SpaceX to Launch and Return Rocket at Vandenburg Today

      SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon9 rocket to deliver a Jason-3 NOAA ocean monitoring satellite into earth orbit today at 10:42:18 a.m. The rocket will take off from Vandenberg Air Force Base here in Southern California, and ascend to push the satellite into orbit. The first stage rocket will separate approximately […]

BREAKING: High School Among Customers Affected by Power Outage

Crescenta Valley High School was among the SCE customers affected by a power outage that occurred this afternoon. A ConnectEd call was placed by Dr. Linda Junge, principal of Crescenta Valley High School, letting parents know that students were “safe and everything is fine here at CV.” “IF a game is moved you will be […]

High Speed Cause of Accident

According to Glendale Police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot, a driver lost control of his vehicle due to speed and collided with a retaining wall in front of a home in the 3500 block of Santa Carlotta in the early morning hours of Jan. 6. The 33-year-old La Crescenta man was not identified. There were two passengers […]

BREAKING: Missing 70-Year-Old Hiker Finds Himself

Yesterday, Jan 14, a 70-year-old very experienced male hiker went out for a hike on an extremely difficult trail at Deukmejian Wilderness Park.  During the hike, he sent text messages at various times throughout the day indicating that he was having difficulty.  He did not return home last night and the vehicle was located in […]

Vehicle Theft Leads to Identity Theft

On Dec. 14 at about 2 p.m. a woman parked her vehicle on the street in the area of Altura and New York avenues. The woman placed her purse inside the trunk of the vehicle; when she returned the following day the purse was missing. On Dec. 15 at 9:45 a.m. a male suspect allegedly […]

Parents Warned of Suspicious Man

The Glendale Unified School District sent out a ConnectEd call to Crescenta Valley parents with children in elementary schools and Rosemont Middle School. The ConnectED stated: “The GUSD has received concerns about a suspicious man in a white pickup truck in the La Crescenta area trying to talk to students on their way home from […]

Accident on Honolulu Avenue

A car drove onto the sidewalk in the 2200 block nearly missing unsuspecting afternoon diners. By Mary O’KEEFE “So lucky no one was hurt.” That phrase could be heard by witnesses and police as they looked at the twisted stanchions, tossed tables and chairs and downed street lamp in front of Zeke’s Smokehouse. On Monday […]

GPD Attends Tactical Medic Training

By Mary O’KEEFE A patrol unit conducts a routine traffic stop. Suddenly the driver jumps out and begins to fire his weapon toward the police, who return fire. “Partner, are you hit?” asks an officer. “Yes,” comes the answer. The gunman runs into a parking structure and out of sight. The uninjured officer pulls his […]

AAM Project Presented

By Jason KUROSU The group behind the proposal for an Armenian American Museum in Glendale held a community forum Tuesday night, discussing their vision for a cultural and educational center that some residents believe does not suit the neighboring community and will compound local traffic problems. Residents packed the pews of the Bethany Bible Presbyterian […]

MSPA Voices El Niño Concerns

By Charly SHELTON The first wave of El Niño is over and it hit the Crescenta Valley hard. With more rain on the way, flooding and water control is not only an issue for the homeowners of the area but also businesses. This was one of the issues raised in last week’s monthly Montrose Shopping […]