In response to rumors at the high school yesterday regarding a possible safety issue today on campus, Principal Linda Junge released the following message yesterday: Hello Falcon Families In the spirit of rumor control, we are reaching out to reassure all that our campus is safe. Rumors were reported to the school earlier this afternoon […]
By Mary O’KEEFE According to the LA County Fire Dept., at 1:42 p.m. it received a call concerning a fire in 31600 block of Tick Canyon Road in Santa Clarita. Firefighters are responding and are battling the fire on the ground and with water dropping air support. As of 3:20 p.m., 850-plus acres were burned. […]
Coming Up from Down Under I’m writing from my desk at the good old Crescenta Valley Weekly. Steve and I returned on Saturday from a two-week vacation in Australia, the first vacation I’ve taken in 10 years (since I started the newspaper in 2009). I’m here to share that I now know why […]
Possible Power Interruptions Due to forecast fire weather conditions, Southern California Edison is exploring a potential public safety power shutoff of electrical lines in the area. SCE anticipates that this may occur on Friday, Oct. 25 though it may occur earlier or later depending on actual weather conditions. SCE encourages customers to prepare by having […]
The gates are open. After months of hard work to clear a slide from a winter storm, pave the highway shoulder and install a rock fence, Caltrans has officially opened State Route 2, Angeles Crest Highway, to motorists and cyclists between Mt. Wilson/Red Box Road and Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road. Expect intermittent closures, half-day […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning that will be in effect from today, Thursday, at 1 a.m. to Friday at 10 p.m., according to Keily Delerme, meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The Red Flag Warning covers most of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Peak wind gusts between […]
The new Ace Hardware of La Crescenta will officially open Dec. 17, according to Ace officials. The store is in the former Orchard Supply Hardware location at 3100 Foothill Blvd. A grand opening is scheduled for early 2020. The store is anticipated to eventually employ approximately 50 people from the area. General Manager Lawrence Stuart […]
Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation gives local seniors the chance to soar. By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday seven men and one woman, all in their 80s and 90s, sat quietly among friends and family in the lobby of Signature Flight Support in Van Nuys. All residents of Scholl Canyon Estates, an assisted living facility in Glendale, […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday, the Glendale City Council acted to consider local regulations to control the activities of sidewalk vendors following the state’s adoption of statewide rules. SB 946, introduced by Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens, now California’s insurance commissioner) in 2017 and signed by former Governor Jerry Brown in September 2018, effective at the […]
By Ani GASPARYAN New research and technology have made breast cancer one of the most treatable cancers, according to experts. Breast cancer can form when abnormal cells in the breast grow uncontrollably and is one of the most commonly diagnosed forms of cancer among American women. Women in the United States, on average, have a […]