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Abandoned YWCA Building May Be Taken Over

The Pasadena City Council will hold a public hearing next month to decide if they will use eminent domain to take over the historical YWCA building at 78 N. Marengo Ave. The city has been trying to reach an agreement with the owner to buy the property, but her company, Trove Investments, has rejected multiple offers over the past year, according to the Pasadena...

Crazy College Contest Coming to Rose Bowl

Teams of students from Pasadena’s colleges will be eating burgers and launching squishy balls from air cannons Saturday April 3 in the Pasadena Collegiate Field Tournament at the Rose Bowl. Students from six colleges in Pasadena have signed up: the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena City College, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pacific Oaks, Caltech and Le...

Police Helicopter Tracks Down Stolen Truck

Last Thursday, authorities say a stolen pickup truck and a wanted parolee were tracked down from a police helicopter. A Pasadena resident called police at 9:48 a.m. and reported that their truck was being stolen. Within minutes, a police helicopter was on the scene and arrested the suspect for suspicion of grand theft auto.

Husbands Admits He Killed His Wife

A husband was immediately sentenced to twenty-nine years to life in prison, say authorities when he admitted in court last week that he shot and killed his estranged wife in front of her Arcadia home. Police say, just before Sandy Lu died she gave detectives a statement revealing her husband as the killer.

Court Hearing Set For Mother and Her Boyfriend Accused of Kill Her Toddler Son

Pasadena Police say, on Thursday a preliminary hearing is scheduled for a boy’s mother and her boyfriend. The couple was accused of torturing and killing her two year old son seven months ago.  Authorities say, the defendants admitted to punishing the boy by taping his limbs together. Police say, more evidence will be revealed in court, but it’s...