The number of annual high-risk fire days in Southern California could double by 2100 thanks to steady temperature increases brought on by climate change, according to a UCLA study released Thursday. The study, published in the Nature journal Communications Ear... More »
A case management conference is scheduled on Thursday in Los Angeles County’s petition asking that Sheriff Alex Villanueva be ordered to honor a subpoena from the Office of the Inspector General and testify about deputy gangs while under oath and with his stat... More »
A state appeals court panel has ordered new court proceedings for a woman who contends she should be re-sentenced in connection with the stabbing death of a Pasadena barbershop owner during a robbery — a crime for which her then-boyfriend was also convicted. T... More »
Fire destroyed a unit in a single-story motel building at the Ace Motel, 2870 E. Colorado Blvd., early Tuesday morning, according to authorities. There were no injuries. Firefighters arriving shortly after the blaze was reported at 1:15 a.m. encountered heavy ... More »
In the second incident in its first week on the job, Pasadena’s new ShotSpotter gunfire detection system sent officers to the scene of a shooting in the 1800 block of Navarro Ave. Sunday afternoon where they found an injured victim. Shotspotter is automated te... More »
The city has taken the first steps towards installing security cameras in several local parks. According to a memo by the city’s Chief Information Officer Phillip Leclair, the cameras will be placed at Villa Parke, Robinson and La Pintoresca parks and at Jacki... More »
Football fans planning to take part in Super Bowl parties Sunday need to remember it’s “game over” for anyone caught drinking and driving, or operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs, authorities said. “Getting behind the wheel while impaired can... More »
According to Bakersfield Now, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office coroner has identified the person who was killed in a deadly crash on the Grapevine on January 14 as a Pasadena resident. Robert Steven Meza. 27. was driving on the I-5 close to Fort Tejon Road jus... More »
A pedestrian was struck by a car in the area of Orange Grove Boulevard and Rosemont Avenue Wednesday night shortly before 7 p.m., police said. Officers called the scene by witnesses found an unconscious man down in the street and very serious condition, accord... More »
Criminal and civil jury trials will resume fully in Los Angeles County’s courthouses beginning this coming Monday, Feb. 14, the court’s presiding judge announced Wednesday, citing subsiding COVID-19 cases. “The court is working with its justice partners and me... More »
A registered nurse who formerly worked at Huntington Hospital has dropped her lawsuit against the Pasadena medical center, in which she had alleged she was the victim of age discrimination when she was stripped of her job in 2019 at age 60 despite being told b... More »
Los Angeles County prosecutors declined Tuesday to file criminal charges against Dodger pitcher Trevor Bauer over allegations he physically assaulted a woman during a pair of sexual encounters in Pasadena last year. According to a charge evaluation worksheet p... More »
