Sept.15, 1927 – July 09, 2020 Oct. 15, 1925 – June 10, 2020 Walter Forrest Young and Joan Mary Young, married 67 years, passed peacefully at their residence in Bend, Oregon. As was typical of their life together, they left this earth one after the other. Walt passed on June 10 and Joan on July […]
Los Angeles City Fire Dept. responded to a traffic accident in the Eagle Rock area at 1:39 p.m. this afternoon. When units arrived they found a vehicle on fire that extended into the vegetation to the south of Broadway Avenue. Winds carried embers to the north side of Broadway Avenue, which started spot fires. Firefighters’ […]
As 13 new deaths and 1,198 new cases of COVID-19 are confirmed, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) sees signs of the spread of COVID-19 slowing in key indicators, including daily hospitalizations and deaths. Daily hospitalizations numbers have decreased by 45% from the peak of over 2,200 in mid-July. There are […]
To date, The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has identified 227,346 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 5,446 deaths. Ninety-two percent of the people who died from COVID-19 had underlying health conditions. Hypertension and diabetes are the most common underlying health conditions among […]
As of Aug. 18 over 20 fires were burning across the state. The heat, along with the dry vegetation, creates a perfect wildfire recipe. By Mary O’KEEFE People in the areas of the Crescenta Valley and Glendale will not be surprised to learn that fires are affecting air quality. Since the wildfires started, the South […]
Whether in pods or at home, local students returned to school one way or another. By Mary O’KEEFE Students in Glendale Unified School District headed back to school on Wednesday and, like everything during this pandemic, it was not a traditional first day of school. For GUSD, remote learning is how the majority of students […]
Resignation of city manager announced. By Julie BUTCHER At the start of Tuesday evening’s Glendale City Council meeting, two Glendale city employees were recognized for actions they took “above and beyond” that helped save two lives. City worker Kirk White was returning a container to a house when he was alerted by a dog that […]
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes … and Hair … and Lungs Like you, just a few days ago I woke up to blue, clear skies. Temperatures were beginning to climb but weren’t yet unbearable. Little did I know that this was about to change. A scant few days later I smelled it before I […]
“Nature paints not; In oils, but frescoes the great dome of heaven; With sunsets, and the lovely forms of clouds…” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Mother Nature is on a rampage! The weather is out of control. There is more going on than just your “typical summer weather.” It’s the heat; on Tuesday, the temperature in […]