A Wells Fargo Bank branch located in Ralph's Market at 211 E. Foothill Boulevard was robbed and the suspect, Ali James Cooper, was captured the following day.
On January 1, 1997, Arcadia's float will be the community's 84th consecutive entry in the Rose Parade, but it may be the last one due to lack of funds.
The Arcadia Tournament of Roses may lose its primary sponsor, the National Childhood Cancer Foundation. Reasons are given why NCCF thinks it did not get the national exposure it expected.
Signs with foreign characters need review as signage may not be appropriate. Councilman John Wuo suggested that the Arcadia Chinese Association would be willing to unofficially review signage requests with Chinese characters.
A special budget session was held on February 11 to discuss alternatives for major expenditure reductions and the impact on services if reductions are made.
The family of Cathy LaCorte, who was shot in Chantry Flat on February 11, 1976, with her boyfriend, Bob Morton, is asking a parole board not to set the killer Richard Johnson free.
A profile of Roger and Lilah Strangeland, major donors to the new cardiac catheterization laboratory at Methodist Hospital. The lab will be named in honor of the Strangelands. Mr. Strangeland is former Chairman and CEO of The Vons Companies, Inc.