Once in a Lifetime Ride? Perhaps Not

By Brandon HENSLEY Many people start checking gifts off their Christmas list this time of year. Last weekend, Rick Chew checked something off of his bucket list. On Friday and Saturday, Chew and his longtime friend Denis Kerechuk took part in the annual L.A. Barstow to Vegas Dual Sport race, a 400-mile journey that took […]

MSR Members Recover a Heart Attack Victim from a Mine

By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Search and Rescue members received a call on Saturday asking for a team with mine rescue training and experience to travel to an old gold mine near Sacramento. “The co-owner of a mine apparently had a heart attack while working his claim,” said John McKently, MSR team member. The team knew […]

Earthquake Update

By Jason KUROSU The looming possibility of a major earthquake is one that prevails in the minds of many Californians, especially as reminders, however small, of the state’s seismic potential have occurred throughout its history and continue to this day. “The Big One” has been predicted time and time again, a massive earthquake with a […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Nov. 29 La Crescenta and Prospect avenues, a 30-year-old man from Pasadena was arrested on suspicion of possession of heroin at 5:30 p.m. 500 block of Darthmouth Place in La Cañada Flintridge, a Blackberry phone was stolen and an unlocked vehicle was ransacked overnight. Nov. 26 1200 block of El Vago Street in La Cañada, […]

Police Arrest Suspect in Molestation Case

Glendale Police have released information regarding a call officers responded to on Friday, Nov. 11 when officers were summoned to a residence in the city of Glendale in regards to a child molestation investigation involving an 8-year-old boy. The mother, out of concern for the safety of her child, stated that she discussed the Pennsylvania […]

Community Suffers Power Outages

By Mary O’KEEFE Law enforcement and utility companies are receiving calls of multiple outages throughout the foothills area due to wind conditions. “Due to the strong winds we may have power lines go down,” said David Ford, spokesman for Southern California Edison. As of Wednesday at 8:08 p.m. about 2208 customer in Montrose, La Crescenta […]

Police Arrest Suspect in Molestation Case

Glendale Police have released information regarding a call officers responded to on Friday, Nov. 11 when officers were summoned to a residence in the city of Glendale in regards to a child molestation investigation involving an 8 year-old boy. The mother, out of concern for the safety of her child, stated that she discussed the […]

Hundreds Say Goodbye To Coach

Friends, family and team members – past and present – bid farewell to a man who shaped not only a sports program, but the lives of those he touched. By Brandon HENSLEY To know Dan Berry was to know a man who loved corny jokes, fast food, and one who valued relationships on a level […]

Parents Attend ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’

By Jason KUROSU A panel of members of the La Cañada community held a Town Hall forum at La Cañada’s City Hall on Nov. 17 to discuss the current state of drugs in their neighborhoods, particularly amongst teens. La Cañada Flintridge’s Public Safety Commission in partnership with the Community Prevention Council sponsored the meeting, entitled […]