Gerald A. Parker, last years's City Employee of the Year, has been appointed director of finance. Parker replaces Alan Murphy, who died earlier this month after a long battle with cancer.
Arcadia veteran Al Parker is a survivor of the Bataan Death March. More than 78,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war were herded 60 miles through Philippine jungles following Maj. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright's April 9, 1943 surrender on the island of Corrigidor.
Republican Bob Margett and Democrat Brent Decker are set to do battle in a June 6 run-off election for the Assembly seat made vacant in January when Monrovia Republican Dick Mountjoy left the Assembly and took a seat in the State Senate.
The City Council and the company originally hired for downtown street improvements are on collision course with a lawsuit. Each side says the other may be in breach of contract.
2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade's Rose Court profiled with their hobbies. Sahanna Rajinikanthan, one of the Royal Court, is from Arcadia and enjoys baking. She made it to the state championship for the VEX Robotics Competition and enjoys volunteering as a singing coach in the language of Araneri, passing on her Indian culture to her students.
Driver is arrested after 7-Eleven rammed. Monrovia man Sterling Williamson, 23, was arrested on suspicion of murder after he created a disturbance at a 7-Eleven store at 1003 South Baldwin Avenue on November 24, 2022, then allegedly crashed his car through the doors and tried to flee. There were no injuries.
An off duty Arcadia police officer (name withheld) killed an Altadena man, Anthony Denham, 22, as the officer and four others were being robbed by the man and several armed accomplices.
Man hospitalized yesterday after explosion of possible illegal butane honey oil drug lab in a commercial building in Arcadia. At 2;23 PM, Arcadia Fire Department responded to a fire in the 11700 block of Goldring Road and determined an explosion had happened and found a man inside. He was taken to the hospital due to the severity of his burns. Honey oil is described as a marijuana concentrate made by extracting THC from marijuana.
Arcadia High School student Spencer Cheung teaches card tricks to help others cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Cheung created a YouTube video to teach what he knows.
A family in the 700 block of North First Avenue fought off a pair of burglars who broke into their home early Sunday morning and tried to rob them by gunpoint.
Arcadia's Gilb Museum celebrates 20th anniversary with a new exhibit and guided tour with a behind-the-scenes look at the museum's collections. The Museum Education Center will offer demonstrations of current and upcoming educational programs. Includes a history of the Museum. See hard copy in VF "Museums-Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage."