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Public Safety
View MoreArmed man attempts carjacking during test drive at Colorado Blvd. dealership
Pasadena police are investigating an attempted carjacking at Cadillac Pasadena on East Colorado Boulevard, where a suspect displayed what appeared to be an airsoft rifle and a pistol during a test drive Sunday afternoon before fleeing toward the 210 Freeway.
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View MorePasadena opens cooling center as 104°F heat watch runs through Saturday
The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for Pasadena from Tuesday, Aug. 25, through Saturday, Aug. 29, with highs expected at 104°F or above, prompting the city to open Robinson Park Recreation Center as a cooling center and issue fire-prevention and health guidance.
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View MoreWest Nile Virus detected in Pasadena mosquitoes
West Nile Virus has been confirmed in Pasadena mosquitoes, prompting the city's public health department to urge residents to dump standing water and use repellent as the region sees triple last year's human case count.
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View More$300K grant funds free toxin cleanup for 175 Altadena homes
A $300,000 California Fire Foundation grant is funding free professional remediation of toxic ash, lead and asbestos in 175 Altadena homes left contaminated by the Eaton Fire, with crews working at the Dangerfield family's 57-year home on Aug. 14.
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View More$1.8M smart-signal upgrade hits up to 35 Pasadena intersections
Pasadena's $1.8 million smart-signal project is upgrading traffic controllers, fiber-optic lines and emergency preemption technology at 35 intersections along Colorado Boulevard and three other key corridors through December 2026.
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View MorePasadena police seek tips after stabbing victim refuses to cooperate
A 47-year-old Pasadena man arrived at Huntington Memorial Hospital on Tuesday morning with multiple stab wounds but refused to tell police where or how the attack happened, leaving investigators without a suspect or crime scene.
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View MoreTwo defendants due in court in 2021 killing of Pasadena 13-year-old
Muhammad Abdul-Malik and Teraeja Laquanna Flemmings are scheduled to appear in Pasadena court Monday for a pretrial hearing in the 2021 shooting death of 13-year-old Iran Moreno, who was killed by a bullet fired through his bedroom window on North Raymond Avenue.
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View MoreMurder case in 2019 Pasadena stabbing returns to court after seven years
A pretrial hearing in the murder case against Telly R. Johnson was scheduled Thursday at the Pasadena Courthouse, more than seven years after Byron Young Nettles, 52, was fatally stabbed outside the Euclid Villa supportive housing building he managed on South Euclid Avenue.
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View MoreLA County's new AI health alert tool won't reach doctors inside Pasadena city limits
LA County's new partnership with AI platform OpenEvidence will push health alerts to doctors in Altadena and Sierra Madre, but Pasadena's independent health jurisdiction means local physicians are excluded, and neither the county nor Pasadena's health department has said how the gap will be filled.
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View MorePasadena firefighters deployed to wildfires in three states as peak season intensifies
Pasadena Fire Department personnel are deployed to five wildfire incidents across California, Oregon and Washington, including two of the most destructive fires burning in the West, as the city heads into peak fire season months after the Eaton Fire.
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View MoreIrvine man charged with murder in kidnapping tied to $20 million Pasadena apartment dispute
An Irvine man has been charged with murder in the kidnapping and killing of his business partner over a dispute tied to The Madison Collection, a $20 million Pasadena apartment complex, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty.
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View MoreOfficial report: idle Edison tower caused Eaton Fire that killed 19, devastated Pasadena
The LA County Fire Department's official investigation concludes that electrical arcing on an idle Southern California Edison tower caused the January 2025 Eaton Fire, strengthening Pasadena's active lawsuit against the utility and undermining Edison's cross-complaints against Pasadena Water and Power.
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