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ARCADIA -- A man was arrested Friday -- the day after discovery of 300 pot plants growing in his Arcadia home -- when he arrived at the Pasadena Humane Society to try and pick up his dogss, which were seized during the bust, authorities said.

I too hate good-byes. I hate them so much that I have rarely written a column or an article about the passing of a colleague, a family member, a friend, in nearly 50 years in journalism.

On a recent Sunday morning, Jeffrey Gordon and his wife, Liz, sat quietly in the living room of their Colorado Springs home, doing nothing. Slowly, like drops of rain on a windshield, news trickled in over social media of a rare bird spotting in New Mexico's Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.

Five school days that were cut from the Monrovia Unified School District's calendar last year will be restored and staff will not be forced to take any furlough days. Staff in the Arcadia Unified School District may see their first raise more than five years.

From the real George Alexander Louis to the fake "Captain Sum Ting Wong" and "Wi Tu Lo," names have been all the rage for the past two weeks.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials gave about 100 residents a rare peek into how it treats and stores water.

It's difficult to believe now, but there was a time -- through the eras of flower children, bell bottoms and disco -- when the Golden State was widely seen as the gold standard on education spending | Los Angeles | Long Beach | South Bay

COVINA -- It was a night of music and hot rods at Covina Park on Saturday. Oldies Night returned for a third time this year to the city. Childhood actor Rodney Allen Rippy was the special guest.

EL MONTE -- Coroner's officials Saturday released the name of a 53-year-old man found dead in the Rio Hondo wash late last month in a possible homicide.

BASSETT -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca will join other sheriff's officials next month for a discussion on substance abuse.