By Mary O’KEEFE A routine traffic stop garnered more than just a citation for the driver and passengers. On Monday, at 1:05 p.m. Glendale police officers stopped a vehicle at Foothill Boulevard and Dunsmore Avenue for not displaying a license plate. According to a GPD statement, officers smelled marijuana when they approached the vehicle. […]
Glendale police are asking for the public’s help with information concerning a residential burglary that occurred on Wednesday morning at about 10 a.m. in the 3500 block of Santa Carlotta Street. The suspect’s vehicle is described as a black 2007 four-door Toyota Corolla with dark black tinted windows. Detectives are requesting residents in the area […]
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of the Foothill (I-210) Freeway as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Scheduled closures are subject to change and/or cancelation. Closures continuing through Saturday, Sept. 2: Eastbound I-210 • 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Up to three lanes between Lowell Avenue to Mountain Avenue • […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It used to be that California wildfire season began in October; however, with temperatures rising each year, the season has started earlier. “In the [Los Angeles] County over the last few months we have already witnessed several brush fires. We have seen fires in Malibu, Castaic, Santa Clarita, La Verne and Lancaster […]
“’Houston, we have a hurricane.’ Our thoughts and prayers are with folks feeling Harvey’s wrath, as dawn breaks after a long night of rain.” ~Astronaut Jack Fischer, International Space Station, Aug. 27, 2017 Words cannot adequately describe the immensity and impact of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey. It doesn’t seem fair to mention our current heat wave […]
Defective People, Stellar People On the news this week I heard of a new “challenge” that kids are getting involved with: pouring hot water on each other. One 14-year-old kid in Arkansas was at a sleepover with his friends when the idiots poured boiling water on him. His neck is badly burned and he described […]
By Mary O’KEEFE School has been back in session for a few weeks and traffic is back to its chaotic normal in the Crescenta Valley, with a little more chaos added with the construction on the Foothill (210) Freeway. Every elementary school, as well as Rosemont Middle School, has a designated drop-off area for students. […]
CV Weekly Office Closed In recognition of the Labor Day holiday, the offices of CV Weekly will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4. We will reopen on Tuesday at 8 a.m. Burrtec Holiday Schedule The offices of Burrtec Waste Services will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Those […]
As the eclipse drew eyes heavenward, lessons were taught on solid ground. By Charly SHELTON The great eclipse of the summer passed from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina on Monday and, though Los Angeles was not within the path of totality (where the moon can be seen fully covering the sun), residents across the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police have made an arrest in the Aug. 8 murder of Hy Soon Oh, 67, of La Crescenta. Forensic evidence led investigators to 20-year-old Devon White of Lynwood. The suspect is a previously convicted felon who was on probation at the time of his arrest. White is also a documented gang […]