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Fire Blotter: Electrical Panel at Arcadia Business Bursts into Flames
Firefighters extinguished a blaze inside a commercial structure on Live Oak Avenue.

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Firefighters extinguished a blaze inside a commercial structure on Live Oak Avenue.

A woman allegedly tried to pass the phony bill at AMF Bowling Square.
Residents are free to borrow and donate books by using the boxes that will be installed throughout the city.
Monrovia Police removed children from a home "in disarray with feces on the walls, floors and on the children's bed" and arrested a man inside accused of trying to use the kids as human shields.
Police say the woman was allegedly struck in the head by a man who then stole her purse.
Temperatures are predicted to increase over the next several days in Monrovia. See how to keep yourself, pets and others protected at cooling centers and more.
Temperatures are predicted to increase over the next several days in Arcadia. See how to keep yourself, pets and others protected at cooling centers and more.
A man was shot in the shoulder early Sunday morning.
Gordon Ramsay filmed an episode of his show "Kitchen Nightmares" at Sam's Kebab Room in Monrovia last summer. This summer, the restaurant is going out of business.
Two 18-year-olds are charged with vandalism and assault for allegedly shooting at cars and school windows.
Cherie De Pietro Kerr, an Arcadia High School and Citrus College graduate, will screen her quirky comedy “We’ve Got Balls” at Monrovia’s Action on Film Festival.
Cherie De Pietro Kerr, an Arcadia High School and Citrus College graduate, will screen her quirky comedy “We’ve Got Balls” at Monrovia’s Action on Film Festival.
Ted DiNunzio has greeted shoppers at Nordstrom for the last 14 years.
The Community Services Summer Brochure is out and you can check it out here.
The department has used these special cameras to assist in finding stolen vehicles since 2008.
Police say thieves stole items from four different cars in one day.