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Vista Ridge High School Ranger Marching Band’s color guard during the 134th Rose Parade along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on Monday, January 2, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Floats travel along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena on Monday, January 2, 2023. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)

The driver of a motorcycle was killed and his passenger hospitalized in critical condition early Monday, Jan. 2, when they collided with a railroad crossing sign, Los Angeles police reported. The incident occurred about 12:30 a.m. at Imperial Highway near San Pedro Street, Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Officer Mike Lopez said. No other vehicle

(Left) Peggy O’Leary, 80, of South Pasadena, accepts applause from the crowd along the Rose Parade route in 2019. O’Leary is the longest-serving ‘pooper scooper,’ volunteering to clean up after the 200 horses on parade. (Right) Peggy is wearing scarf, and the woman in red is Barbara Marshall, at the 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade.

New Year’s Day ‘burning bowl’ services and a ‘Science of Mind’ course upcoming at Center for Spiritual Living on Chatsworth Street in Granada Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Dec. 31 Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church: The Rev. Titus Utecht delivers the message at

You meet some incredible people in this job. No one you’d probably know by name or sight. They’re not famous. I’m talking about people who just go about the business of life without any need for fanfare or accolades — strong, quiet people who fill your heart with hope and goodwill. As we start this

A series of winter storms have prompted flash flood evacuation warnings and wind advisories across Southern California that could dampen New Year’s Eve celebrations.  The storm will bring intense rain moving south through the state and is expected to drop up to one inch of rainfall per hour, according to the National Weather Service. The rain

Hard work, sacrifices and the generosity of supporters at home and in the U.S. helped a marching band from Panama make its way to a Moreno Valley high school days before they’re set to perform at the Tournament of Roses Parade. Under a cloudy sky Friday morning, Dec. 30, the Banda de Música La Primavera

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 3,410 more cases of the coronavirus since Thursday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,631,736 as of Friday, Dec. 30. Officials reported 28 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Thursday for a total of 34,671 deaths since tracking began. There were 20 fewer hospitalizations since Thursday,

COVID-19 has not thrived as much this winter as it did the past two years, but Los Angeles County public health officials on Thursday, Dec. 29, still urged people to remain vigilant, especially with more holiday gatherings expected this weekend — the Rose Parade chief among them. “Go ahead and put that mask on when

Since 1890, the Rose Parade has been an American tradition for welcoming the new year with a display of beauty and abundance. In 2022, more than 28 million people across the country tuned in to watch sunny Southern California’s parade. If you’ll be among them in 2023, the staff at The Pasadena Star-News compiled a

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,138 more cases of the coronavirus since Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,624,419 as of Wednesday, Dec. 28. Officials reported 21 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Tuesday for a total of 34,619 deaths since tracking began. There was one less hospitalization since Tuesday,

Happy New Year 2023! In the photo, a record crowd of over 65,000 people attended the Seventh Annual Grand Park + The Music Center’s N.Y.E.L.A. Revelers enjoyed food trucks, live music, 3D digital mapping projected on the side of City Hall and fireworks at the stroke of midnight to usher in the new year in

Early morning Metrolink train service on Monday, Jan. 2, will be available during the Rose Parade for the first time since 2020. Agency leaders intend to make early-morning service available on five Metrolink lines starting Monday for the 104th Rose Parade, so spectators can go leave home knowing they have a reliable connection to the

Los Angeles police on Monday were seeking the public’s help in identifying a mother who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Christmas Eve while delivering gifts to a local shelter with her children. The crash occurred about 3:25 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24 at Broadway and 88th street. The victim was identified by the

An intense winter storm has caused a spate of flight cancellations and delays at airports nationwide and across Southern California, more so than expected during the bustling holiday season. While Southern California’s airports were especially hard hit, just about every airport could not escape the crunch. “The airlines are catching up with the major effects

A 24-year-old woman was fatally injured when she was struck by a vehicle doing “donuts” during a street takeover in the Hyde Park community of South Los Angeles on Christmas night, authorities said today. The woman was standing at the northeast corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Florence Avenue when she was struck at 9:07 p.m.

Nativity scenes like the famous life-sized wood nativity on display at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles are a creative religious reminder of the birth of Jesus as told in the gospels of Luke and Matthew. Bob and Dolores Hope’s hand-carved nativity scene is seen at Cathedral of Our Lady

The Rose Parade began as a competition that allowed Pasadena transplants to boast about the abundance of flowers available throughout the region when winter sets in. Over the decades, the games played in the annual Tournament of Roses have changed, but the floats have only grown more intricate with time. Valley Hunt Club members, led

A Nativity scene at Bethel Church in Sun Valley on Dec. 18, 2021. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Dec. 24 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels: Christmas Eve services: 4 p.m. family Mass; 7 p.m. Spanish Mass; 9:30

The Southland will celebrate Kwanzaa, a seven-day African cultural holiday that begins on Monday, Dec. 26, with multiple events across Los Angeles County — from Long Beach to Pasadena. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Cal State Long Beach professor Maulana Karenga to commemorate African harvest festival traditions and emphasize different values every day of