Glendale Unified high schools rank among the nation’s best – once again – according to the ranking by U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best High Schools. All four GUSD high schools ranked in the top 17% of nearly 25,000 high schools considered. Clark Magnet High ranked in the top 2%, Crescenta Valley High in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sept. 9, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (VHH) will present its Eighth Annual Suicide Awareness and Prevention Conference. The event is co-hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The in-person venue will be held at USC-VHH; it will also be presented as a webinar. The registration deadline for attending in-person is […]
Traffic along eastbound Foothill Boulevard as well as eastbound traffic on Montrose Avenue and Honolulu Avenue are being affected by a closure on the eastbound Foothill 210 Freeway due to a water main break. According to Officer Boyd, California Highway Patrol, eastbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 are open. Lane 4 and the eastbound Ocean […]
updated on Aug. 29 at 4:17 p.m. A man has been detained in connection with an incident that sparked the lockdown of several schools in the Sunland-Tujunga area today, according to an LAPD spokesperson. _____________________________________________________ update Aug. 29, 12:15 p.m Mount Lukens Continuation High, Verdugo Hills High School, Mount Gleason Middle School, Apperson Elementary School, […]
On the night of Thursday, Aug. 24 at approximately 8 p.m., Glendale police responded to a bomb threat at the Americana at Brand. An object resembling a toilet was left on the property, along with a note indicating the object was a bomb. Prioritizing public safety, the Glendale Police Dept. and Americana Security immediately initiated […]
Staff, teachers and administrators in the Glendale Unified School District welcomed students back to school last week. Drivers are reminded that traffic will be slower when school is in session, so plan accordingly. Photos by GUSD, Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Charly SHELTON
CVCA Meeting Tonight, Thursday The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will include discussion on local projects including Twelve Oaks and Verdugo Hills Golf Course. To take part in the Zoom meeting, visit https://zoom.us/j/91644895134?pwd=dE9Fem5ZVC9mcFdUMFBMRTlhd1IvUT09; meeting ID: 916 4489 5134; password: 826439. Local access […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 11th Annual American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1614 bingo was a “great success,” according to Mike Baldwin with the American Legion. There were about 200 people at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church’s Healy Hall on Friday night. Lots of pizza, sandwiches and sodas were enjoyed while […]
Aug. 19 1000 block of Lavender Lane in La Cañada Flintridge, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle overnight. Aug. 18 900 block of Town Center Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported that as she was dining at a restaurant her wallet was stolen. She reportedly sat in the corner of […]
Plans for a project have been filed with Los Angeles County Regional Planning on the parcel where the La Crescenta Motel is located at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Briggs Avenue. The plan is for a new five-story, 81-unit multifamily development, including six units restricted to extremely low-income households earning up to […]