Photo by Mary O’KEEFE Local residents and supporters gathered on Saturday afternoon to protest the possible placement of convicted sexually violent predator Calvin Grassmier in a Briggs Terrace neighborhood. To re
By Mary O’KEEFE A procession for fallen Los Angeles County firefighter Tory Carlon traveled eastbound on the Foothill (210) freeway to Crippen Mortuary on Honolulu Avenue on Saturday. The 44-year-old firefighter was killed, and a fire captain was injured, on Tuesday morning at Fire Station 81 in Agua Dulce. Firefighter Carlon was shot by an […]
Dear Falcon Family, Falcon Family truly means something to me, and I write this email from that place. You deserve to hear from me directly that I have accepted the position of Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources in the South Pasadena Unified School District, and will begin officially on July 1, 2021. It has […]
On Wednesday night at about 9:36 p.m., Altadena Area California Highway Patrol units responded to a call concerning a traffic collision on the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway at the Pennsylvania Avenue exit. Upon investigation officers found the driver, a male in his 20s, was driving his Honda Accord at a high rate of speed and, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, May 28, the CVW was sent a press release from Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s office concerning the “potential release of a sexually violent predator into Crescenta Valley community.” The release stated: “I am disgusted and gravely concerned that the Los Angeles Superior Court is considering the […]
Korean veteran reads a long held letter written to an Army buddy. By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday a small in-person Memorial Day ceremony was held at Verdugo Hills Cemetery in Tujunga. The old cemetery seemed an appropriate place of remembrance for those who had made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country. Craig Durst, who […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In December 1947 Lorraine Curry was hired by the Glendale Police Dept. as one of its first “policewomen.” So many years later, GPD officers visited her on her 100th birthday. She served the department for 33 years and retired in 1980. “She is still paying dues into the [Glendale] Police Officers Association […]
By Julie BUTCHER Some Montrose businesses along Honolulu Avenue were unprepared for a power outage reportedly announced for 10 p.m. on Sunday night. They were even more surprised when the power went off around 6 p.m. “I got a text from a nearby business asking if we were going to need dry ice for the […]
CV Weekly Office Closes Early The CV Weekly office will close to walk-in business today, Thursday, June 3 and Friday, June 4 at 1:30 p.m. Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at the Rosemont Preserve on Saturday morning, June 5. Residents can visit the Preserve and wander the trail […]
Male Arrested with Loaded Firearm and Illegal Drugs On May 26 at approximately 9 p.m., officers assigned to the Glendale Police Dept.’s Special Enforcement Detail conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle for an equipment violation in the area of San Fernando Road and Wilson Avenue. Upon contacting the driver and sole occupant of the […]