“When the April wind wakes the call for the soil, I hold the plough as my only hold upon the earth, and, as I follow through the fresh and fragrant furrow, I am planted with every foot-step, growing, budding, blooming into the spirit of spring.” ~Dallas Lore Sharp, 1870-1929 Last weekend, outdoors was the best […]
Drug Take Back The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition with local law enforcement are participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event aims to remind people of the dangers of misused, expired and often-stolen medications found in most homes. […]
California Highway Patrol has closed the Angeles Crest Highway from the Angeles National Forest Hwy. to the La Cañada entrance to the forest. “[The closure is due] to a hazardous materials response,” said Sgt. Hanson, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. During the investigation a deceased man was discovered in a car with the hazardous material. […]
The lack of significant winter rain and the robust amount of tall dry grass has prompted the Angeles National Forest to raise its Fire Danger Level from “Moderate” to “High” effective Friday, April 26. The new designation is to enhance public awareness that fire-risk conditions are intensifying. The Live Fuel Moisture readings have started […]
The Glendale Police Department will offer a 12-week Citizens Academy beginning June 19, 2013. The Citizens Academy will be open to those who work or live in Glendale by application only. Applicants must be 18 years of age and be willing to undergo a background check. The classes will cover law enforcement basics […]
At a luncheon on Monday in Los Feliz, Rep. Adam Schiff honored inspiring women from communities in the 28th Congressional District – Hollywood, West Hollywood, Burbank, Pasadena, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Los Feliz, Sunland–Tujunga, Glendale, Atwater Village, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta. This recognition is made each year during Women’s History […]
For those that take Topanga Canyon exit off the 101 freeway to the beach–expect delays through June. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin brush clearance on Topanga Canyon Boulevard (SR-27) on Thursday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A flagging operation will be in place one mile north of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Boston Mayor Tom Menino’s Twitter came across about 6 p.m. (EST) It simply read: “We got him.” An FBI release confirmed “Dzhokar Tsarnaev, suspect in bombing investigation, is now in custody.” Suspects Dzhokar, 19, and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, were identified by law enforcement as suspects of the Boston Marathon bombing. […]