The 76 Gas Station’s convenience store is open but the pumps have all been shut down after an accident involving a fuel truck, a car and pump number 5 occurred today at about 4:20 p.m. “My back was to the [gas] truck,” said the man who was fueling his vehicle on the outside […]
By Charly SHELTON Earth is 4.6 billion years old. That number is nearly unfathomable to the human mind, which deals more frequently in days than in eons. It was so long ago that many of the rocks created in the early throes of the planet’s forming have since been either remelted by another geologic event […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Housing is an issue in California. The costs of rent have climbed faster than the national average and city councils across the state are discussing the issue of rent control. Even though the official election results are not in, it does appear that Prop. 10, the rent control measure, did not pass […]
By Charly SHELTON This is the second article in a three-part series on fire and fuel management in the local area. Last week, we learned about the restorative necessity of wildland fires and the management techniques of native Californians for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. In the modern day, the U.S. Forest […]
Nov. 24 700 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a bag was stolen from the trunk and personal items from the interior of a locked vehicle between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Nov. 16 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a woman was shopping and placed her purse in the shopping […]
Alleged gang members were collectively charged on Monday with 60 felony counts for a series of home invasion robberies spanning Los Angeles County. The LA County District Attorney’s Office announced the defendants were arraigned in LA Superior Court on Monday. They face charges including home invasion robbery, false imprisonment by violence, assault with a firearm […]
On Nov. 27, Glendale City Council will meet with city staff behind closed doors to learn its opinion of the Gangi Design LED Build Team proposal for the development of the historic Rockhaven site. On Nov. 15, 2016 Glendale City Council voted to see what the Gangi Design LED Build Team would do with the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Results are in for the Crescenta Valley Town Council election held on Saturday at St. Luke’s of the Mountains – Sadler Hall. Voter turnout was such a success that election monitors ran out of ballots and had to get more. For the three seats on the council, those serving three-year terms, in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It was standing room only at the Crescenta Valley Town Council last Thursday night. The council was hosting a candidates’ forum for the then-upcoming election; however, the majority of the audience in attendance was more interested in discussing the proposed AT&T cell site attachment to a utility pole just north of 4704 […]
Thanks and Giving I love Thanksgiving. It is day to step back, reflect on our blessings and give thanks. I’m a little embarrassed that, upon reflection, I’ve fallen short on the “giving” part of Thanksgiving. There is a lot of need, whether local, statewide, nationwide or worldwide. I’ve had the privilege of meeting people […]