LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers

Update May 28 Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health has confirmed 48 new deaths as of May 28 bringing the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 to 2,241. As of May 26, the City of Glendale  reported 77 deaths, La Cañada Flintridge reported five deaths, Eagle Rock has nine deaths, Sunland has reported […]

Gang Members Arrested With A Loaded Gun

On May 15 at approximately 6:45 p.m., officers assigned to the Special Enforcement Detail were patrolling in the area of Colorado Street and Wing Street when they noticed a vehicle with no front plate and tinted front windows. The officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. While speaking with the occupants of the vehicle, […]

Illegal Drug Sales Operation Shutdown

Detectives from the Glendale Police Dept. Vice/Narcotics Unit conducted an investigation on a male who was believed to be selling illegal drugs out of a residence on the 300-block of North Orange Street. Detectives initiated undercover surveillance of the male, later identified as 49-year-old Fernando Elias of La Mirada, and witnessed him engaging in what […]

CRIME BLOTTER

May 22 Alta Canyada Road and Olive Lane in La Cañada, a woman and her children were walking and riding five razor scooters. They stopped and left all five of the scooters on the southwest sidewalk at the location. They walked southbound on Alta Canyada Road past about 10 houses. During this time the woman […]

Funeral Homes Adapt in Unsettling Times

Funeral Homes Adapt in Unsettling Times

By Brandon HENSLEY The COVID-19 crisis has created dilemmas for businesses that have remained open this spring, and that includes a change in how services are performed at funeral homes. Glendale Funeral Home director Ed Brail and Crippen Mortuary arrangement counselor Chris Reichman said both of their places have remained open while complying with social […]

GUSD Faces a New Budget Challenge

By Mary O’KEEFE Students in Glendale Unified School District were looking forward to their spring break in March. Little did they know that their week off would turn into the rest of the school year. They then started their virtual learning experience, which for some worked well and for others has been a time of […]

Superintendent Renews Call for New Investments as Technology Needs Still Unmet for Many California Students and Schools Look to Reopen

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond on Wednesday called on California’s cross-sector partners to accelerate investments that can help all California students access the technology they need to succeed academically in all educational settings. During a virtual media check-in, Thurmond stressed the importance of the continued efforts to support California public school students’ widespread […]

New Look for Summer Camps

New Look for Summer Camps

By Julie BUTCHER Summer camps may look different this year but Crescenta Valley parents, kids and camp providers are determined to figure out the safest, funnest possible Summer 2020. Surveying summer camp opportunities across the larger metropolitan area, LA moms note that “as of the end of May, some camps do plan to open for […]

IN Brief

Heat Relief Offered by City In light of the expected heat wave, the City of Glendale Community Services and Parks Dept. is opening its doors at select community centers to serve as cooling stations. The City of Glendale is highly encouraging those who do not have a cool place to be during the hottest time […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Opening Up … With Some Restrictions Like you, I’m so excited at the prospect that we’re getting the okay to begin the process of opening up places of worship and some retail stores. According to Dale Dawson of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. and owner of Montrose Gifts, “traditional shops can allow customers inside their […]