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Update on Griffith Park Fire
Update on Griffith Park: The acreage estimate is now holding at 30 acres in heavy brush with steep and very difficult terrain to navigate; LA Zoo not currently open for business and no animal evacuations are underway; no structures burned and no injuries reported; over 127 LAFD firefighters assigned with additional air and ground support […]
Mars InSight Landing Site: Just Plain Perfect
NASA explores some of the most inspiring locations in the solar system and beyond. Once seen it’s hard to forget the majesty of astronaut Jim Irwin standing before the stark beauty of the Moon’s Hadley Apennine mountain range, the Hubble Space Telescope’s “Pillars of Creation” and Cassini’s mosaic of Saturn. Mars also plays a part […]
The Election Results – So Far
By Mary O’KEEFE This November’s election is finally over – sort of. In California, the counting of ballots continues and results will be updated throughout the next few days – and weeks. According to Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan, a total of 1,975,855 ballots were processed and counted with 38% of eligible […]
Veterans Day – a Time to Remember, a Chance to Help
The local American Legion and VFW posts need a helping hand. By Charly SHELTON The Great War World War I was supposed to be the end, the “war to end all wars.” And when it came to a close and the armistice was signed on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the […]
CRIME BLOTTER
Nov. 2 800 block of Greenridge Drive in La Cañada, a resident returned home to find the rear door had been kicked in. Several rooms in his home were ransacked and jewelry and other items were stolen between 4:45 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Oct. 31 5100 block of La Cañada Boulevard in La Cañada, […]
CVWD Staff Trains for Emergency Response.
The Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD), along with other members of the PublicWater Agencies Group (PWAG), trained recently in California’s Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and Incident Command System (ICS) as well as National Incident Management System (NIMS). Staff and board members from CVWD and employees from neighboring agencies gathered at CVWD’s water treatment facility […]
Woman Arrested for Complex ID Theft Scheme
On Oct. 9 at 8:30 p.m., Glendale police officers responded to the Glendale Galleria Apple store in regards to a call for service for the possible use of a fraudulent identification to purchase approximately $12,000 worth of Apple products. Upon their arrival, the officers were directed to a woman named Monae Wallace who had already […]
Car vs. Motorcycle Accident Sends One to Hospital
Local emergency personnel responded to a motorcycle vs. car on Tuesday afternoon, according to Sgt. Suttles of the Glendale Police Dept. The incident took place at the intersection of La Crescenta and Montrose avenues. There was one person transported to the hospital. Unconfirmed reports are that he underwent surgery for a broken pelvic bone. The […]
A Day at the Races – Duck-Style
By Lori BODNAR, intern On Saturday, families cheered as thousands of rubber ducks floated down “Lake Glendale.” The occasion was the 14th annual Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash (KIDS) held on Nov. 3 at Verdugo Park. Local firefighters aided in building a duck holding pond and river for the 19,925 plastic ducks that were “adopted” to […]