnson, 26, of Los Angeles, is set to appear ... More »
A stretch of Lincoln Avenue in Altadena remained closed Saturday while county crews worked to repair a bridge that was damaged in the Eaton Fire and has continued to degrade. The roadway was closed Wednesday between Altadena Drive and Palm Street after inspect... More »
A 35-year-old homeless man was attacked with a baseball bat early Thursday morning, according to police. The unprovoked assault occurred around 2:14 a.m. near the intersection of Pasadena Avenue and Holly Street, Pasadena Police Lieutenant Tim Bundy said. The ... More »
A preliminary hearing date is scheduled to be set on Thursday for the man charged with murdering former Lakers star Michael Cooper’s younger brother at a Pasadena park. Aaron Miguel Conell is charged with murdering Mickey Cooper on Nov. 18, 2023. Mickey Cooper... More »
