By Lynn REPATH-MARTOS Special to CV Weekly It’s that time of year again – school classrooms and after-school program hallways are filled with the whirr and clatter of autonomously programmed robots completing challenging robotic missions. FIRST Lego League (FLL) is in full swing, and more than 14 local teams have sprouted up at schools and […]
A La Crescenta man pleaded guilty on Monday, Sept. 9, to attempting to obtain ricin from an online source, admitting that he intended to acquire the biological agent for use as a weapon. Steve S. Kim, 41, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Terry J. Hatter to one count of violating a criminal statute […]
Looking Back In 10 years CVW has seen government officials come and go but there was one official who left an indelible impression on our community – Los Angeles Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich. By Charly SHELTON There are more than two million residents in the Fifth District of Los Angeles County. The district covers all […]
By Julian MITCHELL As the CV Weekly looks back at 10 years of stories, few brought as much joy to the community as the coverage of Meatball the bear. Meatball was first reported visiting the La Crescenta area in April 2012. He gained his name after digging through residents’ trash and refrigerators, dining on spoiled […]
Yesterday, Sept. 11, Crescenta Valley remembered those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks in New York, the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001. They also honored emergency responders with a motorcade earlier in the day. Glendale Fire Dept. started the morning with a quiet […]
Looking Back In 10 years CVW has seen government officials come and go but there was one official who left an indelible impression on our community – Los Angeles Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich. By Charly SHELTON There are more than two million residents in the Fifth District of Los Angeles County. The district covers all […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Over the last 10 years, CVW has covered a lot of searches, rescues and recoveries with the Montrose Search and Rescue team. Members of MSAR train through the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. and are volunteers who are paid $1 a year. They are on call 24/7. MSAR members responded to the […]
Sept. 6 5300 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada, a woman returned home to find her front door unlocked; she was certain she locked it when she left. The resident did leave a sliding glass door slightly open to allow her dog to go outside. Several rooms in her home had been ransacked and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When Robin Goldsworthy invited me to be part of the newspaper she was starting I knew it would be a perfect fit for me. I liked doing hyper-local news and as the industry appeared to be moving away from that format the CVW promised to embrace it. I liked sharing news that […]
Sagebrush Territory Transfer Petition to be Heard The County Committee plans to hear the Sagebrush petition at its Oct. 2 meeting. A vote on the transfer is expected. The petition will be heard in the County Committee offices at 9300 Imperial Highway in Downey. Strategic Partners Network The next meeting of the Strategic […]