Monrovia News

Lynn Paul Reitnouer played college basketball in the 1950s. He was a lithe, towering freshman from Monrovia starting a new chapter of his life at San Diego State.

Michelle Lieng and Angie Amezquita scattered 14 hits with Amezquita earning the win for the Minutemen, who improved to 9-3. Each pitcher helped her own cause.

Monrovia resident Brian Ulm has a "Please Wipe Your Paws" welcome mat outside the door of his home on Mauna Loa Drive and a bear decided to take him up on the offer Monday afternoon.

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From the Monrovia Police Department: During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 487 service events, resulting in 77 investigations.

The Planning Commission meets at 7:30 p.m. once a month on the Wednesday following the second Tuesday of each month in Council Chambers at Monrovia City Hall.

Monrovia, California-based electric vehicle charging developer Aerovironment has added a big new customer for its charging station installation service today: Ford Motor Company .

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Architect Elmer Grey was 91 when he died at his El Molino Avenue home in 1963. He had suffered from "nerves" his entire life and practiced architecture only to abandon it, before returning to design.

A 10-year-old boy who has a history of running away disappeared from a Monrovia home Tuesday evening and police are searching for him.

From the Foothill Unity Center: Volunteers are needed to unload mail trucks full of donated food, sort quickly, load food onto Foothill Unity Center trucks, and finally unload the food at our Monrovia warehouse.

The last existing vintage carriage barn in Monrovia has been taken apart and will be reassembled in a new location.

Volunteers are urgently needed for the upcoming National Letter Carrier Food Drive on Saturday, May 11.

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement Monday warning of windy, rainy conditions that are expected to continue in Monrovia through Tuesday.

The Monrovia Fire Department will soon start sending out emergency notifications through the Nixle online communication system if the City Council approves a contract proposal on Tuesday.

Chinese exchange students will study in Monrovia for two weeks in July and the school district is searching for families to host them.

Earlier today, we told you the Monrovia, Calif.-based niche grocer signed a deal with the soon-to-be-developed Winter Park Lakeside development by Unicorp National Developments Inc.

The California Department of Education has done "irreparable harm" to students enrolled in nearly a quarter of the state's school districts - including Los Angeles, Glendale and two in the San Gabriel Valley - by denying them legally required and already well-funded assistance, according to a lawsuit filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Monrovia Police briefly locked down Clifton Middle School Wednesday afternoon while chasing a burglary suspect who ran onto school grounds.