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View MorePasadena repaves Los Robles, Fair Oaks starting Thursday
Pasadena will grind and repave about 1.27 miles of Fair Oaks Avenue and Los Robles Avenue starting Thursday, Nov. 12, with lane restrictions and no-parking zones expected through Nov. 25.
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View MoreBaby Brezza recalls 29,000 sterilizer dryers over burn risk
Local parents: Here's what you need to know about Baby Brezza and the CPSC recall of about 29,000 SuperFast Sterilizer Dryers after 32 reports of overheating or melting. Owners should stop using the units and register for a free replacement.
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View MorePasadena offers free flu shots Nov. 19 as cases spike
The Pasadena Public Health Department is holding its last free flu clinic of the fall on Nov. 19 at Hill Avenue Branch Library, as California positive flu tests jumped 211% from September to October.
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View MoreFDA warns popular Once Upon a Farm bars can cause choking
The FDA is warning parents not to serve Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars after reports of toddlers choking on the product. The nationwide recall includes California, and the bars were sold at Costco, Target and Walmart.
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View MorePasadena's Arroyo Parkway closes Monday for BRT lane striping
Metro's contractor will shut down Arroyo Parkway between Holly and Union streets on Monday and Tuesday to stripe new bike and travel lanes for the North Hollywood–Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project, blocking access from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
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View MorePasadena traffic deaths outpace 2025 total at midyear
Pasadena recorded four fatal traffic crashes in the first half of 2026, already exceeding last year's total of three, as the Municipal Services Committee hears a safety update that includes new enforcement data and planned street improvements.
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View MoreAuthorities identify Pasadena Metro A Line fatality victim
Sergio Ramirez, 25, has been identified as the man fatally struck by a Metro A Line train near Fillmore Station in Pasadena, with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office ruling blunt force trauma as the cause of death.
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View MorePasadena prepares for midweek rain, debris-flow risk
Up to 2 inches of rain could fall in Pasadena's foothill areas Wednesday and Thursday, the season's first significant storm, raising debris-flow concerns near Eaton Fire burn scars. The city is monitoring about 10 Upper Hastings Ranch homes and distributing free sandbags at two fire stations.
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View MorePasadena offers free cribs, safe-sleep training Oct. 27
Pasadena Public Health and Elizabeth House host a free safe-sleep workshop Oct. 27 where families can learn infant safety practices and eligible residents can receive a free crib.
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View MoreLA County reports first cychlorphine overdose death
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed the county's first fatal overdose linked to cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid stronger than fentanyl that standard test strips cannot detect, and urged residents to carry naloxone and use free drug-checking services.
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View MoreFederal agents raid Pasadena home in Skid Row drug sweep
A federal SWAT team raided a Pasadena home on Summit Avenue on Oct. 8 as part of "Operation Save Skid Row," a multiagency crackdown that arrested 23 people accused of trafficking drugs to vulnerable residents in downtown Los Angeles.
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View MoreMetro A Line train kills pedestrian near Pasadena's Fillmore Station
A Metro A Line train struck and killed a pedestrian on the tracks south of Fillmore Station in Pasadena on Monday, Oct. 12, prompting temporary service disruptions before full service resumed early Tuesday.
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