A jury has rejected the claims of two women who alleged they suffered emotional distress from being sexually abused by a track coach while they were students at South Pasadena High School nearly a decade ago. The Alhambra Superior Court panel on Wednesday foun... More »
Recognising a lack of availability of widely available oral tests for HPV, a Pasadena-based pathology lab, OmniPathology, has developed one using a sample from the back of the mouth, over the throat. HPV is considered the most common sexually-transmitted infe... More »
Designed to analyze airborne dust to see how it might affect climate, the EMIT mission launches to the International Space Station on Thursday, July 14. Each year, strong winds carry more than a billion metric tons – or the weight of 10,000 aircraft carriers –... More »
Four newly-elected Pasadena City College Board of Trustees members — including three starting their first terms — were sworn in at Wednesday’s organizational Board meeting. The election saw the majority of incumbents running for reelection, including former Bo... More »
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has filed charges against a local man in connection with the stabbing death of his elderly uncle in an attack that originally had Pasadena police looking for three suspects. Authorities now say there was just o... More »
In March 2020, as Californians hunkered down for what many expected to be a two-week lockdown, high-ranking health officials were scrambling to find out how many COVID-19 patients were hospitalized, how many were in intensive care and how many beds remained av... More »
Previously delayed this week by early morning fog, Southern California Gas Company helicopter flights at low altitude over Pasadena were set to occur Thursday, a gas company official said after Monday flights were postponed. The flights result in methane emiss... More »
The Pasadena Water and Power on Tuesday provided updates about Pasadena’s Underground Utility Program, an ongoing 400-year project to move thousands of miles of power lines underground. Shari Thomas, Assistant General Manager for PWP said the projected balance... More »
Pasadena civil rights law firm Hoq Law, ACLU SoCal, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California are suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles for allegedly wrongfully withholding documents linked to ICE’s practice of releasing people from cu... More »
Caltech professor of chemistry Hosea Nelson (PhD ’13) and alumna Elaine Y. Hsiao (PhD ’13) are among the winners of the 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. The awards, given annually since 2007, are intended “to recognize and celebrate excepti... More »
The Playhouse Village Foundation (PVF) announces its formation as a charitable 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to support a thriving urban community in Playhouse Village in the heart of Pasadena. Playhouse Village Foundation will raise funds and... More »
The Pasadena Water and Power is planning to add more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the city as more and more people are choosing electric vehicles over gas-powered cars to reduce pollution, conserve energy and save money. Speaking to memb... More »
