LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers: Oct. 19

The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed one new death and 923 new cases of COVID-19. The low number of new deaths and new cases reported today, Monday, reflect a reporting lag from over the weekend. To date, Public Health identified 289,366 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of […]

Schiff Announces Over $375,000 in Funding Coming to Glendale’s Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory

This week Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) announced that the Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory (VRCL), which serves Glendale, Pasadena and Burbank and the surrounding communities, was awarded $376,102 through the FY20 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program administered by the Dept. of Justice (DOJ). This critical funding will help the lab increase capacity and […]

Glendale Payday Loan Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

A payday loan company owner pleaded guilty today, Thursday, to a federal criminal charge for defrauding money transmitting companies by failing to remit to them, as promised, nearly $1 million of wire transfers sent on behalf of his customers over just two weeks. Arsen Khumaryan, 41, of Glendale, pleaded guilty to one count of wire […]

Southland Turns Out in Support of Armenia

Southland Turns Out in Support of Armenia

By Mary O’KEEFE Several thousand people showed up in support of Armenia at a demonstration on Sunday. According to reports, the Los Angeles Police Dept. estimated 100,000 people gathered at Pan Pacific Park in LA and marched to the Turkish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. The “Artsakh Under Attack: March for Victory” highlighted […]

 New Guidelines Announced

On Oct. 9, the state updated guidance to allow private gatherings of three or fewer households, as long as the private gathering is outdoors, everyone wears a cloth face covering and keeps at least six feet of physical distance, food is in single-serve disposable containers, and the duration of the gathering is two hours or […]

Crescenta Valley Deputies Nab La Cañada Flintridge Burglary Suspect

On Friday, Sept. 25 a residential burglary occurred on the 1600 block of Leycross Drive in La Cañada Flintridge. The suspect responsible for the burglary was captured on a home video surveillance system while he was inside and outside the home. The suspect was observed by a witness leaving the scene in an older model […]

Horace Mann Elementary Named 2020 Best Urban School

Horace Mann Elementary School has been selected as a 2020 Best Urban School by the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST). The award recognizes schools that serve predominantly low-income students and exceed several performance indicators, including excellent achievement scores, high attendance rates, low suspension rates and high graduation rates for every demographic group of […]

CIF Southern Section Announces Sports Remain on Track to Return in December

By Michael LEVITSKY CIF-SS commissioner Robert Wigod announced on Oct. 1 that all school athletics are still set to begin in mid-December, if clearance is received from county and state health officials, along with individual school districts. During a Southern Section council meeting, he assured that calendars and playoff divisions will remain as they are, […]

Local Mailbox Replaced

By Mary O’KEEFE A witness reported on social media of seeing two men, not in any type of uniform, pull up to a U.S. Postal Service mailbox on La Crescenta Avenue just south of El Caminito Street at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday and take the mailbox from its bolted location, then place it into a […]

Friedman, Graves Take Part in 43rd State Assembly Debate

By Mary O’KEEFE The first debate for the 43rd State Assembly race was held between incumbent Laura Friedman and challenger Mike Graves. The debate showed both candidates displaying respect for each other while highlighting their differences in policies. In their opening statements, Friedman shared how serving in the Assembly has been the “biggest honor of […]