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The Flintridge Prep boys' volleyball bench reacts during the fourth game of a Prep League volleyball match against Chadwick on Wednesday. The Rebels clinched a league championship after a 25-15, 23-25, 25-18, 24-26, 15-13 victory. (Photo by Libby Cline)

Flintridge Prep volleyball finally able to celebrate title

LA CAÑADA — At match-point in the fourth game of their Prep League match Wednesday against Chadwick, with the league championship on the line, the Flintridge Prep boys’ volleyball players and coach Sean Beattie celebrated as the ball appeared to be hit long by the Dolphins.

ARCHIVE PHOTO: Adam Simon (Right) talks with Brett Smith, Attitude Control Engineer for the Cassini-Huygens, mission to Saturn and Titan during the open house at JPL on Sunday.

No E-ticket for JPL

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's annual open house allows space geeks and budding young scientists a rare peek inside the missions behind the La Cañada Flintridge facility.

Alan Wood passed away last Thursday at his home in Sierra Madre. Wood, who would have turned 91 next month, was a Sierra Madre native and his ancestors helped settle Sierra Madre in the 1880s. He also had a brush with history, in 1945, when, as a Navy Lieutenant he supplied the flag that was raised in the famous photo from Iwo Jima. He worked his entire career -- for more than 40 years -- at JPL.

Obituary: Alan Wood, 90, former JPL official

Alan Wood, a former official at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, died at his Sierra Madre home on April 18. He was 90.

Hundreds demonstrate in front of the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Armenians march, demonstrate in L.A. to protest genocide denial

Thousands of Armenians chanted outside the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles Wednesday to commemorate the massacre of some 1.5 million of their ancestors 98 years ago -- a genocide that has yet to be officially recognized by the U.S.

Rep. Chu forms caucus to address American Sikh issues

Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) wants the American Sikh community to have their interests represented in Congress, so  she launched a new, bipartisan, American-Sikh Congressional caucus on Wednesday.

This photo was taken looking northeast from the intersection of Rossmoyne Avenue and Julio Drive (now Cortez Drive). Note the Rossmoyne development sign posted at the cross street, Mountain Street. Photo, ca late 1920s.

Verdugo Views: Created to age gracefully

Back in 1924, when Alexander Nibley and his partners began planning a new development, they targeted people who were, even then, seeking to leave the increasingly crowded city for a place with more greenery and less noise and congestion.

Guests gather on the steps of Pasadena City Hall at the annual genocide commemoration.

Pasadena Armenian genocide commemoration: 'The scars are not healed'

Hundreds gathered under cloudy skies on Wednesday morning in Pasadena for a pair of solemn outdoor ceremonies commemorating the Armenian genocide and calling for official recognition of the tragedy around the world.

Dry brush lines the trails at Eaton Canyon Natural Area near Altadena.

Angeles National Forest to raise fire danger to high

The Angeles National Forest is raising its fire danger level from moderate to high on Friday because of the virtual absence of rain so far this year and forest lands full of tall, dry grasses.

Chemicals involved in apparent suicide on Angeles Crest Highway

Officials have closed off part of Angeles Crest Highway after a man apparently took his own life by mixing chemicals to create a toxic substance, authorities said.