CRIME BLOTTER

June 22 Angeles Crest Highway, mile marker 34.14, Angeles National Forest, the rear window of a vehicle was shattered and two purses were stolen between 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.   June 21 900 block of Monarch Drive in La Cañada, the interior of two unlocked vehicles was ransacked. Surveillance footage showed a suspect, described […]

Council Hears Updates on LA River, Metro Projects

By Brandon HENSLEY Representatives from The LA River Watershed Project spoke to the Crescenta Valley Town Council on June 20 for feedback on safety and accessibility, among other topics, regarding the LA River and its future. Ivan Ochoa and two co-workers asked questions to council and audience members on how they view the river, which […]

Search for Missing Man Just One of Many Call-outs for MSAR

Search for Missing Man Just One of Many Call-outs for MSAR

By Mary O’KEEFE There have been a lot of lost hikers and rescues lately in the Angeles National Forest. The Montrose Search and Rescue team, along with search and rescue teams from around the state, as of Wednesday continue their active search for a missing 73-year-old hiker, Eugene Jo, near Mount Waterman. “[Jo] was hiking […]

In Briefs

CVCA Meets Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m. The CVCA is a cross-jurisdictional, volunteer organization that encourages collaboration between community groups so that the Crescenta Valley can be represented with one voice.  All are invited to the La Crescenta Library community room, 2809 […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Now and then we hear the wilder voices of the wilderness, from animals that in the hours of darkness do not fear the neighborhood of man: the coyotes wail like dismal ventriloquists, or the silence may be broken by the snorting and stamping of a deer.” ~ ‘Hunting Trips of a Ranchman and The Wilderness […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Ahoy, Matey! Unlike any other time I can remember, the Goldsworthys have been solidly booked – we were in Pismo two weekends ago and last weekend we gathered with my Kiwanis family for a weekend getaway in Big Bear. Being fairly new to the Glendale Kiwanis family (I signed on a year ago), I was […]

Search for Missing Man Continues

Search for Missing Man Continues

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. and Montrose Search and Rescue, as well as other search and rescue teams, are still looking for an elderly hiker who has been missing since Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Eugene Jo, 73, got separated from his group that was hiking a six-mile route on Mt. Waterman on Saturday, […]

Frank Quintero Elected to Glendale City Council

At a special meeting of the Glendale City Council on Friday, the Council voted unanimously to appoint Frank Quintero to fill the seat on the council caused by the June 11 resignation of Zareh Sinanyan. More than 47 Glendale residents submitted their names to be considered for the opening. Quintero wrote in his submission that he […]

CV Town Council Streets & Transportation Committee Meeting

We want to post in the community event section, the CV Town Council will have their Streets & Transportation Committee meeting on Wednesday, June 26 at 6 p.m. at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Church. Representatives from County Department Public Works, GUSD and Council members will be present to discuss traffic conditions surrounding our schools, […]

New Fraud Task Force to Protect Elderly

By Mary O’KEEFE A week ago, the Justice Department announced the establishment of the Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force, which will be a joint law enforcement effort bringing together resources and the DOJ’s Consumer Protection Branch, the U.S. Attorneys’ Office for six federal districts, the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and other organizations. The […]