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Isaac Campbell, 36, will stand trial next week for a second time for murder of girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu, who died in 2007, after a jury in December 2011 was unable to reach a verdict. The hung jury was split 10-2, with 10 in favor of convicting Campbell.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32758
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder trials
Item ID
32955AN
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Newspaper Index
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The fate of Isaac Campbell, 36, on trial for the murder of Liya "Jessie" Lu, rests with the jury now, after attorneys on both sides gave their closing arguments yesterday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32772
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
32969AN
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Newspaper Index
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Alhambra man Isaac Campbell was sentenced to the maximum of 11 years in prison for killing his girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu, 31, of San Gabriel, and then putting her body in a trash can full of kitty litter in the backyard of Campbell's friend in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33108
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
33305AN
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Newspaper Index
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Isaac Campbell is on trial for a second time for the murder of his girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu, because the trial in 2011 ended with the jury unable to reach a verdict. The prosecutor promises a new witness in this trial. Lu's body was discovered about a month after she disappeared, wrapped in plastic trash bags and left with cat litter in a trash can in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32973
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
33170AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia firefighter Mike Herdman died instantly after falling from a cliff in the Sespe Wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest. The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office said Herdman died in a fall from the edge of the mountain or cliff. It was ruled an accidental death. See also Arcadia Weekly, July 3, 2014, p. 1, 20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33890
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Byars, Taylor
Deaths
Herdman, Michael
Missing Persons
Item ID
34084AN
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Newspaper Index
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Finalists of Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade's 2018 Royal Court announced. Jennifer Wang, Sydney Pickering, Lauren Buehner are from Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34968
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A6
Subjects
Buehner, Lauren
Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Pickering, Sydney
Rose Parade
Wang, Jennifer
Item ID
35158AN
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Newspaper Index
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National Merit Scholarship Foundation announces 2023 semifinalis from Los Angeles County. The Arcadia High School students are Ian Chan, Kevin Y. Hu, Cassie Kao, Weber C. Lin, Tin P. Nguyen, Carolyn Sun, Ashley K. Te, Nathan Vuong, Avari Wang, Phoebe Wang, and Stephanie H. Wang.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36356
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Academic achievements
Arcadia High School students
Chan, Ian
Hu, Kevin Y.
Kao, Cassie
Lin, Weber C.
National Merit Scholarship Program
Nguyen, Tin P.
Sun, Carolyn
Te, Ashley K.
Vuong, Nathan
Wang, Avari
Wang, Phoebe
Wang, Stephanie H.
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Newspaper Index
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Worker rescued after falling 22 feet into underground vault (hole). Firefighters rescued him at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Thursday. The man suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena according to Chen Suen, Deputy Fire Chief for Arcadia Fire Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36353
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Suen, Chen
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Newspaper Index
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A jury convicts Isaac Campbell, 37, of voluntary manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu, whose body was found in a trash can, covered with kitty litter, at Campbell's friend's house in the 1700 block of South Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia, in 2007.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32989
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
33186AN
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Newspaper Index
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses Rose Court finalists step out. Photo and caption. The following are from Arcadia High School: Kerry Wang, Tiffany Chandra, Bridget Ahad, Holly Yamamgata, Swetha Rajkumar, and Shelby Dreves.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33243
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 5, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 5, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ahad, Bridget
Chandra, Tiffany
Dreves, Shelby
Pasadena Tournament of Roses-2013
Rajkumar, Swetha
Wang, Kerry
Yamagata, Holly
Item ID
33440AN
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The trial of Isaac Campbell, a San Gabriel man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu and stuffing her body in a trash can at his friend Michael Darby's home in Arcadia, has begun at Alhambra Superior Court.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32653
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Darby, Michael
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder trials
Trials
Item ID
32850AN
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Arcadia High School among top 16 finalists in National Science Bowl. It is a U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored academice competition. In photo are Chris Chi, Kevin Wang, Ray Fu, Bruce Xu. Also not pictured Allen Shum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34163
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2015
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2015
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School students--National Science Bowl--academic competitions
Chi, Chris
Fu, Ray
Shum, Allen
Wang, Kevin
Xu, Bruce
Item ID
34357AN
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Newspaper Index
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One-year-old ejected from vehicle in Arcadia after a brief police chase in Pasadena. The one-year-old, a 2-year-old, and a 28-year-old woman who was driving, suffered minor injuries. The car crash was at Huntington Drive near Sunset Boulevard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35975
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2021
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2021
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Car chases
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia 16-year-old Roger A. Lewis, who was struck by a car while bicycling, has died. The accident occurred over the weekend at Santa Anita Avenue and Duarte Road. The driver who struck Lewis was driving a 2008 Chrysler Sebring. Lewis was a former student at Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33257
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2012
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2012
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Deaths
Lewis, Roger A.
Traffic Accidents
Item ID
33454AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School students emerged triumphant for the third year in a row at the annual Surf Bowl. It is a quiz competition focused on ocean-related knowledge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34113
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Academic competitions
Chang, Kathy Lee
Kurniawidjaja, Steven
Wang, Kevin
Item ID
34307AN
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Shock of brothers' deaths still lingers. John Ziska is trying to find ways to cope with the deaths of his sons JD and Brian Ziska, two former star quarterbacks at Arcadia High School, whose deaths in the past year have left many in their hometown of Arcadia reeling. This fall, the Arcadia High School football program has ceremonies planned to honor them. Last summer JD Ziska died of a stroke at age 35. Brian Ziska had a massive heart attack.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35156
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2018
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2018
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Dimalante, Jon (Coach)
Ziska, Brian
Ziska, J.D.
Ziska, John
Item ID
35345AN
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Local Arcadia woman Rena Wang plays against China's Xin Wang at 12:30 AM in women's singles badminton at the summer Olympics in London.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33115
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 30, 2012
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 30, 2012
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Olympians
Olympic Games--Summer 2012--London, UK
Wang, Rena
Item ID
33312AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Rena Wang will compete in the summer Olympic Games in London, in singles badminton.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33111
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2012
Pages
p. C1, C2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2012
Pages
p. C1, C2
Subjects
Olympians
Olympic Games--Summer 2012--London, UK
Wang, Rena
Item ID
33308AN
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Newspaper Index
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Whittier woman,102, embraces change. Story about Mildred Mellin and husband George Mellin. George died in 2016. He had retired after 26 years of military service and became a teacher at Arcadia High School. Her secret to longevity is one Coors Light every night with popcorn.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36455
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A6
Subjects
Centenarians
Mellin, George
Mellin, Mildred
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Newspaper Index
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Twelve citizens from Arcadia raised thousands of dollars to help a woman named Yessica Hernandez Millan, 31, of Whittier, who had to bury her three children. They died in a traffic accident in Newhall on April 12. Their funeral was on Thursday, April 29. The deceased are Cynthia Hernandez, 9, Edgar Hernandez, 8, and Xochitl Hernandez, 5.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32003
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Millan, Yessica Hernandez
Item ID
32183AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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