By Mary O’KEEFE It was busy weekend at Once Upon a Time bookstore in Montrose. Two authors shared their new books, signed their books and answered questions from their most loyal – and excited – readers. First of all, there were a lot of kids at these two events. Young readers came from nearby and […]
Witnesses Sought in the Sexual Assault of a 13-year-old The Glendale Police Dept. is seeking public help to locate witnesses to the sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy. A sexual assault occurred in a donut shop in the 600-block of West Glenoaks Boulevard in Glendale. The victim is a 13-year-old boy. On the morning of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol received a call at about 4:10 a.m. on Tuesday morning concerning a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway near the Angeles Crest Highway State Rt 2, according to Officer Johnathan Boyd. The victim was a female and had been struck by […]
Sept. 9 3100 block of Alabama Street in La Crescenta, deputies responded to a forgery call. They were told the victim received an email from “Amazon” customer service stating an item she returned had yet to be received and that she would be charged for the items. She found a number on the Google search […]
Paul Carafotes, author of the children’s book series “Charlie Bubbles,” and his wife Toni Ann stopped by the Glendale Area Schools Credit Union on Friday morning to sign copies of his books and meet with local fans. The credit union also gave away copies of the books to grateful readers. Photos by Bethany BROWN
By Ruth SOWBY Three candidates were featured at a recent “Meet the Burbank City Council Candidates” event at the Burbank home of Ron and Mirta Rothacher on Sept. 8. Having recently talked with a friend, host Ron countered his friend’s complaints with, “If you think city elections are a waste, come to my party and meet […]
The Glendale Fire Department announced the appointment of its newest fire chief, Timothy Ernst, at Tuesday night’s Glendale City Council meeting. Chief Ernst is a 35½-year veteran of the California fire service, rising through the ranks to assistant chief in the Los Angeles Fire Dept.. “I’m excited to welcome Chief Ernst to the Glendale family! […]
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors announced that the board hearing room at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration will reopen to the public on Tuesday, Sept. 27. “After over two years of no constituents being allowed in the board room due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are pleased to have reached a point […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Bank of America (BOA) shared a warning of a recent and trending scams concerning the Zelle® program, an application that allows users to send and receive money from people they know and trust. The scam is known as “The Pay Yourself Scam” and, according to BOA, the details include: Targeted victims will […]
A pancake breakfast, information booths and some really big trucks will be part of the Touch-A-Truck event. By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. and the American Cancer Society have partnered for a fundraising event. Touch-A-Truck takes place on Sept. 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be fire engines, GPD vehicles, […]