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 […]
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 […]