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DUI Checkpoint Planned this Weekend
From STAFF REPORTS
Pasadena Police Department Traffic Section will be conducting a DUI Checkpoint on Friday, May 24, 2013 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 PM and 3:00 AM. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or ...
Polytechnic School Announces New Headmaster
Effective July 1, 2014, John Bracker has been appointed Head of School at Pasadena’s Polytechnic School, it was announced today. Debbie Reed, current Head of School, will continue in that position for the 2013 to 2014 school year. The school’s board of trustees affirmed Bracker’s appointment by voting unanimously to adopt the search committee’s ...
Charles Mason Steps Down at Pacific Asia Museum
Pacific Asia Museum announced today that Executive Director Charles Mason will step down at the end of June to become the founding Executive Director of the Kruizenga Art Museum at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. “We are extremely grateful for the scholarship, strategic vision and broad community outreach that Charles has provided during his time ...
Former Altadena Crematory Owner Sentenced
A former Altadena crematory operator was sentenced today to 25 years to life in state prison after he admitted violating his lifelong probation, stemming from a conviction for conducting mass cremations and stealing gold from the teeth of corpses. David Wayne Sconce, 56, made headlines in the late 1980s when he pleaded guilty to the gruesome ...
Fire at “Batman” Mansion Site, Again
Firefighters this afternoon quickly put out a one-acre grass fire on the grounds of a Pasadena home that was badly damaged in a fire several years ago and was once used in a Batman movie. Firefighters sent to 100 block of South San Rafael Ave. about 1 p.m. knocked down the flames before they reached the ...
Elevated Fire Danger Sweeps into Area
Santa Ana winds blew across Los Angeles County yesterday amid rising heat and falling humidity, creating an “elevated fire danger” in the region expected to last until Friday. “Gusty offshore winds and hot temperatures will bring red flag warning conditions to the mountains and most valley portions of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Thursday,” according to ...
Teens Rampage, Arrested for Attempted Murder
Two teenagers were booked on suspicion of attempted murder and vandalism for their roles in shooting at three people and then smashing the windows of the victims’ pickup truck. The three victims got out of a pickup truck in the 1900 block of North Summit Avenue and got into a fight with a 17-year-old boy ...
Hearing Today for Accused Arsonist in Fire that Killed Two
Investigators Arrest Serial Arsonist
Mother Earth Delivers Beautiful Day at Pasadena’s Earth Day Festival
Marijuana Candy Operation Discovered in Altadena
The “Foxy 6″ to Take Their Case to the Public
Frank Girardot Named “Thorny Rose” of the Doo Dah Parade
Hearing Today in Fatal Christmas Day Police Chase Crash
Local Post Office Open Late Tonight to Accommodate Tax Filers
Off Duty Pasadena Fire Dept. Captain Saves Life
Fundraising Scam Targets Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena
City Council OKs Plans for New $115.6 Million Power Plant
Closing Arguments Set for Today in 1985 San Marino Murder
Photo Gallery: Doo Dah Parade Queen Named: A Woman Called 007
Renatta Cooper Re-elected President of PUSD Board of Education
From STAFF REPORTS
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education voted to 4-2 to re-elect Renatta Cooper to a third term as its president at its regular board meeting on May 14, 2013. “I am honored to be selected for a third year as this board’s president and look forward to working with my colleagues for ...
PUSD Superintendent Comments on Governor’s Revised Budget Proposal
From STAFF REPORTS
Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent Jon R. Gundry issued the following statement today about Governor Brown’s revised budget proposal: “Although the additional revenue we expect to receive from Sacramento does not close our budget deficit, I am optimistic that the May Revise will provide some fiscal relief to PUSD. I am also happy to ...
School Board Members Sworn In, Can’t Elect President
Article and Photography by RACHEL YOUNG
Four newly-elected members of the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education were sworn in at its annual organizational meeting Monday, May 6, which also saw the Board unable to elect its new President. Tyron Hampton, who was elected by voters to represent the board of education’s new sub geographic District 3, was sworn ...
Ms. Senior Pasadena Named by Senior Center
Alise Richel-Adler was crowned Ms. Senior Pasadena 2013 at the fifth of eight preliminary pageants for the Ms. Senior California Pageant held Saturday, May 4 at the Pasadena Senior Center. Richel-Adler will now advance to the State Pageant to compete for the title of Ms. Senior California in August, along with first runner up Barbara ...
Man Arrested in Bizarre Torture and Rape Case
A 39-year-old Pasadena man is being held in lieu of $1.4 million bail, facing several felony charges for allegedly torturing, drugging and raping an unconscious 21-year-old woman at his home, police said this evening. The woman, whose name was withheld, remains in an area hospital in serious but stable condition with second- and third-degree burns, ...
South Pasadena Police Seek Public’s Help in Locating an 82-year Old Man
The South Pasadena Police Department today sought the public’s help in locating an 82-year-old man suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease who was last seen Friday morning an area convalescent hospital. Abenicio Chavez was last seen about 7:30 a.m. Friday at the South Pasadena Convalescent Hospital, 904 Mission St., according to a department ...
Rose Bowl Excitement Builds as 100th Game Nears
Story and Photography by RACHEL YOUNG
The Tournament of Roses with its partners the Big Ten and Pac-12 Conferences revealed the logo and special trophy to commemorate the 100th Rose Bowl Game coming up in January of 2014. The Rose Bowl is the oldest post-season bowl game and the first to reach the milestone of 100 games. “Its one of the ...