SMART DriverTEK Workshops There are two SMART DriverTek workshops scheduled this month in La Crescenta. The first one is Saturday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. at the American Legion, Post 288, 4011 La Crescenta Ave. The second one is Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Bob Smith Toyota, 3333 Foothill Blvd. These are free […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When a person hears the word “cancer” from their doctor there are many different types of reactions. There is fear, anger, disbelief and dread. But imagine going to doctors and no one says it – even though you know it’s there. Then finally a doctor confirms what you already knew. Then a […]
By Brian CHERNICK City of Glendale officials agreed to pay over half a million dollars in a settlement with a former police lieutenant who filed a lawsuit against the city alleging she was denied a promotion due to her race and gender. Ludmilla Abrahamian served as a lieutenant for Glendale police since 2010 and filed […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When the rains poured down this week around the Southland focus was on the hillsides affected by recent wildfires. Mudslides, like the ones that came after the Station Fire, follow many fires, and are the one-two punch from Mother Nature that everyone dreads – and fears. In addition to flooding from water […]
By Charly SHELTON This year’s calendar is populated with all kinds of astronomical events, from meteor showers to eclipses and more. But our local space center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada, has even more events to look out for in this year’s sky. “JPL is incredibly busy. We have more work than ever, fabulous […]
After months of intense work, these cadets conquered fears, challenges and struggles to graduate with Class XX. By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday, 28 members of the Verdugo Fire Academy Class XX graduated after 12 months of classes. These included 900 hours of instruction in areas including firefighting survival, aerial ladder, live fire, ventilation, ladders and […]
Jan. 6 2500 block of Montrose Avenue in Montrose, the passenger side door was damaged and a global positioning system was stolen from a vehicle overnight. Jan. 4 2200 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, when an employee returned to his business he found the front door window had been broken. Cash was discovered […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau continue its investigation into the murder of a young woman whose body was found on Angeles Crest Highway on Dec. 24. A hiker discovered the body of a 21-year-old woman identified by the LA County Coroner as Raylynn Josephine-Deanne Hernandez. “[Her body] was found just off […]
By Nicole MOORE On Thursday, Jan. 4, the Montrose Shopping Park Association held its first meeting of 2018. Andre Ordubegian, president of the MSPA, began the meeting with well wishes for the New Year. “I wish everyone a happy new year and a healthy year … [The Montrose Shopping Park Association] made progress last year […]
On Jan. 9 at approximately 11:10 p.m., an officer attempted to stop a silver Toyota Corolla for speeding at Pennsylvania Avenue and Altura Aveue in La Crescenta. The vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated. After pursuing the vehicle for approximately three miles, the driver lost control of the vehicle at Verdugo and […]