The roof of a local business collapsed late Tuesday morning, forcing the store to be closed until further inspection, according to the Pasadena Police Dept. Fire officials reported to a call of a collapsed roof at the Pep Boys located at 1135 E. Colorado Blvd.... More »
Three suspects are in custody today for alleged vehicle theft after they were arrested earlier this morning after officers discovered they were driving a reported stolen Honda Accord along Colorado Blvd., officials said. According to Lt. Russ of the Pasadena P... More »
A superior court judge lowered the bail earlier this morning for a trucker who was involved in a multi-car wreck on Angeles Crest Highway, killing a Palmdale girl and her father, according to sources. Marcos Barbosa Costa’s bail was reduced from about $2.1 m... More »
In an attempt to reduce water usage and greenhouse gas emissions, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory forged a one-of-a-kind, three-year partnership on Monday with the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power, the nation’s largest municipal u... More »
A Pasadena-based bank launched a public offering of 11 million common shares on Monday in an attempt to raise capital to help it survive the current economic situation, sources said. The public offering by East West Bancorp, Inc., was solely underwritten by Ba... More »
A 29-year-old woman was apparently sexually assaulted over the weekend, and a Pasadena man succumbed to his stab wounds over this past weekend, officials said. Both incidents occurred in addition to the attempted homicide on Saturday. At about 5 a.m. on Saturd... More »
[Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2009| 1:02 p.m..] About 70 activists rallied and marched in front of the office of Pasadena’s congressional representative on July today to protest against a proposed federal bill aiming to create a single-payer nation... More »
KTLA News reported this morning that a man in his 20s was fatally stabbed Thursday night about 11 p.m. as he sat in a grassy area in the back lot of the Mandarin Garden restaurant at 701 N. Fair Oaks Ave. The victim staggered to the front of the restaurant and... More »
As many as 20,000 prisoners maybe released if the California state legislature approves cutting about $1.2 billion is funding to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a move Pasadena Chief of Police Bernard Melekian opposes. “The first... More »
Assembly Bill 1361, introduced by Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge), passed the California State Senate and Assembly today, and will take effect immediately when the governor signs it into law. AB 1361 will prohibit commercial vehicle... More »
The Pasadena City Council declared a Level 1 water shortage this week, adding two new restrictions on water use in Pasadena and other areas that receive water from the Pasadena Water and Power Department. Effective today, July 16, outdoor watering is restricte... More »
The old Mervyn’s department store jingle of “Open, open, open, open …†came to mind on Wednesday morning about 200 shoppers patiently awaited just outside the locked doors of the new Fresh & Easy market on the corner of Lake Ave. and California Blvd. L... More »
