Probe into actions of Pasadena police officers should be dropped, union says

The union representing two Pasadena police officers accused of failing to turn over evidence in a murder trial says they should be cleared of wrongdoing because prosecutors have admitted to misplacing evidence in the case.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists are currently testing a model of an instrument that will drill itself five meters into the Martian surface. The "mole" is one of the instruments that the Insight lander will carry, which is scheduled to launch in 2016.

JPL begins work on two new missions to Mars

Less than a year after the rover Curiosity's successful landing on Mars, scientists and engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are at work on two new missions to the Red Planet.

South Pasadena High's Nathan Lee, left, and Robert Adamson celebrate after defeating La Jolla in five games.

South Pasadena High boys' volleyball takes fifth versus La Jolla

SOUTH PASADENA — Exactly 68 possessions after the South Pasadena High boys’ volleyball team first reached match-point, the Tigers finally closed out.

A hand written note by members of the South Pasadena Woman's Club decorates the side of a box of cookies to be delivered to hospitalized veterans for Memorial Day.

As it has since World War II, "Operation Cookie" deploys in South Pasadena

Volunteers in South Pasadena collected more than 30,000 cookies on Wednesday for delivery to hospitalized and disabled military veterans in time for Memorial Day weekend.

Pasadena firefighters work to free a man whose arm got stuck in a conveyor belt on Wednesday.

Man's arm badly damaged in Pasadena after getting stuck in conveyor belt

Pasadena firefighters rescued a man whose arm became stuck in a conveyor belt Wednesday morning at the Salvation Army warehouse on Waverly Drive.

Hoover's Oleg Simonyan with a forehand shot in a Pacific League boys singles tennis prelims match at Pasadena High School on Monday, April 29, 2013.

Hoover tennis' Oleg Simonyan ready for next big test

While not patrolling the tennis court, Oleg Simonyan has been busy elsewhere around Glendale seeking ways to improve his game.

The Regional Intermodal Transportation Center construction continues at the Bob Hope Airport on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Inspection costs increase for transportation center

Bob Hope Airport officials say they are grappling with higher than expected inspection costs tied to the construction of a new $112.6 million transportation center.

In keeping with all things tony in San Marino, city hall to get upgrade

San Marino officials approved an extensive interior remodel of City Hall on Tuesday that will require city departments to relocate for six months.

Newton R. Russell, veteran state legislator, dies at 85

Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La CaƱada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85.

All lanes reopened on 210 Freeway after big-rig crash

All lanes of the 210 Freeway were reopened about 3:25 p.m. Monday, more than 10 hours after a big rig carrying grapes crashed, the California Highway Patrol said.