Grant Derderian is the technical director of Crown City News and website administrator for CrownCityNews.com. Grant joined CCN when he was 13 and now has taken the responsibility of technical directing the show and keeping viewers informed on the latest happenings in the world of technology. He also serves as an editor and writer for the CrownCityNews.com news site and as an on-air tech reporter for Crown City News. Grant designed and built the Crown City News website and is happy to be a volunteer for Crown City News. Away from CCN, Grant is a full-time student who keeps an avid interest in technology.
Pasadena Firefighters rescued a man in his early eighties after his car crashed off a roadway and plunged down the Arroyo Seco canyon yesterday night in Pasadena. According to fire department officials, the vehicle flew nearly 100 feet and then… Read More
NASA announced today that they have awarded Pasadena’s California Institute of Technology the contract to manage the agency’s Pasadena-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory until 2017. The new contract of $8.5 billion dollars extends the management of JPL by Caltech until September… Read More
Pasadena Firefighters responded to control a gas leak this morning near the campus of the California Institute of Technology at Chester Street and Cordova Avenue after construction workers installing a water line nearby accidentally struck the 2″ gas line just… Read More
Multiple Emmy and Grammy-nominated entertainer Michael Feinstein has been appointed the Principal Pops Conductor of the Pasadena POPS, the organization announced today. Dubbed ”The Ambassador of The Great American Songbook”, Feinstein is an accomplished musician, archivist, national TV and radio host,… Read More
The City of Pasadena’s annual “Pasadena Idol” teen singing competition will take place at 5:00pm on Saturday, August 18th, at Paseo Colorado’s Garfield Promenade. Hosted by the City’s Human Services and Recreation Department, the free and public event will feature 20 exciting… Read More
Police in South Pasadena this morning are searching for a man who attempted to break into a commercial office building by smashing a rock through a window, according to Police officials. Police said the man had attempted to break into the… Read More
Crown City News will host live TV and online coverage of Sunday’s Kaiser Permanente Pasadena Marathon from 6:00-9:00am on Marathon morning. As an official media sponsor of the Pasadena Marathon, CCN’s Sehnita Joshua Mattison will anchor three hours of marathon coverage,… Read More
South Pasadena Police officials are asking for the public’s help in finding a sexual predator who broke into a South Pasadena home early Wednesday morning and sexually assaulted an 18-year-old woman. According to Police, the man broke into the woman’s… Read More
Pasadena Police Officials announced this week that they have made their first arrest using new automated license plate recognition system (ALPR) technology, which allows Police Officers to scan thousands of plates every shift via cameras mounted on their patrol cars.… Read More
The City of Pasadena’s Public Works Department is seeking the help of local residents to develop the City’s Zero Waste Strategic Plan. According to the City, its goal is to have Pasadena create zero waste by 2040, meaning no waste… Read More