Marcus Smythe, actor of film, television and theatre, died Aug. 20 at his home with family in La Crescenta, Calif. He was 70. The cause of death was the culmination of a three-year battle with brain cancer. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Goddard, two sons, Harrison and Duncan, and brother Casey of Tucson, […]
May 5, 1945 – Aug. 17, 2020 With profound sadness we announce the passing of Jacqueline Irene Vishanoff, age 75, of Glendale. She passed away Aug. 17 surrounded by her husband and family. She was born May 5, 1945 in Holyoke, Massachusetts to Blanche and Julien Roy. She graduated from Central Connecticut College in 1967 […]
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 […]
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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 […]