San Gabriel Valley police officers and firefighters, including Arcadia Police Department and Arcadia Fire Department, competed in a charity basketball tournament at Arcadia High School to benefit Special Olympics Southern California. It was organized by Arcadia Police detective Walter Ashby.
Arcadia's General Municipal Election slated for April 10, 2018 for these officers: 3 members of City Council for Districts 2, 3, and 5 (full term of 4 years). This will be the first time Arcadia has district-based elections.
Gold Line stations planning parking charges. Metro official says parking fee pricing structure at Duarte and Arcadia stations will reduce crowds in lots. Starting June 3, Metro will charge $3 a day or $59 a month to park at Duarte and Arcadia station lots.
Thoroughbred horses are a big business in Southern California. Racing is a $3 billion-a-year industry in the state that includes breeding, buying and selling.
Arcadia High School students on Team C in the Engineering Design and Development class propel to first place in NASA challenge at the Orange Regional of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Invention Challenge.
Maria C. Martinez, a former employee of a Rite-Aid store in Arcadia, was awarded $3.4 million by a jury, which found she was discriminated against because of a medical disability and for complaining that a company manager sexually harassed her.
National Night Out and Arcadia's 114th birthday will be celebrated with a concert in the park by the Swing Cats Big Band, and birthday cake on August 3, on the Arcadia City Hall lawn.
Two Arcadia women were robbed at knifepoint on October 14, 2013 at about 3:10 AM at a residence in the 200 block of El Dorado Street. Police are investigating.
Arcadia High School Apaches beat Monrovia High School Wildcats 3-to-0 in boys baseball at the Arcadia Invitational Game. AHS player Brandon Benson in photo.