CRIME BLOTTER

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 […]

IN Brief

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 […]

Dedicated to a KAWS

Dedicated to a KAWS

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 […]

Gatto Promotes “Wiki Bill” Project

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 […]

Rescue in Whiting Woods Mountains

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 […]

Caltrans Lot to Reopen, Farmers Market Returns

The City of La Cañada Flintridge has completed improvements to the Caltrans overpass parking lot of Foothill Boulevard across form Memorial Park. The lot will reopen this Saturday in time to welcome back the Farmers Market. Improvements to the lot include re-paving, enhanced parking layout, replacement of the chain link fencing with lighted iron and […]

Stolen Vehicle Arrest

On Sunday at about 9 p.m., a Glendale police officer received an Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) to a stolen vehicle, a four-door 2012 Prius, which had driven past him on Foothill Boulevard. The officer caught up to the vehicle as it was making a right turn onto northbound New York Avenue. The officer confirmed […]

Burglary Suspects Cause Furor in CV Neighborhoods

  By Mary O’KEEFE Sheriff activity on Montrose Avenue just east of Ramsdell Avenue this afternoon was due to a burglary-in-progress call that originated on Abella Street. “We received a call at the Crescenta Valley Station of a possible burglary [in progress] in the 3100 block of Abella Street,” said Sgt. Rudy Sanchez, Los Angeles […]

2014 Year Leisure in Review

2014 Year Leisure in Review

  January   Oculus Rift – The Next Great Leap in Gaming: What if you were able to step through that window and see these worlds firsthand and interact with them as if you were really there? This seemingly science fiction notion will soon be entirely possible. Introducing the next giant leap in gaming immersion, […]

2014 Sports Year in Review

2014 Sports Year in Review

Kate Hansen mania, World Cup fever, big news for Special Olympics and … oh yeah, that Falcon football team. It was all part of a memorable year in sports for the Crescenta Valley area. By Brandon HENSLEY January St. Francis soccer coach Glen Appels won his 400th game on Jan. 15, beating Crespi 2-1 for […]