Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Edwin Diaz said today that 18 John Muir High School students have been suspended and 4 arrested by Pasadena Police as the result of an on-campus brawl which erupted last Friday around 1 p.m. “A conflict between... More »
Horseplay between two students at John Muir High School at 1 p.m. today escalated to a physical altercation between the two that spiraled into five fights among about 15 students, school officials report. All students at the school were ordered to their classr... More »
A bill that will require California residents to spay or neuter their pets is up for vote in the State Assembly Appropriations Committee next week. Senate Bill 250, also known as the Pet Responsibility Act, is a measure that seeks to reduce the number of unwan... More »
Pasadena Now will be expanding its capabilities in a major upgrade during the night of July 8, Publisher James Macpherson said today. “Our growing, complex site has evolved so far in five years that a major re-think was necessary,” Macpherson said. “We are mak... More »
A kaleidoscope of colorful fireworks lit the night sky above Pasadena Saturday night, wowing over 21,000 spectators gathered at the Rose Bowl to celebrate an Independence Day that began with a day of local-area parades, entertainment, good food, and family pic... More »
Paul Souza clearly is not old enough to have seen the first set of professional fireworks his dad’s dad’s dad’s dad set up in the early 1900s. Yet here he is, standing in the shadows of the Rose Bowl a warm yet breezy day, placing the final touches of an... More »
Prompted by what officials call a depleting local water supply, the Pasadena City Council will put into effect amended water shortage procedures on July 4. A reduction in water imports from Northern California has led the Metropolitan Water District (MWD), fro... More »
A man who allegedly robbed a city bank on Monday and then jumped from a five-story parking structure has been publicly identified by authorities, according to a Pasadena Police Department news release. The alleged robber is Jason Arnold, 30, of Los Angeles, po... More »
Our advisor and friend Walter Shatford’s contribution as a Civil Rights attorney and a 40-year board member of the Pasadena NAACP will long be remembered. What a committed man he was to this organization! His quest to ensure and bring full equality under the... More »
Strike teams including two Pasadena engine companies and other personnel headed north late Tuesday afternoon to fight the Jesusita fire, according to the Pasadena Fire Dept. At about 5:18 p.m. Tuesday night, authorities report that the Los Angeles County Fire ... More »
A robbery suspect evaded members of the Pasadena Police Department’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit on Monday afternoon in the 900 block of North Oakland Avenue about 3:25 p.m. and barricaded himself in a residence, police said. The SWAT Team was called, immediate... More »
Incoming Pasadena City Councilmember Terry Tornek is set to be sworn in as the District 7 representative at tonight’s City Council meeting. Tornek replaces three-term Councilmember Sid Tyler, who announced last February that he would not seek re-election and e... More »
