People Making News

Wheaton College (Illinois) students Ha Eun Jung of Glendale and Adam Wolcott of La Crescenta were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester. Jung is majoring in psychology. Dean’s list honors are earned at Wheaton by undergraduate students who carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average […]

Johnnie Lee Roberson

July 28, 1931 – March 4, 2014 Johnnie Lee Roberson was born in Cement, Okla. on July 28, 1931. Johnnie served in the U.S. Navy from 1952-1956 and in 1980 he met his wife Karen. Johnnie and Karen settled down in the foothills with their six children close by where they lived a happy, full […]

James Dante Martino

1947 – 2014 James Dante Martino, a former longtime resident in the La Crescenta/Glendale region, passed away on Jan. 23 at his home in Vancouver, Wash. He was born in Modesto to Bart and Beatrice Martino in 1947. The family moved to La Crescenta where he attended schools, graduating from Clark Jr. High in 1962 […]

Mitchell Curtis Kisacky

1951-2014 Mitchell Curtis Kisacky, a 45-year resident of La Cañada Flintridge, passed away at the age of 62 at home on Feb. 27. He is survived by his devoted wife of 40 years, Nancy Kisacky; their three daughters and sons-in-law: Kimberly Lee (Clayton), Kelly Blodgett (Michael) and Jamie Bates (Nathan); and six grandchildren: Parker, Katie, […]

Agreement Reached in Drayman Case

By Mary O’KEEFE Today in Los Angeles Superior Court, Judge Stephen Marcus accepted a plea agreement in the case of John Drayman. The plea was for counts one, two and 25. Count one was for the embezzlement of funds from the Montrose Shopping Park Assn., two was giving false statement in a state tax return […]

High Wind and Red Flag Warnings Issued

By Mary O’KEEFE The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning and Red Flag Warning for the Ventura and Los Angeles counties including portions of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. The High Wind Warning is in effect tonight from 10 p.m. to Wednesday at 3 p.m. The Red Flag Warning is […]

CVW Sports – Episode 4

This latest edition of CVW Sports focuses on the CV Falcons, the high school’s mascots, and what they endure to live up to the CV reputation.

Status Conference Held for Drayman

By Mary O’KEEFE John Drayman was in the court today for a status conference. His trial date is scheduled for about April 16. In today’s conference, his lawyer Sean McDonald offered a plea deal that would require 5 years probation and 90 days in county jail. “I won’t be accepting that,” replied Judge Steven Marcus […]

Montrose P.O. Boxes Broken Into

P.O. Boxes at Montrose Post Office Broken Into By Mary O’KEEFE U.S. Postal Inspectors were at the Montrose Post Office at 2100 Montrose Avenue this morning conducting an investigation. According to a U.S. Postal official, a few Post Office Boxes were found tampered and broken into. The USPS will be contacting those parties affected by […]

Traffic Collision Stirs Beehive

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Fire Station 19 responded to a two car collision in the 2000 block of Los Amigos Avenue in La Cañada this afternoon. When they arrived on scene they found bees swarming. La Forest Drive and Castle Knoll Drive are also affected by the incident. According to Fire Chief Gibbons, […]