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Violent crime was down 20 percent in July compared to the same time last year, according to LAPD stats.
The preliminary cause of death is trauma from a fall from the steep trail, authorities say.
Any storm that develops will be slow-moving, according to a National Weather Service advisory.
We've done some restructuring in the area and Ajay Singh is taking over as editor of nearby South Pasadena while maintaining his editorship of Highland Park-Mt. Washington.
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A suspicious device turns out to be a false alarm.
Former La Cañada school board member Cindy Wilcox reportedly files a protest against Joel Peterson’s candidacy.
The tape was hung intentionally as part of a growing crime trend of people posting videos of duct tape pranks on YouTube, police say.
No one has seen or heard from DiPiazza since November of 2012.
No shots are fired during the incident, according to police.
The free event features screenings of "Breakfast and Tiffany's" and "Return of the Pink Panther."
The state's highest court denies the defense petition filed on behalf of John J. Levin, a former member of the Montrose Search and Rescue Team.
The site will include a plaque bearing the names of 45 people from the La Crescenta-Montrose area who were killed in action in wars from the 20th and 21st Century.
The crime is reported around 9 a.m. on Saturday.
Several burglaries and grand theft autos happen in the neighborhood.