By Mary O’KEEFE A resident in the Pinecrest area wants to warn neighbors that mountain lions have been sighted in the area. “I woke up [on June 6] to see a mountain lion taking down [what appeared to be] a deer in my backyard,” said Rebecca Harvey. Harvey lives on Timberlake Drive. A portion of […]
June 12 3100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, an employee reported that a man entered the Orchard Supplied Hardware (OSH) and asked her if he could look at the knives that were in a locked case. She showed the man the knives, he chose one and asked if he could pay for it […]
By Ted AYALA If one word could summarize the feeling left in the wake of the Glendale City Council’s meeting on Tuesday, “uncertainty” was definitely it. It was a word that City Manager Scott Ochoa seized upon to describe what looms forth for the city at the end of its process to review the budget […]
After almost three years, the safety concrete barriers are outward bound. By Jason KUROSU The 2009 Station Fire did not just devastate with flames but the newly burned hillsides presented an ongoing threat of mudslides during the rainy season. The fire burned more than 160,000 acres, destroying much of the vegetation in the foothills, which […]
By Jason KUROSU Because earthquakes continue to weigh heavily on the minds of Southern Californians, the Crescenta Valley Fire Safe Council is hosting an Emergency Preparedness Expo focusing on earthquakes on Saturday, June 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will provide the public with information on what to do in preparation for […]
Your Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station is making the following public safety announcement: As the days get hotter, many citizens will be drawn to the water for fun and to find relief from the heat. We would like to remind everyone that unsupervised children and water can be a dangerous and sometimes fatal combination. The tragedy […]
The Glendale Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating Euscady Torres. Euscady was last seen in Glendale on Monday, June 4, 2012. He suffers from diabetes, heart problems, and memory loss along with other medical issues and he does not have his medication with him. Euscady has a prosthetic left leg and walks with a […]
This year the Crescenta Valley High School graduation ceremony will be held at Glendale Community College. In years past the event was held at Stengel Field. Though a traditional favorite, most who have attended a graduation there know the parking challenges. (Stengel Field was not available this year due to some structural damage.) For […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition – CVDAPC – is in the process of “rebooting” the organization, which is approaching its third anniversary. To help better define its goals and reconnect with its sector partners, CVDAPC hosted a morning brainstorming session in the community room at Verdugo Hills Hospital on […]