Crescenta Valley Sheriff Offers Fireworks Reminders

from the CV Sheriff’s Station: Captain David Silversparre of Crescenta Valley Station reminds all residents to have a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July. Personal fireworks are not legal in the communities of Montrose, La Crescenta, Kagel Canyon, Big Tujunga, Angeles National Forest and in the city of La Canada Flintridge. There are numerous authorized […]

Better Disaster Planning Passes Key Legislative Hurdle

 Assemblymember Anthony Portantino’s bill to improve emergency and disaster preparedness in California was approved today in the Senate Energy, Utilities & Communications Committee.  AB 1650 requires public utilities to hold comprehensive disaster preparedness meetings every two years with the counties and cities they service in order to improve readiness and better prepare for natural disasters.   […]

Teen loses his life in boating collision on Pyramid Lake

A 16-year old male, who was vacationing in California from Russia, died after a collision that occurred on Pyramid Lake in Castaic at 3:45PM, Sunday, July 1st. A twenty-one foot ski boat collided with a personal water craft (Wave Runner) that had turned into the path of the boat. The ski boat operator jumped into […]

4,000 lbs of Unsafe Illegal Fireworks Seized in East L.A.

Deputies from the East Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station Summer Enforcement Team received information that illegal and highly dangerous fireworks were being sold from and stored at a business establishment in a heavily populated community in the 700 block of South Kern Avenue, East Los Angeles. Following up on the information, sheriff’s deputies increased patrols in […]

Fireworks Prohibited on ANF Property

What you need to know if you’re visiting the Angeles National Forest this Independence Day   Angeles National Forest Fire Chief James Hall wants to remind visitors and campers that the possession or use of all fireworks, even those deemed “safe and sane”, are prohibited on the forest.   Fireworks and other pyrotechnic devices are […]