Council moves to block T-Mobile cell tower in Burbank

Residents were successful Tuesday in keeping a wireless telecommunications facility out of their neighborhood after Burbank City Council members pledged to effectively block the project.

Glendale Water & Power leader resigns

The general manager of Glendale Water & Power resigned Wednesday, citing personal reasons.

Carl Meseck, a former mayor of Glendale who served on the City Council for 12 years, has died. He was 81.

Hiker encounters Clint Eastwood cutout on La Cañada trail

A gunman with a reputation for cleaning up corrupt backwater towns has taken up residence in La Cañada Flintridge, with an eye on north Glendale and the whole Crescenta Valley.

San Fernando and San Gabriel valley reps look to curb helicopter noise

Unable to get their "Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act" off the ground, the bill’s sponsors are implementing a Plan B to nudge federal officials, at the very least, to study ways to address neighborhood complaints about helicopter noise. 

Los Angeles the worst in traffic? Nah...

Think Los Angeles has the worst traffic congestion of any city in the United States? Not so.

People who haven’t scratched a doctor’s visit off their to-do lists in a while can receive a battery of potentially life-saving health screenings — all of them free — next weekend in Pasadena.

Times Community News receives finalist nominations for LA Press Club awards

The four Times Community News publications in Los Angeles County have received five finalist nominations from the Los Angeles Press Club. 

Burbank photographer, 101, dies after being struck by 91-year-old driver

Otto Jensen, a 101-year-old photographer whose studio was a staple on Olive Avenue, was struck and killed by 91-year-old driver Tuesday night in Burbank, police said.

San Gabriel Valley roundup: Civil war vets honored in Altadena, rude waiters in Alhambra, and The Donut Man turns 40

Vegetarians rejoice! Real Food Daily, formerly subjugated to the hinterlands of Los Angeles and Santa Monica, is coming to Pasadena. Pasadena Sun 

Disney moves forward with ABC Studios project at Golden Oak Ranch

A half-century ago, Walt Disney leased a horse ranch in Placerita Canyon to shoot episodes of “The Adventures of Spin and Marty” from the classic ABC series “The Mickey Mouse Club.”

A 34-year-old man was charged Tuesday with battery after he attacked an officer who tried to detain him as he ran around in his underwear in South Glendale and tried to grab a group of teens, police said.

The challenges facing the youth of La Crescenta fueled prayers by local leaders and clergy who spoke on their behalf at the first ever Crescenta Valley Town Council Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday.

Power restored to Glendale neighborhood where plane crashed

Crews have restored power to hundreds of customers in the North Glendale neighborhood where a small plane crashed Monday night, a city spokesman said.

20-year forecast: Traffic at Bob Hope Airport to remain 'relatively flat'

The operations at Bob Hope Airport are expected to improve over the next 20 years, but not to pre-recession levels, according to a forecast released this week.

'Shocked' homeowner was outside moments before Glendale plane crash

One moment, Mourad Halabi and his daughter were unloading groceries from the trunk of their Lexus. The next, there was a crash, bang, flash and an airplane next to their front yard.

Details from Dodger Stadium beating; Monrovia man arrested

More details have emerged about a violent postgame incident Sunday in the Dodger Stadium parking lot in which a man was beaten as his pregnant girlfriend looked on.

San Gabriel Valley roundup: An argument against Measure A, Asian Tiger mosquitoes, and an Altadena shooting

Scott Phelps, a member of the Pasadena Board of Education, writes a letter to the editor arguing against Measure A, the local initiative that will create voting districts within the PUSD. If you have a different view, we want to hear your opinion! Email me at dan.evans@latimes.com. 

Glendale plane crash: Street closures, small power outage remain

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Small plane crashes in North Glendale, cutting power to neighborhood

The pilot of a single-engine plane crashed into the front yard of a North Glendale home Monday night, knocking down power lines before coming to a rest upside down, police said. 

Drayman indictment: Grand jury testimony paints picture of lax financial oversight

Grand jury testimony in the embezzlement case against John Drayman — unsealed Friday — painted a picture of lax oversight of the former city councilman’s collection and accounting of proceeds from the Montrose Harvest Market, an operation that consistently lost money until more stringent controls were implemented. 

Fire knocked down near La Canada golf course

A small brush fire near the La Canada Flintridge Country Club Sunday afternoon got a quick response from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

A 20-year-old Burbank man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of stabbing his girlfriend in the stomach and arm after she tried to break up with him in Glendale, police said.

Academics consider Armenian diaspora, preservation of culture

Fewer Armenian Americans are speaking the language of their native country, eroding the ability of the diaspora to preserve its culture, according to an expert at UCLA who addressed a conference organized at the Central Library on Saturday.

A couple was arrested Sunday after they allegedly lied about being carjacked to avoid being investigated for fleeing the scene of a hit-and-run collision, police said.

A 25-year-old motorcyclist was arrested Saturday on suspicion of drunk driving after he crashed and was catapulted in to the air, police said.

MTA: Most Port of L.A. traffic would steer clear of 710 Fwy. extension

Extending the Long Beach (710) Freeway through Pasadena could bring 1,368 cargo trucks traveling to and from the Port of Los Angeles, transportation officials say.

Guest use special filtered goggles and pinhole boxes to look and the solar eclipse directly and indirectly. Hundreds of people came to the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Caltech, Pasadena to view the annular eclipse, Sunday, May 20. Solar eclipse: Hundreds watch the show at Caltech center

At a quarter past five, the people in line outside Caltech’s Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics started to grow restless.

It was billed as a "shocking tell-all" and a "world exclusive," but the National Enquirer's March 26 cover story landed with a thud. TMZ, Page Six and other major players in celebrity gossip ignored the article in which a masseur claimed John Travolta offered money for sex.

San Gabriel Valley roundup: Campaign mailer project, a stolen Yorkie, a jockey removes her briefs, and a touching farewell

I want your campaign mailers. Yes, really. Times Community News is embarking on a project to get all campaign flyers and ads online. It's interesting to see how the candidates present themselves, and what others say about them. Besides, becoming a more informed voter is a good thing, no? Pasadena Sun

Solar eclipse creates eerie shadows and sunset

The "ring of fire" solar eclipse brought crowds out onto streets, into their backyards and onto roofs to catch a glimpse of the historic event.

Cleanup project prunes roses, builds public garden

About 400 people took part in the Great American Cleanup project in Glendale on Saturday, volunteering to help with a variety of beautification projects throughout the city.

If you've checked your mailbox lately, you've probably received at least a dozen campaign mailers.

Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) and Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) received honors recently.

As eclipse mania becomes a frenzy, special solar eclipse glasses have sold out at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.

A 76-year-old Burbank resident was sent to a local hospital after he was found at the bottom of a wash on Alameda Avenue Friday afternoon.

When Evan Le Grande Wilson called on a local mariachi band for a gig last month, it wasn't because he loves the blast of the horns playing in unison. He needed models.

A 19-year-old Burbank man was arrested Wednesday after he was observed selling marijuana to minors near Izay Park, police said.

A Burbank man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he stabbed his estranged girlfriend and left her in a Studio City park, officials said.

The employment picture improved in the tri-city area in April as every community saw its unemployment numbers drop, according to the latest state figures.