By Mary O’KEEFE As the New Year begins, Montrose Search and Rescue continues responding to calls for assistance, whether they come from local families or other search and rescue teams. Several members of MSR are assisting in the search in Big Bear for a missing Irvine woman. According to reports, the 35-year-old woman was last […]
The New Year was ushered in with cold temperatures and fierce winds. By Mary O’KEEFE he end of 2014 saw some windy and rainy nights that not only caused Crescenta Valley residents to get out their heavy sweaters and turn up the heat but trees fell that were thought would stand forever … with a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As kickoff for the Rose Bowl game drew near, the Tournament of Roses and Rose Bowl Stadium staff were dealing with a lot of different issues including a few surprises from Mother Nature. At 2 p.m. Dec. 31, the Fan Fest event at the Rose Bowl was the site of an “erratic […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Just as if she were about to compete in a track and field event, La Crescenta resident and Special Olympics athlete Antonia “Toni” Gonzalez was pumped up and ready to go, as she prepared to ride on the Kaiser Permanente Rose Parade float moments before the start of the 126th […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two suspects were arrested on burglary charges on Monday after Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies from the Crescenta Valley Station responded to a call concerning a possible burglary in a La Crescenta neighborhood. “We received a call at the Crescenta Valley Station of a possible burglary [in progress] in the 3100 […]
Jan. 4 5000 block of La Crescenta Avenue in La Crescenta, two pairs of shoes were stolen from the front porch of a home between midnight and 6:45 a.m. Jan. 2 1000 block of Salisbury Court in La Cañada, a man reported while he was looking out the front window of his home office he […]
Workday at Rosemont Preserve The community is invited for a restoration day at the Rosemont Preserve on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. New deer cages around some of the newly planted trees will be built. There will also be more invasive plant removal along with some trail maintenance. The Preserve is located in […]
By Isiah REYES a Crescenta native Sara Muriello will be heading back to her home in Zambia, Africa this Friday, where she will continue to volunteer for Kitwe Animal Welfare Society, a safe sanctuary for abused and neglected animals as well as a community welfare kennel. Her connection to Zambia began in 2005 when she […]
On Tuesday, Assemblyman Mike Gatto announced that he is continuing his groundbreaking opportunity to allow individual citizens to draft a piece of legislation directly via an online Wiki. Citizens can visit the “Wiki bills” website and, by using an interface similar to Wikipedia, can propose, draft and edit a bill, which Gatto has committed to […]
On Sunday at 4:15 p.m., five Glendale Fire units (one battalion chief, one engine company, one truck company, one urban search and rescue company, and one basic life support ambulance), along with the Glendale Police Dept. Airship under the direction of Battalion Chief Thomas Propst, responded to a mountain rescue located at Honolulu Avenue and […]