Burbank Fatal Traffic Collision

On Saturday, May 18 at about 11:15 p.m., Burbank Police and paramedics responded to Vanowen Street west of Hollywood Way regarding a traffic collision involving multiple vehicles. When police officers arrived, they located a male in the roadway who had been ejected from a white Scion. The male sustained serious injuries and was pronounced deceased […]

Crime blotter

May 18 Angeles Crest Highway in the Angeles National Forest, a door lock of a vehicle was punched and a wallet was stolen from a vehicle between 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.   2900 block of Fairway Avenue in Montrose, a resident reported returning home to find the gate to the backyard open. At first […]

Transnational Burglary Suspects Arrested

On May 20, at 10:31 p.m., Glendale Police Dept. officers arrested four Colombian national burglary suspects in the Emerald Isle area of Glendale. The incident marks the second arrest in three weeks involving Bryan Martinez Vargas, 28, of Columbia in connection with transnational burglary operations, often called “burglary tourism.” On Tuesday night, a Glendale police […]

GUSD and Nine GUSD Schools Named to Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll

Glendale Unified School District and nine GUSD schools have been named to the 2023-24 Educational Results Partnership (ERP) Honor Roll for high achievement and student success. The Honor Roll program highlights high-performing schools and districts that are preparing students with the fundamental skills needed to be successful in college, career and life. GUSD has been […]

Memorial Day Events Around Local Communities

Memorial Day Events Around Local Communities

There are several events locally that folks can attend to honor the nation’s fallen heroes.   By Mary O’KEEFE   Memorial Day, the federal legal holiday, is the last Monday in May; this year it falls on May 27. Locally there are several events that honor the service men and women who died while serving […]

Council Reverts to ‘Old Way’ of Board Selections

By Julie BUTCHER After lengthy and extensive discussion, the Glendale City Council ended its evening meeting on Tuesday narrowly voting to return to “the old way” of selecting members of the city’s boards and commissions by rotation rather than the more recently adopted method of making the appointments by panels of councilmembers. Councilmembers Dan Brotman […]

Neighborhood Watch and Burglaries

Neighborhood Watch and Burglaries

By Mikaela STONE In light of recent home burglaries, on May 8 at the La Crescenta Library Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. Special Assignment Officer Chun of the Crescenta Valley Station offered crime prevention tips and advice on how to start a Neighborhood Watch program. While individual safety is important, the best way to prevent […]

FROM THE DESK OF THE PUBLISHER <<< ROBIN GOLDSWORTHY

As I mentioned before, I love cruising. Cruising is the epitome of vacation: eating delicious food (that I don’t have to plan, prepare or clean up after), visiting new places and meeting new people. Although that’s not how it always works out. For example, Steve and I were kayaking in St. Maarten when we got […]

WEATHER WATCH <<< TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

By Mary O’KEEFE I am continuing my weather article from last week regarding the approved motion by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to explore a declaration of a state of emergency due to the loss of thousands of oak trees due to the goldspotted oak borer. I wrote about scientists exploring cultural traditions […]

Glendale Fire Dept. Hosts Service Day

Glendale Fire Dept. Hosts Service Day

By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, the Glendale Fire Dept. invited the community to celebrate Fire Service Day. The event took place at Glendale Fire Station 21 on Oak Street in downtown Glendale. Glendale Interim Fire Chief Greg Fish and members of the department were on hand to answer questions and meet with the hundreds of […]