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% […]
Glendale Police Dept. will hold a DUI checkpoint on Aug. 1 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests. The primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Mars 2020 Perseverance rover successfully launched into space on its way to Mars at 7:50 a.m. today 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 at Mars’ […]
Angelenos who were up early this morning watching the launch coverage of the Mars 2020 mission designed and built by our own Jet Propulsion Laboratory may have felt an earthquake which struck at 4:29 a.m. The shaking was mentioned live on NASA TV as the feed checked in with JPL mission control. The 4.2 Earthquake’s […]
Despite nail and hair salon owners meeting every guideline in order to reopen, they seem to be challenged every step of the way. By Mary O’KEEFE After about three weeks of allowing hair and nail salons to reopen, the governor’s office has once again ordered their closure. This time around an amendment to the order […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept. and the community is mourning the loss of Dep. Dennis Gill and his 14-year-old daughter who were involved in a fatal car accident while vacationing in Oregon. On July 25 the deputy and his daughter, along with Gill’s 11-year-old son, were involved in a traffic collision. […]
Insanity in Sacramento This week I slapped a mosquito that landed on a wall in our house and something happened that I’ve only heard of: it exploded in blood on the hand I used to slap it. After being grossed out I realized that the dead bug and that blood reminded me of Gov. […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early during this week’s meeting of the Glendale City Council, Councilmember Paula Devine asked about the city’s current rules for backyard beekeeping, advocating for a review of the policies to allow for safe aviaries. The city attorney informed the council that beekeeping is permitted only in areas zoned as SR for special […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Maybe someday Leeann Hwang will make good on her desire to become a clinical psychologist, but for now she’s making good on her desire to impact the foothills community through the power of video editing. Hwang is gathering photos, video, music and poetry for a video presentation that Relay for Life of […]