Pasadena Star-News

PASADENA - A congressional committee on Thursday shot down legislation that would have reimbursed depositors at IndyMac Bank for money they lost when the thrift collapsed last summer. Full Story »

Pomona native Millard Sheets, the iconoclastic California School painter and artist-of-all-trades, was a revered figure around the Claremont Colleges when I was growing up. Full Story »

PASADENA - Residents at The Oaks Of Pasadena dusted off their own Tournament of Roses memories Thursday when Rose Queen Natalie Innocenzi and her Royal Court dropped by for tea. Full Story »

PASADENA - The city's Arts and Culture Commission has decided that a mural by artist Christian Alderete will reappear somewhere, sometime in Northwest Pasadena. Full Story »

A string of storm systems headed across the Pacific Ocean were expected to bring more rain to the parched Southland this weekend, officials said. Full Story »

PASADENA - Tomorrow's "green" classrooms are here now, says Rick Torres. "Everything about this room is energy efficient - from the lighting structures to the walls," Torres of American Modula Systems, a manufacturing company, said Thursday.| With Gallery Full Story »

MONROVIA - Scam artists have been posing as city workers and calling local residents to offer phony roof inspections, police said Thursday.| With Video Full Story »

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff's has secured federal funding for several local law-enforcement initiatives as part of HR 3288, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was approved in the House on Thursday. Full Story »

The Pasadena Community Foundation has announced the opening of its 2010 grant application process. Notification about how to obtain the foundation's guidelines, eligibility requirements and grant applications were mailed and e-mailed to approximately 200 local nonprofit agencies in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre. Full Story »

San Gabriel Library, 500 S. Del Mar Ave., is encouraging students to join its winter reading program, "Reading Rocks," which begins Saturday and continues through Jan. 2. Full Story »

Art Center College of Design has appointed Karen Hofmann to the position of department chair, product design, officials announced. Full Story »

Join Holy Family Church, 1527 Fremont Ave., and its musicians in an Advent Holiday Concert and Sing-a-long on Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Full Story »

AZUSA - Officials have approved a measure to stop teens from using aerosol products to get high. Full Story »

DUARTE - Hospitalized stem-cell transplant patient and long-time Rose Parade fan Frank Bennetti was watching television Wednesday afternoon when the Rose Queen and her Royal Court suddenly appeared at his bedside.| With Gallery Full Story »

A court status hearing for a big-rig driver charged with vehicular manslaughter in the deaths of two people in a multiple-vehicle collision in La Canada Flintridge in April was Full Story »

The North Lake Pole Holiday Shop Hop Festival, featuring snow-sledding, a tree-lighting, music, raffles, food and more, will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday on Lake Avenue, between Mariposa St. and Altadena Drive. Full Story »

A pre-trial court hearing for two men charged in the murder of teenager DeAndre Netter in July 2007 was continued Wednesday to Dec. 15. Full Story »

Because of Monday's storm and rain in the forecast for Thursday and this weekend, city officials Wednesday asked residents to turn of their sprinklers for the rest of the week. Full Story »

Central Pacific Bank will shut down its California operations by 2012 after suffering significant losses on bad loans to home builders in that state. Full Story »

PASADENA - The reindeer went up on the roof on chilly Tuesday morning. On Wednesday, Hastings Ranch resident Maurice Labbe and his 10-year-old grandson put the lights around the wheels of the train and added other finishing touches on his elaborate Christmas showcase.| With Gallery Full Story »

SIERRA MADRE - A ballot measure seeking to ban the use of eminent domain for private purposes will go before voters in April. Full Story »

PASADENA - Pasadena fire officials received a grant to purchase new life-saving equipment Wednesday, and officials also announced a new program to encourage residents to store medical information in their in their refrigerators. Full Story »

PASADENA - The head of Pasadena's public health department is the latest top administrator to leave, taking a job as health director for Santa Barbara County, officials announced Wednesday. Full Story »

PASADENA - As an official kick-off to the holiday season, Mayor Bill Bogaard led the official Christmas tree-lighting ceremony and holiday celebration Tuesday evening in the grand entrance of Pasadena City Hall. | With Gallery Full Story »

SURE is cold here. Wednesday it was still just 2 degrees Celsius - which system I'm trying to get a feel for, even though it is a Commie plot Full Story »