Gov. Gavin Newsom last week announced the appointment of eight new Los Angeles County judges, among them Tara L. Newman of Pasadena. Newman, 46, has been a state deputy attorney general with the California Department of Justice’s Office of the Attorney General... More »
Police arrested a woman on suspicion of attempted murder after they say she attacked her stepfather with a machete in Pasadena on Saturday afternoon. Officers were summoned about 3:05 p.m. to a report of a family disturbance in the 200 block of Plymouth Drive,... More »
A woman was killed Saturday in a car-to-car shooting on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway in Arcadia, and part of the freeway was shut down for nearly nine hours while the California Highway Patrol investigated the death. Witnesses began calling the CHP at ... More »
A traffic stop led police to recover a handgun and arrest two men Thursday evening in a neighborhood plagued by a series of recent shootings, authorities said. Officers pulled over a car for a traffic violation about 6:40 p.m. along Navarro Avenue, near Woodbu... More »
Three women were hurt, one of them critically, when their car plummeted off the side of the 210 Freeway in Pasadena on Thursday afternoon, officials said. The crash took place just before 4 p.m. at the Seco Street offramp of the eastbound 210 Freeway, accordin... More »
Authorities today warned Southlanders that officers will be out in force over the Labor Day weekend, on the lookout for motorists driving while impaired or violating other traffic safety laws. The maximum enforcement period will begin at 6:01 p.m. Friday and c... More »
See’s Candies, the famous candy company that started in Pasadena in 1921 and in 1972 was purchased by billionaire Warren Buffet, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month by launching a new celebratory flavor: Birthday Cake – golden vanilla buttercream d... More »
A federal appeals panel Thursday affirmed a ruling prohibiting Los Angeles police and sanitation workers from seizing and tossing oversized items stashed in public places, frequently by the homeless. The split decision by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ... More »
A Northwest Pasadena energy supplier company situated thousands of miles away from the busy crowded streets of India is promising to bring a host of economic and social benefits to the Asian country. With its new swappable battery designed for use by auto-rick... More »
The Pasadena Community Foundation has added 12 new first-year Pasadena City College students to its PCF Scholars program, which provides academic, financial and social support to participants as they pursue higher education, the foundation has announced. The f... More »
Teachers in Pasadena and other Southland communities who have an innovative project can apply for a grant through the California Credit Union’s biannual Teacher Grant program. The $500 grant program is available to full-time teachers in Los Angeles and Orange ... More »
[UPDATED] Police are seeking leads in a series of six apparently related home burglaries since Sunday in which homes were ransacked while the residents slept inside in Pasadena’s Washington Park neighborhood. Eleven cars were also burglarized amid the spate of... More »
