IN BRIEF

Blood Drive at Sheriff’s Station The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station is having a blood drive on Tuesday, June 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in its parking lot. To register visit https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/60B0448ABA82CAAFB6-56679711-crescenta. All blood donors will receive a $10 In-N-Out gift card. Donors are required to bring their driver’s license with them. Donations benefit […]

Crime blotter

June 1 4400 block of El Camino Corto in La Cañada Flintridge, a black 2002 Chevy Silverado truck was stolen from the front of the location. The resident reported hearing the truck’s engine starting while she was having breakfast. She looked out the window and saw a female suspect, described as an adult Hispanic driving […]

Audubon Society Helps to Improve Hahamongna Watershed

By Eliza PARTIKA The Hahamongna Watershed Park Advisory Committee met on May 27 to discuss the Audubon Society of Pasadena’s preservation and improvement project in the Arroyo Seco portion of the Hahamongna Watershed, and progress on the Devil’s Gate Reservoir Annual Maintenance Project, a three-year effort to increase flood protection for communities downstream of Devil’s […]

Burglary at Glendale Jewelry Store

On Tuesday, May 27 at about 9 a.m., Glendale police officers responded to a reported commercial burglary at Bidrussian Jewelry at 1102½ S. Glendale Ave. Officers met with the business owner who reported discovering the interior lights on after having secured the store the previous evening. Upon entering the business, officers found the store severely […]

14 Arrested on Allegedly Scamming More Than $25 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds

Fourteen defendants – including San Fernando Valley and Glendale residents – were arrested on two federal criminal complaints alleging they fraudulently obtained more than $25 million in taxpayer-funded COVID-19 relief funds and federally-guaranteed small business loans. The 18 total defendants named in the complaints – four defendants are believed to be in Armenia – are […]

Christina Anne Robinette

Christina Anne Robinette

Jan. 27, 1991 – Dec. 28, 2024 Christina Anne Robinette, 33, passed away peacefully on Dec. 28, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada after unsuccessful attempts to fight Stage Four cancer. Christina was born on Jan. 27, 1991 in Northridge to parents Bettina (Kleist) and Christopher Robinette. She grew up in Southern California, attending Montessori school, […]

William (Bill) Arkell Warner Jr.

William (Bill) Arkell Warner Jr.

June 18, 1941 – April 14, 2025 William (Bill) Arkell Warner Jr. passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in Glendale on April 14. He was 83 years old. Born on June 18, 1941 to William and Elizabeth Warner, he lived a life filled with purpose, laughter, adventure and an unwavering commitment to his […]

Business Life Celebrates its 35th Anniversary at Legacy Luncheon

Business Life Celebrates its 35th Anniversary at Legacy Luncheon

  By Ruth SOWBY   At Burbank’s Castaway restaurant more than 200 guests celebrated the 35th year of the publication of Business Life magazine. This milestone was especially meaningful for publisher Gregory Krikorian who co-founded the publication with his late father John Krikorian, a first-generation Armenian American. John’s parents fled the 1915 Armenian Genocide and settled […]

PEOPLE MAKING NEWS

Joshua Sison of Sunland has been named to the spring 2025 Dean’s Honor Roll. Sison is a senior majoring in healthcare administration. Sison is among more than 1,500 students named to the spring 2025 Dean’s Honor Roll. To qualify, students must be registered for 12 or more credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.6 […]