For their annual train adventure, Eric Kruegermann and Ivan Tyler, both freshmen at CV High School (pictured in front of the Amtrak station Portland, Oregon), rode the Coast Starlight from Portland to Burbank. They enjoyed staying in the sleeper car at night and the observation car during the day for this 32-hour train trip, enjoying […]
On Thursday, March 22, Glendale police narcotics detectives initiated surveillance on a suspected prescription pill dealer in the City of Glendale. During surveillance, detectives observed Jofreh Davtian and Boris Mkhitarian engage in a narcotics transaction with an individual who had driven from Orange County to purchase narcotics from Mkhitarian and Davtian. Detectives detained all parties […]
March 23 5500 block of Alta Canyada Road in La Cañada, a man reported while he was in his home he heard his wife yelling. He ran outside and witnessed a suspect, described as a male Hispanic, 30 to 35 years old, 6’1” to 6’2” tall and weighing about 250 lbs., was standing next to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday afternoon Glendale Fire Dept. responded to a call concerning a tree that fell and struck a woman who was walking in the 3900 block of El Lado Drive in the Glenwood Oaks section of Glendale. It was a little after noon when Melissa Walsh and her family returned to her […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Annual Challenge Cup/Baker to Vegas Relay took place over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The relay is a 120-mile race. There are 20 legs that range from a little over six miles to over 10 miles. Law enforcement agencies, both national and international, compete in this friendly contest that treks through […]
By Brandon HENSLEY With Rosemont Middle School having a dominant year in sports so far, it’s now up to the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams to carry on the established dominance. So far, so good. Both Spartan teams won Wednesday against Toll Middle School on Rosemont’s field. The girls won, 6-0, and the boys also […]
On Wednesday, March 28, the Glendale Police Dept. conducted training in the skies surrounding the downtown Glendale area. The Glendale police helicopter was used to transport officers to the helicopter pads located atop some of the city’s tallest buildings. The training allowed officers and pilots to become familiar with this unique style of officer deployment. […]
By Charly SHELTON “Come for my soul, you wardens of the sky! May it see my corpse, may it rest on my mummy, which will never be destroyed or perish.” ~ Spell 89, Egyptian Book of the Dead The Egyptians were great believers in the afterlife. Those who could afford it were buried in ornate […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE It could be argued that Beethoven’s art exploded like a dazzling supernova in the musical firmament, his art spreading disparate elements far and wide that eventually would coalesce into various independent and clashing galaxies. The nebula in which the music of Kaikhosru Sorabji (1892 – 1988) inhabits is a solitary and forbidding […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Alpha Structural has moved west – and the community of Sunland-Tujunga welcomed the company’s arrival with open arms. Alpha Structural, which has been based out of Eagle Rock for the majority of its 25 years, looked west to Sunland-Tujunga when deciding to expand its facilities. “We were pretty tight at the other […]