Four Injured in Sunday Afternoon Accident

By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol responded to a call concerning a vehicle over the side of Angeles Crest Highway at mile marker 53.03 at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon. There was a driver and three passengers in the car; two victims were airlifted to Huntington Memorial Hospital and two were airlifted to USC Medical. “It […]

Vehicle drives into a construction site

On Thursday at 9:25 a.m. Glendale Fire Dept. responded to a traffic collision at the intersection of North Central Avenue and West Wilson Avenue in Glendale. When fire first arrived they discovered a three-vehicle collision, where one vehicle veered out of the intersection and collided with a construction fence and plunged 30 feet into an […]

Traffic Modifications Coming to Area

To improve traffic safety, County Mayor Michael D. Antonovich announced that traffic modifications impacting the communities of Altadena, La Crescenta and Montrose were approved by the board of supervisors. “With input from the community, these improvements will provide safe access to school for local youth community, enhance intersection safety and make street sweeping more efficient […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Such vast quantities of water … held suspended in the air in clouds so light, fragile and evanescent … How is the water-dust suspended in the atmosphere? … Sometimes we see a dense heavy mist lying so thickly over the fields that it seems as if nothing could dissipate it, yet it is so thin […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Presenting … The Finest 2015 Have you ever wondered about the finest place to eat, the finest service people, the finest place to hike? Were you curious as to where this elusive information might be found? I am so excited to share with you that this information – and so much more – can be […]

Running – and Walking – for a Good Cause

  By Mary O’KEEFE Last Saturday the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce held its annual Running of the Foothills 5K and Fun Run that began at Two Strike Park. Over 300 runners, and walkers, traversed the 3.1-mile course that began with runners taking their mark at 8 a.m. The run is a fundraiser for the […]

County and City Prepare for El Niño

County and City Prepare for El Niño

By Jason KUROSU Significant rainfall is expected to hit Southern California this winter, with an El Niño event that should bring higher than average rainfall to the area, though not enough to quell the state’s historic drought. An advisory released last week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concluded that there is a 95% […]

Disturbance on Cloud Avenue

On Monday at about 5:45 a.m., a resident on Cloud Avenue contacted the Glendale Police Dept. to report two men fighting in the street. Upon arrival, officers found two men down in the front yard in the 3700 block of Cloud Avenue. One man was minimally responsive and the other was unresponsive but breathing. Both […]

Investigation Continues into Death of Elderly Male

By Mary O’KEEFE More information has been released about the elderly man who was found deceased in his apartment on Monday when Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. deputies from Civil Management were conducting a court ordered eviction in the 3800 block of Orangedale Avenue in Montrose. “Upon entry [the deputies] found an elderly couple,” said […]

GUSD Start Date Still a Sore Point

By Jason KUROSU Opposition from parents continues regarding the Glendale Unified School District’s calendar, which has had school year start dates pushing further back into the summer weeks each year, with a 2016-17 start date still slated for Aug. 8. Parent Carolyn Klas spoke at the board of education’s Sept. 15 meeting with counterpoints to […]