“A low line of shore was visible at first on the right between the movement of the waves and fog, but when we came further it was lost sight of, and nothing could be seen but the mist curling in the rigging, and a small circle of foam.” ~ John Millington Synge, 1871-1909, Irish author, […]
Food trucks, kid activities and an expansive fireworks display await the Crescenta Valley community. By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association are working hard as they prepare for the Fourth of July Star Spangled Celebration at Crescenta Valley High School. The longtime traditional hometown Independence Day fireworks celebration costs $50,000 to bring […]
By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol has lately been up on the Angeles Crest Highway trying to get drivers to slow down as they make their way along this twisting and turning mountain road and commuter path. “We had received calls from commuters that were worried about the Angeles Crest Highway,” said Office Bejar. “As […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Scientists and engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory are listening every day for a signal from Opportunity, the “little rover that could.” The Martian rover has powered down as a fierce storm covers the Red Planet. “We got notice on Friday, June 1, of the storm,” said Bill Nelson, engineer manager for the […]
On June 13 at 9:26 a.m., the Glendale Police Dept. AB109 Task Force and the Los Angeles County Probation Armed Unit conducted a probation compliance check in the 1300 block of Blossom Street in the City of Glendale. The team was conducting a compliance check involving two brothers, 24-year-old Vahe Harutyunyan and 22-year-old Garik Aroutiounian. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An attempted carjacking was thwarted by good Samaritans and an advanced ignition system. At about 7:40 p.m. on June 15, a woman was sitting in her silver Mercedes SUV in the Ralphs parking lot in La Cañada. Her daughter was asleep in the backseat of the vehicle when suddenly a 19-year-old Los […]
Senator Anthony J. Portantino received an Honorary Service Award from the First District PTA. Portantino, a PTA member, has been a lifelong advocate of K-12 public school education. He worked closely with the First District PTA throughout his years in office. Portantino is the father of two daughters, one who completed her K-12 education in […]
By Charly SHELTON The 710 Freeway began as Legislative Route 167 in 1933. In 1947, LR 167 was extended to include Pasadena. By the mid 1960s, there was already construction underway for the enhanced freeway version of the street-based SR 167, dubbed SR 7. It was slated to connect to the 210 and the 134 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE William Warren Hail, Lt. Colonel, U.S. Air Force, from Glendale, Missing in Action, last seen during post-maintenance test flight out of Da Nang Air Force Base on Aug. 2, 1965. Jerry Ray Murphy, Specialist 5th Class, U.S. Army, from Tujunga, Killed in Action May 4, 1966 in Ving Long, Vietnam. Gary Nels […]
June 17 2200 block of Luana Lane in Montrose, two rolls of coins were stolen from a locked vehicle. There were no signs of forced entry. The theft occurred overnight. 1900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a woman reported placing her cellphone in a locker at the Crescenta Cañada YMCA, went […]