Italy counsul general stops by Glendale school

Italian students at Franklin Elementary School put their language skills on display Thursday for a high-profile visitor.

Police bust major marijuana operation allegedly run by Montrose business

Three men with ties to a Montrose irrigation business were arrested Wednesday night after police seized 700 marijuana plants inside a warehouse in Van Nuys and another 200 at the home of one of the men.

Adults of all ages, backgrounds secure their high school diplomas

Burbank resident David Standel was scheduled to graduate from high school in 1961 before a series of complicated family issues forced him to drop out.

Glendale, Pasadena sue state over redevelopment wind down

Nine cities, including Glendale and Pasadena, filed a lawsuit this week to force the state to make good on millions of dollars for local officials to pay down debt and other obligations left over by the dissolution of local redevelopment agencies.

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Update: Forest areas closed after Station Fire to reopen this weekend

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San Gabriel Valley roundup: Parents behaving badly in Sierra Madre, smacking the kids around in Alhambra, and a fake cop in Glendora

An Alhambra gym owner takes violence off the streets by teaching kids to smack each other around -- in the boxing ring. Alhambra Source 

Authorities stop searching Verdugo Mountains for missing FBI agent

Authorities have stopped actively combing local mountains and hillsides for an FBI agent who went missing from his Burbank home nearly two weeks ago, instead basing their search on tips from the public, a police official said Wednesday.

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.