Pasadena Fire Department offers life-saving blood transfusions on the scene of emergencies
Fire Battalion Chief Chris Reno has a refrigerated box inside his fire rig, stocked with a precious unit of universal type O-negative blood.
71-year-old is thankful for Cedars-Sinai HIV-positive organ transplant program
Transplant recipient Billy Miller said the waiting was the hardest part as his liver began to shut down last year. "I didn't think it was ever gonna happen," he said. "I was dizzy and not feeling well."
Falling in love at 80, an LA County 97-year-old romance novelist keeps things steamy
Ethel Ann Shaffer and her bestie, Helen Martin, who also happens to be her proofreader, live in the same Valencia senior housing complex and are working on their next masterpiece, Shaffer's third book.
Los Angeles-area businesses anticipate boost for 2028 Olympics
LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover is encouraging business owners to apply for partnership opportunities through RampLA.
Rancho Cucamonga hosting remembrance ceremony at 9/11 Memorial Park
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 terror attacks, Rancho Cucamonga is working to make sure people never forget, including the generations who didn't witness the sacrifices made or experience how the country changed overnight.
Southern California official offers tips on how residents can prepare for El Niño
Nallely Procopio, Pasadena's Emergency Services manager, said preparedness starts with having an emergency response kit packed
Malibu's speed camera program to begin operating along PCH soon
A speed camera safety system will begin issuing citations along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu in the coming months in hopes of cracking down on dangerous driving and deadly crashes.
Pacific Palisades condominium owners closer to rebuilding after state lawmakers step in
At issue are 50-year-old legal documents that expired without most condo owners realizing it.
LA veterinarian discusses how pet owners can protect their dogs during hot summers
The veterinarian said dogs overheat much more easily than humans and since they don't sweat, they cool themselves down by panting.
Lomita family's home business, Little City Homestead, serves up baked goods
A Lomita family turned their sourdough bread baking passion into a business, selling goods from their home kitchen thanks to an LA County Cottage Food Operations permit.
Pasadena Fire Department targets firefighter health following impacts of the Eaton Fire
Firefighters who put on protective gear to fight fires are getting new help to cleanse their bodies of the toxins they still absorb.
SpaceX launches satellite built by USC students
MAVERIC, a satellite about the size of a shoebox, hitched a ride on a SpaceX rocket early Tuesday morning.
Urban beekeeper works with a rooftop hive at Westfield Century City shopping center
Bees pollinate within a five-mile radius, so Palladino says the pollens collected in each area are unique, leaving urban honey infused with its own distinctive flavor.
Scientists are on the lookout for the New World screwworm fly in California
Since the beginning of June, at least a dozen animal infections have been confirmed in Texas and New Mexico, putting California and the rest of the nation on alert
West Hollywood barber shop offers men hair cuts and therapy, calling it hairapy
Spike Eldib recently decided to formalize the supportive conversations that have long been happening in barbershops. He launched Hairapy.