It's baaaaack: the 626 Night Market will be returning to Pasadena for the second time. The first night market in Southern California—based on an institution in many Asian countries—premiered in April but it ended up being too popular for its own good. more ›

A man was arrested for allegedly shining a laser at a Pasadena police helicopter and injuring the eyes of an officer on board yesterday more ›

Things are fowl these days in San Marino...yep, fowl: One of the nation's wealthiest communities is looking into making it legal for residents to keep chickens at home. If approved, San Marino would join neighboring communities like Pasadena, South Pasadena, and La Cañada Flintridge in allowing residents to keep chickens on their residential property. more ›

With the heartbreaking news of crime at USC, American soldiers posing with corpses and Kim Kardashian's latest endeavor, we figure your hearts might need mending. more ›

Last night was the inaugural night of the 626 Night Market in Pasadena. It looks like it turned out to be kind of a mess based on the many people who complained about it on Facebook, Twitter, Yelp and just about any other online platform we could find. more ›

Family and friends of Azusa teen Kendrec McDade turned out wearing blue—the color of the football jersey he wore as a star at Azusa High—for his funeral today at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Altadena. McDade's death at 19 has sparked questions about police conduct and racial profiling in Pasadena. more ›

Add the FBI to the list of agencies probing the fatal shooting of Kendrec McDade by Pasadena Police Department officers last month. McDade, 19, was fatally shot by police after they received a call from a man alleging—falsely, it turns out—that two men had stolen his backpack and laptop at gunpoint. more ›

The Night Market is an institution in many Asian countries, and now SoCal will get a taste of the after-sunset food and fun thanks to the 626 Night Market which is popping up for one night only this month in Pasadena. more ›

The gunned-down suspect Kendrec McDade, 19, turned out not to be armed. Now in an unusual twist the caller Oscar Carrillo, 26, has been arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter. more ›

What's going on in the local food scene? Chew on this: There's a beer fundraiser a-brewin' at Golden Road, we're in the midst of OC Restaurant Week, and cocktails and art collide in a Neat way courtesy "The Old Fashioned Artist." Plus, a few more delicious food news items! more ›

Starting March 1, if you happen to end up in the 626 in the late afternoon and evening hours, you can partake in 15 straight days of booze and bite specials during Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week. more ›

If you've been losing sleep over the heights and locations of the world's tallest trees, scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena have developed a 3D global map that will quell your queries. more ›

A 70-year-old woman who dozed off while smoking has died after her Pasadena apartment went up in flames. Firefighters arrived at the scene five minutes after the call around 2am to find the unit in the 300 block of West California Boulevard engulfed in fire. more ›

Things are moving at a whirlwind pace for GOP Presidential candidate hopeful Newt Gingrich, who will make a stop in Los Angeles today as part of a three-day eight fundraiser tour of California. The main purpose for Gingrich's Southland sojourn is to raise some much-needed cash for what Politico calls his "campaign’s dwindling bank account." more ›

A South African national was arrested after she allegedly rammed her car into a park employee at Eaton Canyon Nature Center yesterday afternoon. more ›

Pasadena's California Institute of Technology (Caltech) announced today that a team of astronomers led by Caltech scientists have discovered three of the smallest confirmed planets ever detected outside our solar system, increasing the likelihood of the existence of habitable planets. more ›

Pasadena, California has long claimed the rights of creation to the almighty American cheeseburger (yes, someone "invented" draping a beef patty with cheese), and now they are rallying cheeseburger eaters to come, dine, digest, and vote for the city's best during Pasadena Cheeseburger Week. more ›

For those who missed Monday's 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, there's still a chance to view all 44 petal-covered floats today. Visitors can pay $10 to view and photograph the floats showcased along Sierra Madre Boulevard between Washington Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue from 9am to 5pm. more ›

A group of Occupy protesters will be taking part in the Occupy the Rose Parade (OTRP) event come Monday morning, however they do not have the support or participation of the local Pasadena "Occupy" folks. more ›

This year, the Tournament of Roses' 123rd Rose Parade is taking place on Monday, January 2, 2012. Yep, the 2nd, not the 1st. So why is that? more ›

Pasadena's 2012 Tournament of Roses will feature its first-ever Rose Parade float dedicated to HIV/AIDS awareness. The L.A.-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced today that it will dedicate its float to actress Elizabeth Taylor for her "nearly three-decade-long advocacy and compassion on behalf of people with HIV/AIDS." more ›

Well, that was fast. TEAPAC, the Pasadena offshoot of the Tea Party movement, has dropped its plans to stage a counter-protest against Occupy Wall Street protestors, who plan to hold up signs during the Rose Parade and march through the parade route after the TV cameras are off. more ›

The Pasadena Tea Party Patriots, also known as TEAPAC, requested to march their conservative political agenda into the Rose Parade today. Occupy the Rose Parade has approved plans to demonstrate at the January 2 event, and TEAPAC has asked the Tournament of Roses for the same consideration. more ›

Now that the lights are finally back on, local agencies are tallying up the damage wrought by last week's epic windstorm. Officials estimated that the storm caused $40 million in damage — half of that is in Pasadena, the epicenter of the storm — but they expect that number to rise. more ›

The mission to Occupy the Rose Parade is probably going to be pretty tame and you might have to squint a little to notice anything is going on if you're watching on your TV at home. more ›

A Pasadena man who has dabbled in local politics was arrested Tuesday afternoon for making death threats to people handling a city hotline after he spent six days without power following last week's windstorm. more ›

ChromoLogic - with the aid of $8 million in federal funding - will test 32 Rhesus monkeys during development. The animal testing did not sit well with Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (SAEN), an animal rights group that will protest the ChromoLogic Pasadena office today at 2pm. more ›

Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System (ARTS) buses aren't running this morning after the area was hit hard with damage from winds last night. Streets in Pasadena are littered with fallen trees and downed power lines, and some areas are facing damage from structure fires. more ›

Thanksgiving Eve is the biggest drinking night of the year, and police are ready for drinkers who fail to abstain from driving. A few DUI/Driver's License Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols have been announced. Scroll down for the details, if you aren't already too drunk to read. more ›