A man was beaten and robbed at gunpoint after arranging to meet someone to sell a sweater through an online marketplace on Tuesday, police said. The crime unfolded Tuesday, but was not reported to police until the following afternoon, Pasadena police Lt. Sean ... More »
Rick Cole served on the Pasadena City Council for 12 years and rotated into the mayor’s chair, where he served from 1992-1994. He has also served as the city manager of Azusa, Ventura and most recently in Santa Monica. Recently he was tapped as a special housi... More »
Deputies continued their search Wednesday for an 11-year-old boy who went missing Monday after walking away from school, authorities said. Ivan Molina was last seen about 11 a.m. Monday when he left Eliot Arts Magnet Academy in the 2100 block of Lake Avenue, a... More »
Pasadena has recently been challenged by the state to zone our city for 9,400 new housing units to be built in the next eight years. Yes, you read that right. City and state leaders are going to create policy that will allow them to wedge 9,400 new apartments,... More »
Sheriff Alex Villanueva today criticized a report concluding that gang-like cliques continue to exist among deputies, insisting that his administration has cracked down on such groups and that researchers never conferred with him on the issue. He also said the... More »
City officials in Pasadena put up a new sign on Wednesday warning motorists to yield the right of way to pedestrians in memory of a 7-year-old boy who was fatally struck by a pickup truck while crossing the street with his family seven years ago. The sign hono... More »
The FBI’s Los Angeles field office launched a multi-lingual campaign Wednesday to raise awareness about hate crimes and encourage victims to report them. The FBI considers hate crimes to be criminal offenses against a person or property that is motivated at le... More »
A weeks-long closure of the Angeles National Forest prompted by concerns over fire risk will expire Wednesday night, authorities said. The forest, along with several other Southern California national forests, will reopen for visitors at 11:59 p.m., according ... More »
The Pasadena-based law firm Hahn & Hahn LLP has announced the appointment of a new attorney to round out the firm’s first all-female Family Law Practice Group, representatives announced Friday. Kayla K. Horacek has been named to the team, alongside colleagues ... More »
Pasadena police officers are planning a checkpoint on Friday to screen drivers for sobriety and valid licenses, officials said. The checkpoint will take place from 6 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday at an undisclosed location in the city, the Pasadena Police Dep... More »
After facing years of closure scares, the Sears store that has stood in East Pasadena at 3801 E. Foothill Blvd. between Michillinda Avenue and Rosemead Boulevard since 1958 will be closed. The one-time powerhouse retailer, which opened in 1893, has struggled i... More »
One of two missing boys in Altadena was found Tuesday, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies. Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau reported that Johnny Martell, 12, was found at 4:22 a.m. Ivan Molina, 11, remains mis... More »
