Christmas is not the only time of the year that brings out singers. “Scarolers” from the Hummingbird Conservatory could be found along Honolulu Avenue last weekend “singing in” the Halloween season. From left are Rosalind Verma, Annabel Dillon, Tara Wallace of Hummingbird Conservatory, Nathalia Cuesta and Sophia Dillon. As they sang their way through Montrose, […]
Five members of a University of California, Irvine fraternity have been charged in connection with the alcohol poisoning death of a fellow under-age fraternity member after a party in January. Zavier Larenz Brown, now 21, Jonathan Anephi Vu, now 22, Mohamed Ibragim Kharaev, now 21, Caleb Gavin Valleroy, now 20, and Jonathan Gabriel Villicana, now […]
From tonight (Tuesday) until Thursday evening, the National Weather Service is predicting an extreme wind event with gusts up to 60 miles per hour in some areas of Los Angeles County. The combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can lead to an increased risk of wildfire. The Los Angeles County Fire […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is a strong wind event expected tonight into tomorrow. Much of Los Angeles and Ventura County will be hit with winds sustained at 20-to-30 miles per hour, and gusts up to 50. San Gabriel Valley, including Crescenta Valley, has a wind advisory and Red Flag Warning in affect from tonight [Tuesday] […]
From Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept.: The Incident resulted in a detention of one student, with a replica rirearm. LASD confirms no threats to school. At approximately 2:30 p.m., LASD Crescenta Valley Station deputies responded to Crescenta Valley High School, located at 2900 Community Avenue in La Crescenta, regarding multiple calls of a person seen walking […]
Update: The lockdown is over at Crescenta Valley High School. Apparently a JROTC student walked onto campus with his replica rifle, which alarmed another student. Students are being released from the school. Sheriff’s deputies are responding to a call from Crescenta Valley High School that said a student reportedly saw a person with a […]
On Oct. 19, 9 p.m. a 16–year–old girl was walking home on Opechee Way just east of Verdugo Road when a male emerged from behind a bush and blocked her path. The man then grabbed the victim and touched her in a way that would constitute sexual battery. The victim screamed and fought the man […]
A small 20’ by 20’ brush fire is burning near Sunshine Canyon Landfill near the 5 freeway and 14 highway interchange west of San Fernando Road. Aerial water drops and ground crews are, as of 2:30 p.m., fighting the fire.
A brush fire in the 5600 block of Woodley Avenue in the Sepulveda Basin was reported at 4:03 p.m. LAFD is currently battling this fire near the 405 freeway.
A brush fire in the 1800 block of West Yosemite Drive in Eagle Rock that began at 1;45 p.m. has been “knocked down” according to Los Angeles City Fire Dept. The knock down was called 46 minutes after the first call to LAFD. Firefighters took an aggressive stance on the fire including using aerial water […]