By Mary O’KEEFE Mars 2020 Perseverance rover successfully launched into space on its way to Mars at 7:50 a.m. on Thursday, July 30 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This is the beginning of its estimated seven-month travel to Mars, where it is scheduled to arrive on Feb. 18, 2021. It will land […]
By Charly SHELTON Montrose Church converted its sanctuary into a temporary donation center for a Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday afternoon. While there is always a need for blood donation, especially during a nationwide blood shortage, it is more important now than ever to donate plasma. COVID-19 antibodies live in the plasma of those […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Coroner’s Office has identified the two people involved in a fatal car accident early Monday morning on the 210 Freeway near the Pennsylvania off-ramp. Nicole Ardon, 23, from Sunland was identified as the wrong way driver who struck a vehicle driven by James Haddid, 27, of Pasadena. Both drivers were killed. […]
Aug. 2 Angeles Crest Highway and Angeles National Forest, a driver and passenger went on a hike in the ANF. They parked the car off the side of the Crest and went into the forest. When they returned they found the rear driver’s window had been smashed and several items stolen including credit cards. After […]
On July 19 around 8:12 p.m., a Glendale patrol officer was parked in the area of Pacific Avenue and San Fernando Road when their attention was drawn to two vehicles stopped next to each other at the red light. When the light turned green, the officer could hear one male say, “Let’s go.” Both vehicles […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday, the Glendale City Council approved emergency orders that authorize fines for violating public health orders such as the mandate to wear face coverings. Councilmembers heard a promising monthly financial report and approved preliminary plans for visioning open space surrounding cycling and walking paths along the Verdugo Wash. However, the council […]
By Mary O’KEEFE School begins this month but it won’t be a traditional return to the classroom as COVID-19 has forced administrators, teachers, students and parents back to the computer screens for virtual learning. When classrooms were shuttered in mid-March and replaced with remote learning it was up to the school district to quickly create […]
Today, Tuesday, Aug. 4, Los Angeles County Public Health confirmed 57 new deaths due to COVID-19 bringing the total of deaths to 4,758 in the County. Public Health also confirmed 1,901 new positive cases of COVID-19 in LA County bringing the total to 195,614 positive cases of COVID-19 in LA County. However these numbers may […]
UPDATE 4:30 p.m. The Coroner’s Office has identified the two people involved in this morning’s fatal car accident on the 210 Freeway near the Pennsylvania off-ramp. Nicole Ardon, 23, from Sunland was identified as the wrong way driver. She struck a vehicle driven by James Haddid, 27, of Pasadena. Both drivers were killed. There was […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 69 new deaths and 2,651 new cases of COVID-19. The increase in deaths reported today is significantly higher than what was reported last week. Last week’s average was nearly 38 new deaths a day. There are 2,002 confirmed cases currently hospitalized and 29% […]