Watch Bears Munch | Poppies | Derby Weekend: SGV Top Stories

MONROVIA, CA – It was a busy week in the San Gabriel Valley. Here are the top stories in the area:

Watch: Bears Munch On Trash In Monrovia
A group of bears had fun climbing trees and rummaging through trash for their morning meal in Monrovia.

Santa Anita Derby Weekend Goes Off Without A Hitch
Trainer Bob Baffert's colt Roadster won over a quiet weekend, as the track announces that talks on moving races were "scrubbed."

SGV Cities May Need To Identify Potential Homeless Shelter Sites
While homelessness was down countywide in 2018, it increased in the San Gabriel Valley almost 3%, according to the county homeless count.

Burned Swastikas Startle San Dimas Neighborhood
Police were investigating a San Gabriel Valley street charred with Nazi symbols.

Biker Critically Injured In Pasadena Crash
A35-year-old Pasadena man riding a Ducati motorcycle suffered critical injuries when he was hit by a car.

Poppies Seen From Above: Super Bloom Wows SoCal
We love these images shared by NASA of the poppy-pocalypse.

Suspected Pasadena Gang Members Sentenced In String Of Burglaries
Two suspected members of a Pasadena street gang blamed for a series of burglaries were sentenced to prison Monday.

Woman ID'd In Arcadia Homicide, Suspected Homicide, Car Missing
The body of an Arcadia woman was discovered in the backyard of her home, Tuesday morning. Her white Lexus is being sought: License 5LOG473

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