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Los Angeles County health officials on Friday, Oct. 24, confirmed the first local death of the year due to West Nile virus, days after Pasadena recorded its first human case of the virus since 2022. The fatality involved a San Fernando Valley resident who died... More »
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department’s Missing Persons Detail Saturday are asking for the public’s assistance in locating an at-risk 25-year-old man who was last seen in Altadena. Luis Fernando Hoyos was last seen Friday at 10:50 a.m. on... More »
The Pasadena Police Department will host the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 25, providing residents a free and convenient way to safely dispose of unwanted medications. The event, held in partnershi... More »
A federal judge in Los Angeles heard arguments Thursday on whether to make permanent a temporary restraining order requiring timely legal access for immigrants detained at a downtown ICE processing center—an issue that gained urgency after a Pasadena day labor... More »
[UPDATED] Masuma Khan, a longtime Altadena resident who has lived in the United States for nearly three decades, is facing imminent deportation after she was detained by federal immigration authorities during what her family and attorneys say was a routine che... More »
[Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article misstated that the GM facility caught fire; it was, in fact, not a structure fire. According to GM, the fire involved a single design concept vehicle and did not spread to other vehicles or to the building str... More »
Two people accused of looting homes during the deadly Eaton Fire are scheduled for a pretrial hearing Wednesday morning in Pasadena Superior Court. Lucia Jilrara Perez, 36, and Rudy Salazar, 19, each face two counts of first-degree residential burglary. Prosec... More »
A new documentary screening seeks to spark conversation about police reform by exploring the experiences of Black police officers striving for change from inside law enforcement. The event aims to deepen public understanding of racial justice and systemic chal... More »
A hearing is scheduled Monday morning in downtown Los Angeles for Mesha Arshaz Dean, the woman convicted of fatally shooting Monroe “Monty” Miles Jr. on an Altadena street in 2007 during a confrontation over his 4-year-old nephew. Dean, now approximately 43, i... More »
Four out of five hate incidents involving young people in California unfold inside schools, according to state data—one reality driving Pasadena’s collective response to discrimination and division in education, and in the community. This week, October 19–25, ... More »
Pasadena police are investigating a graffiti incident involving racial slurs and derogatory symbols as a hate crime. Officers were dispatched at approximately 12:48 p.m. on Oct. 17 after the reporting party, a 44-year-old Pasadena man, was alerted by a custome... More »
An 81-year-old woman reported missing Friday afternoon was located safely after a coordinated search effort involving Pasadena police officers and an aerial unit, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Thomas Blanchard. The woman, who suffers from undisclosed... More »
