By Julian MITCHELL California Secretary of State Alex Padilla visited senior students at Clark Magnet High School Wednesday morning to encourage voter registration. Padilla made the trip to share his passion for voting. Padilla sees voting as a strong expression for American freedom and encouraged students to register. Most speakers, including Clark principal Lena Kortoshian, […]
April 12 2700 block of Montrose Avenue in Montrose, a vehicle was vandal-ized with scratches on the right side paneling between 2:05 p.m. and 2:37 p.m. 400 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, while shopping a woman placed her purse in the child seat of the shopping cart. When she went to pay […]
Ten is the Number and the Number is 10 Fans of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” may recognize a lift (of sorts) from the movie in the title of this week’s column. But though the line may be humorous, what I need to share is not: the number is 10. With counting of […]
The 95th anniversary of the American Legion Post 288 in La Crescenta was celebrated on Saturday morning with a cake and special presentation by Vickere Murphy from the office of State Senator Anthony Portantino. Murphy presented a certificate to the Post, which was accepted by Commander Darren Azarian (top). During the morning, member Lynn McGinnis […]
By Charly SHELTON The Armenian Genocide commenced on April 24, 1915 in a coordinated strike simultaneously around the Ottoman Empire, excising Armenian residents from their homes and leading them on a death march to the Sahara Desert. In all, 1.5 million Armenians were killed in the process. The survivors fled their country and the diaspora […]
“’Twas Easter Sunday. The full-blossomed trees filled all the air with fragrance and with joy.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The days leading up to Easter Sunday in Southern California are usually the very definition of spring. Many other regions across the U.S. remain buried under the past winter’s snow. Some are currently impacted by snow […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern Hundreds of athletes from across Southern California came together at Crescenta Valley High School on Saturday to compete in the Special Olympics qualifying games. The Southern California Special Olympics qualifying games have been held at CVHS for the past 10 years. This year, 358 athletes were prepared to compete in a […]
Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Afternoon Two “open gate” events are taking place at the Rosemont Preserve. The first is on Sunday, April 20. Photographers: bring your camera and citizen scientists, bring your iNaturalist app to add to the wildlife sightings. The gate will be open from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., and interns from Arroyos […]
Update: The search for the suspect has been canceled and residents are now permitted to leave their homes. The Los Angeles sheriffs department is searching for a suspect in a domestic violence incident reported in the Briggs and Foothill area. Residents are asked to stay in their homes during the search for the suspect.
The Glendale Police Dept. arrested Sergio Castillo of Los Angeles for residential burglary in the 1700 block of Hillside Drive in the City of Glendale. On April 13 at 3:44 p.m., Glendale officers responded to the 1700 block of Hillside Drive regarding a male who made entry into the home. The investigation revealed children at […]