In providing a message regarding gun safety, the sheriff’s department earned a nod from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. By Mary O’KEEFE Imagine hearing voices of young children talking about playing zombie hunters. It sounds like a typical play date; however, the visual that is linked to these playing children is a handgun, […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Montrose Parking Task Force shared the results of their work on parking in the Montrose Shopping Park area at a community meeting on Thursday, Aug. 29 and announced next steps, including short and long-term strategies. Charging for off-street parking is the last action proposed, a last resort, task force members assured […]
Aug. 30 600 block of Highland Drive in La Cañada, a family left their home in the morning and returned to find a person/persons had entered their residence and ransacked several rooms. The screen on a window had been removed and the glass had been cracked in several places. Several personal items were stolen. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Sept. 11 is Patriot Day, a day to remember the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. In Crescenta Valley, the day is commemorated in two ways. The first is a motorcade in the morning and the second is a somber remembrance of the day that shocked the nation. It was seven years ago when […]
Sagebrush Territory Transfer Petition to be Heard The County Committee plans to hear the Sagebrush petition at its Oct. 2 meeting. The petition will be heard in the County Committee offices at 9300 Imperial Highway in Downey. City of Glendale Presents Future Plans Bradley Calvert, Glendale’s new assistant director of Community Development, will […]
“The weather was so contrary and fierce that the rain wasn’t mere rain or the wind just wind – this was a conspiracy of the elements.” ~ Georges Simenon 1903-89 Belgian author Typical summer weather here – hot and hotter. Typical summer weather along the East Coast unfortunately often includes hurricanes. As Hurricane Dorian winds […]
My, How Time Flies! Happy anniversary to … us! This week CV Weekly celebrates 10 years of serving the foothill communities. Our first newspaper hit the streets on Sept. 4, 2009 – a Friday. Why a Friday, you ask. Because the Station Fire was blazing away and many of our local streets were barricaded off […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A man was arrested last week for allegedly selling drugs near Crescenta Valley High School campus. “We were notified by students they had been approached by a young adult male asking if they would like to buy drugs,” Dep. Wurzer, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept./CV Station. LASD School Resource Officer Deputy Scott […]
By Mary O’KEEFE According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept.-Crescenta Valley Station, the Crescenta Valley Summer Crime Enforcement Team arrested a male adult near Foothill Boulevard and Marnice Avenue in Tujunga for possession for sale of heroin. “The suspect was parked in his vehicle by the Goodwill with the car door wide open. We […]
By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Fire Dept. responded to a vehicle verses pedestrian at 6:35 p.m. Thursday in the 2500 block of Fairmount Avenue. Neither agency released any additional information; however, witnesses reported seeing paramedics responding to a male on the ground after being struck by a vehicle. The vehicle’s […]