Povilaitis Sworn In

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Glendale community came out in force to support Carl Povilaitis on his swearing in as the new police chief of Glendale. Povilaitis succeeds Robert Castro who retired in late December. Yasmin Beers, who also took on a new city position as manager, oversaw the swearing in. Dignitaries in attendance included Glendale […]

Bear Connects with Local Residents

By Charly SHELTON Last Thursday, a quiet street in La Cañada saw a new resident move in. An adult female cinnamon bear took up residence in a tree on Burgoyne Lane just north of Foothill Boulevard. The current occupant of the home, not ready to move out yet, called the authorities to come and remove […]

La Cañada Flintridge Businesses Burglarized

On Tuesday at 5:23 a.m., Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station received notification of an alarm activation at Taco Deli in the 400 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge. Deputies arrived within seven minutes of receiving the call and found the window of the front door of the business smashed with an unknown object. They […]

Mars Curiosity Labs are Back in Action

NASA’s Curiosity rover is analyzing drilled samples on Mars in one of its onboard labs for the first time in more than a year. “This was no small feat. It represents months and months of work by our team to pull this off,” said Jim Erickson, project manager of the Mars Science Laboratory mission, which […]

Accident on Briggs Creates Power Outage

By Mary O’Keefe The driver of a Kia, a 65-year-old male, apparently lost control of the vehicle while traveling northbound on Briggs Avenue at about 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The vehicle drifted to the east and collided with a utility pole near the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. The vehicle then overturned on its side and […]

Friedman Names Ascencia the 2018 “Nonprofit of the Year”

On Wednesday, Assemblymember Laura Friedman honored Ascencia of Glendale as the 43rd Assembly District’s 2018 Nonprofit of the Year. “Ascencia has been providing critical services to Californians experiencing homelessness in the 43rd Assembly District and across our region,” said Assemblymember Friedman. “Their steadfast dedication to community service has been an inspiration to all and I […]

Election Results and Voter Issues

By Mary O’KEEFE There will be a Republican and Democrat on the ticket for governor of California this November. The field of 27 vying for the office included 12 whose party preference was Democrat, five Republican, two whose preference was the Green Party, one Libertarian Party, one Peace and Freedom and five who had no […]

Tip-A-Cop Benefits Special Olympics

By Charly SHELTON Anyone passing Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill on Tuesday evening may have been concerned by all the law enforcement activity at the popular local restaurant. But what was taking place was the annual Tip-A-Cop night benefitting the Special Olympics of Santa Clarita/Tri-Valley. The event kicked-off with the Law Enforcement Torch Run, in […]

CV Fireworks Hosting Bingo Fundraiser

By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association is hosting a bingo night on Saturday that will be held at Verdugo Hills Hospital. The doors open at 5 p.m. with the first game beginning at 6 p.m. This is the first year the Association is hosting a bingo fundraiser and, for the popular local fireworks […]

Residents Ask for ‘Horse Sense’

By Brian CHERNICK A number of Glendale and Burbank residents attended the Glendale City Council meeting Tuesday night to speak out against the rezoning of a historic equestrian community that borders the two cities. The protests were spurred by an application submitted in February by Art Simonian who founded Metro Investments and serves as a […]