On Tuesday, Oct. 10, the Glendale Unified Board of Education unanimously approved a contract to affirm Dr. Darneika Watson as the next Glendale Unified School District superintendent of schools. Family, friends and colleagues filled the GUSD boardroom to join in celebration of the announcement. Dr. Watson has served as the district’s interim superintendent since the […]
California Highway Patrol responded to a car fire at 10:36 this morning, Sunday, Oct. 8, on the 2 South Freeway just north of the Mountain Street exit. The number one lane is open. All other lanes are closed for an undetermined amount of time. The fire has spread to the hillside; Glendale fire and police […]
By Charly SHELTON Commuters on the I-210 Westbound are facing significant delays this evening due to a vehicle incident near the Sunland Blvd exit. Traffic has come to a standstill, with the slowdown starting in La Cañada and continuing bumper to bumper all the way to Sunland. The incident occurred when a vehicle went […]
A fatal pedestrian hit-and-run traffic accident occurred today, Thursday morning, around 5:30 a.m. at Sunland and Foothill boulevards in Sunland. The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk at the time s/he was struck by the vehicle. The driver did not stop, according to Officer Vazquez, LAPD. Lanes of traffic were closed as LAPD detectives continued […]
Flatware provided – but bring your appetite – to the upcoming pancake breakfasts. By Lori BODNAR and Mary O’KEEFE On Oct. 14, Crescenta Valley Town Council members will once again don their aprons and grab their pancake spatulas as they host their traditional pancake breakfast. In the past the breakfast was held in the quad […]
By Mikaela STONE The Glendale City Council meeting, held at the Sparr Heights Community Center on Tuesday, was well-attended as community members came to discuss the AB 645 program currently waiting for the governor’s signature. Should the program go into effect, up to nine automated speed cameras would be placed around Glendale as part of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Search and Rescue (MSAR) team has another tool of high technology equipment in its arsenal that will help save lives. Last week, on Wednesday night at about 8:20 p.m. MSAR team members responded to the Mt. Wilson Road mile marker 1.46 in the Angeles National Forest. They received a call […]
When the Going Gets Tough … I want to share that last week was a tough one for me. A leak in the upstairs bathroom resulted in the ceiling being saturated. Thankfully it didn’t collapse on me but nonetheless it was still disheartening to see the plumbers open up the ceiling to get to […]
“Times are changing quicker than we are adapting.” This is a quote from Lt. General Russel L. Honoré during an interview on Tuesday with CNN’s Bill Weir. They were talking about the Louisiana drinking water supply being threatened as salt water “creeps into” the Mississippi River. The drought has weakened the mighty Mississippi so it […]