Telephone Scam Warning

Members of the public are being tricked by jail inmates and others through a telephone scam. The increasing pattern was noticed by deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, who have been receiving an increasing number of phone calls from people who have been scammed. Members of the public have been calling the Sheriff’s […]

Fire Heading Away from Crescenta Valley

By Mary O’KEEFE UPDATE MONDAY 10 a.m.: Over 500 personnel including six heavy air tankers, eight water dropping helicopters, 30 fire engines, two bulldozers and over 25 ground crews are fighting the Williams Fire in the San Gabriel Canyon area of the Angeles National Forest. As of 7:30 a.m. the fire has burned 4000 acres. […]

Public Help Needed for Missing Man

Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 96-year-old man. The elderly man who has Alzheimer’s walked away from the location in the 2000 block of Hilldale Drive. “He was reported missing at 2:05 p.m.,” said Lt. Fitch, CV Sheriff’s Station. He was wearing Khaki (tan) pants and a […]

Lessons Learned from NNO

By Jason KUROSU Two weeks after National Night Out, held this year on Aug. 7 as a nationwide event intended to bring together members of the community to coordinate with each other to prevent neighborhood crime, the Glendale Police Department held a meeting at GPD headquarters to thank those who organized NNO events in their […]

Saying Goodbye to an Astronaut

“We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. Neil was our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend,” read a statement released from the family of Neil Armstrong at his passing on Aug. 25. The sign above was a makeshift memorial at the Jet […]

Brush Fire Ignites Jeep

By Mary O’KEEFE A brush fire along the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway ignited a Jeep and set small fires in the brush in the 3000 block of Encinal Avenue shortly after noon on Tuesday. Los Angeles County Fire Department continues to investigate the cause of the fire that began in the dry vegetation along the […]

Changes for Tiny Tots Program this Fall

By Brandon HENSLEY The Tiny Tots program at Crescenta Valley Park will undergo changes this fall because of compliance issues, which has left parents upset and the L.A. County Parks Department hopeful the changes will make things better in the long run. Because of state compliance issues, Tiny Tots hours and the way it is […]

Proposed Tujunga Cell Tower Draws Criticisms

By Timithie NORMAN A proposed cellular tower development in a primarily residential area of Tujunga has generated opposition from the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, prompting the council and residents of the area to submit formal letters of opposition to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning. The tower, which would be owned and operated by Metro-PCS […]

Montrose Film Festival

Montrose Film Festival

By Charly SHELTON Last weekend, the Montrose Shopping Park Association hosted its third annual Montrose Film Festival. Held in the parking lot next to Andersen’s Pets on the former site of the Montrose Theater, the film festival is an opportunity to bring the community together for an evening of food, fun and films. This year’s […]

IN Brief

CVWD Holding Rate Increase Hearing On Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m., the Crescenta Valley Water District will hold a public hearing on a proposed wastewater rate increase for October 2012 and July 2013. This hearing will be held at the district office at 2700 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. The City of Los Angeles […]