The clock is ticking: A technology demonstration that could transform the way humans explore space launched on June 24. Developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Deep Space Atomic Clock is a serious upgrade to the satellite-based atomic clocks that, for example, enable the GPS on phones. Ultimately, this new technology could make spacecraft […]
June 22 Angeles Crest Highway, mile marker 34.14, Angeles National Forest, the rear window of a vehicle was shattered and two purses were stolen between 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. June 21 900 block of Monarch Drive in La Cañada, the interior of two unlocked vehicles was ransacked. Surveillance footage showed a suspect, described […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Representatives from The LA River Watershed Project spoke to the Crescenta Valley Town Council on June 20 for feedback on safety and accessibility, among other topics, regarding the LA River and its future. Ivan Ochoa and two co-workers asked questions to council and audience members on how they view the river, which […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, June 30 at 9 a.m. for a time of education for all ages. Family worship begins at 10 a.m. and is led by Pastor Scott Peterson. This week there will be a time of prayers for healing and anointing with […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There have been a lot of lost hikers and rescues lately in the Angeles National Forest. The Montrose Search and Rescue team, along with search and rescue teams from around the state, as of Wednesday continue their active search for a missing 73-year-old hiker, Eugene Jo, near Mount Waterman. “[Jo] was hiking […]
CVCA Meets Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m. The CVCA is a cross-jurisdictional, volunteer organization that encourages collaboration between community groups so that the Crescenta Valley can be represented with one voice. All are invited to the La Crescenta Library community room, 2809 […]
“Now and then we hear the wilder voices of the wilderness, from animals that in the hours of darkness do not fear the neighborhood of man: the coyotes wail like dismal ventriloquists, or the silence may be broken by the snorting and stamping of a deer.” ~ ‘Hunting Trips of a Ranchman and The Wilderness […]
Ahoy, Matey! Unlike any other time I can remember, the Goldsworthys have been solidly booked – we were in Pismo two weekends ago and last weekend we gathered with my Kiwanis family for a weekend getaway in Big Bear. Being fairly new to the Glendale Kiwanis family (I signed on a year ago), I was […]
Duck and Cover – The 1955 A-bomb Drill For a scant four years after WWII, the U.S. was the only nation with “the bomb.” That all changed in 1949 when the Soviet Union detonated its first nuclear device. We were shocked that they had caught up with us so quickly, and we raced ahead […]
Confronting the Threat of Deepfake Disinformation – in 2020 and Beyond For as long as recorded media has existed – whether print, photographs, or videos ¬¬– people have figured out ways to manipulate content to change its meaning. Sometimes changes are made for reasons that are perfectly benign: an artist modifying photos of public […]