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A 54-year-old Altadena man who caused a three-vehicle collision when he ran a red light, killing one woman and injuring two others, was sentenced to 15 years to life last week. Traveling at 76 miles an hour Hal Lee Moore reportedly plowed into the passenger si... More »
A parolee accused of killing a girl outside of an illegal nightclub two years ago returned to court Wednesday for a pretrial hearing. Johnl Reynolds allegedly shot and killed Ebony Huel on August 17, 2007 outside of the Underground, an illegal teen nightclub o... More »
Your dinner has suddenly caught fire. What to do? Pasadena Fire Department urges everyone to keep fire extinguishers at home and learn how to use and maintain them properly. When choosing your model, remember that different fires – a grease fire vs. an elect... More »
Learn about programs intended to keep your neighborhood safe and clean at a community meeting Thursday, April 16, at 6 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Hosted by the Code Enforcement Commission, the event will include updates on city-spon... More »
Pasadena’s official ribbon cutting for its Storefront Improvement Program was held on April 8. The program was implemented to help local business owners create attractive and commercial viable buildings. The Storefront Improvement Program is administered by th... More »
Over the past few decades, the transistors in computer chips have become progressively smaller and faster, allowing upwards of a billion individual transistors to be packed into a single circuit, thus shrinking the size of electronic devices. But these circuit... More »
Diane Ainsworth, a science writer for the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, died of a brain aneurysm March 29 in her Altadena home, according to her father Donald Ainsworth. She was 56. Ainsworth had more than 25 years of experience covering science and techn... More »
With over 500,000 children in foster care nationwide, one Pasadena restaurant is stepping up to help those foster care children living in Los Angeles. Bar Celona, a modern Spanish tapas bar, restaurant and lounge, is hosting the launch of Hillsides “Foster S... More »
A sleek, silver-blue Bimmer joined the Caltech motor pool March 26. It was evident from the paint job that it’s a hydrogen-powered car, but the car doesn’t run on a fuel cell, like the Honda Clarity and its kin. Instead of converting H2O2 to water and electric... More »
The Rose Bowl Board Thursday sanctioned $1.5 million for pre-design work to fund the preliminary designs and renovation plans, according to officials. The Rose Bowl officials are set to reveal a new, less-costly plan to renovate the 100-year-old stadium, which... More »
With less then two weeks to go before the run off election that will decide the next representative for District 7 on the City Council, former candidate Ciran Hadjian has come out in support of former Los Angeles County Police Chief Margaret York. York came in... More »
