Police chased down and arrested a man they had been seeking in connection with vandalism at a city park, also seizing a handgun from him, after spotting the suspect in Pasadena on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Officers had been on the lookout for 18-year... More »
Michaels, an arts and crafts retail chain with an outlet at 1155 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena, will be hiring more than 20,000 seasonal positions at its more than 1,200 U.S. and Canada stores and distribution centers in preparation for the 2021 holiday season... More »
Police arrested two men following a brief, slow-speed pursuit after they carjacked a 73-year-old woman at knifepoint in South Pasadena early Thursday, authorities said. The crime unfolded about 1:10 a.m. as the victim, an Alhambra woman, was sitting in her par... More »
Former Pasadena resident Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, will go before a California parole board for the 16th time on Friday. This time, though, prosecutors will not oppose Sirhan’s parole, according t... More »
[Editor’s Note: The initial interviews in this story were conducted prior to Thursday’s ISIS-K attacks at the Kabul Airport and a nearby hotel which killed at least 72 people, including 12 U.S. service members, and wounded dozens more, as the Associated Press ... More »
Pasadena City Manager Steve Mermell said local officials are monitoring efforts by the Los Angeles City Council to draft an ordinance that would ban ghost guns. “Ghost guns are becoming more and more prevalent and we support efforts to clamp down on them,” Mer... More »
Picture your neighborhood without yards. Now picture homes built approximately four feet from one another, and with an extra three units stacked on your single-family property. Regardless of where you live. Regardless of local zoning restrictions. This could b... More »
Los Angeles County recently reported a 300% increase in hospitalized COVID infected severely ill pregnant people comparing the last week of June 2021 to the last week of July 2021. The increase in rates of seriously ill COVID infected pregnant persons mirror... More »
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the city of Los Angeles’ COVID-19 eviction moratorium, rejecting an effort by Southern California’s largest landlord organization to reverse the restriction. The lawsuit would not have directly impacted Pasa... More »
Dear Superintendent McDonald, Board President Phelps, Board Member Pomeroy, Board Member Bailey, Board Member Hall Lee: I am addressing this letter to you specifically because either through direct conversations with me or through your recent board votes, your... More »
When college football returns to the Rose Bowl on Saturday it could be an economic boon not just for the iconic stadium but also local restaurants and other businesses that have struggled during the pandemic. First, don’t forget your mask. Pasadena is curren... More »
The case against a man charged with manslaughter, drunken driving and hit-and-run after allegedly striking and killing a senior citizen with a car in Pasadena last year is moving forward after a judge this week ruled there was sufficient evidence to order the ... More »
