By Jake BOWMAN Teachers’ salaries have been a hot button issue in recent years. The Washington Post reported that almost half a million workers went on strike in 2018. A vast majority of those strikes were led by teachers seeking higher pay, more funding for their schools and a desire to be treated with more […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District [GLACVCD] has confirmed a West Nile virus [WNV] positive mosquito sample in LA County. The positive mosquito sample was collected from a trap in Long Beach. GLACVCD monitors 35 cities and portions of the unincorporated area of LA County. Two trap sites are set […]
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the Glendale Police Dept. arrested 28-year-old Pablo Miguel Lopez of Sylmar for robbery. On Tuesday at 3:55 p.m., Glendale officers responded to the Bank of America located at 3812 San Fernando Road in the City of Glendale regarding a robbery in progress. A male, later identified as Lopez, entered the bank […]
By Ani GASPARYAN, intern Glendale Water and Power will be moving forward with its plan to repower Grayson Power Plant, despite previous opposition from environmentalists. Glendale City Council voted unanimously on July 23 in favor of Glendale Water and Power’s updated proposal to repower the plant. The previous proposal, which was for the gas plant […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday around 4 a.m. about 15 houses were without water after a break in a water main occurred on the west side of Pennsylvania Avenue between El Caminito and Stevens streets. The break created a sinkhole on Pennsylvania and caused asphalt on the street to buckle. There are many pipes in […]
Date of DRB Agenda Item Changed The agenda item originally scheduled for today, Thursday, Aug. 8 on the Design Review Board regarding the proposed expansion of 1809 Verdugo Blvd. has been postponed to Aug. 22. “Staff wanted to do some more research with respect to a comment they received late in the process,” explained Glendale […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are looking for a suspect that shot and killed a man, in his 30s, near E. Palmer Avenue and Boynton Street. Neighbors called into the Glendale Police Department stating they heard three to four shots fired in the area at 9:12 p.m. tonight (Monday). “Two men were visiting family […]
A former bank branch manager at Wells Fargo pleaded guilty today, Monday, to one felony count of bank fraud for using his position to help launder proceeds of a tax fraud and identity theft scheme that used false identities and bogus Republic of Armenia passports to fraudulently obtain $14 million in tax refunds from the […]
Update as of 5:12 pm Dennis Maxwell of CVWD said water will be returned to 100% of affected houses by 5:30 pm today but CVWD will shut down service again tomorrow, Monday, to make a more permanent repair. ——————//// update as of 4:55 PM Sunday: Crescenta Valley Water District is continuing to work on the […]
Glendale police responded to a call regarding a possible burglary in the 3700 block of Montrose Avenue at 2:14 p.m. today. Surveillance footage saw suspects in the backyard of the victim’s home. GPD arrived; suspects entered their vehicle. A pursuit followed into Los Angeles where the suspects were involved in a traffic collision. Glendale police […]