Celebrating this year’s parade theme of “Best Day Ever,” some 32 floats, 20 marching bands and 16 equestrian groups will traverse Colorado Boulevard, through the heart of Old Pasadena.

One of two men charged in the killing of a 75-year-old woman at her South Pasadena home pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and burglary charges. Josh Edward Atkins, 44, is charged along with the ...