Salvation Army Needs Donations

By Mary O’KEEFE Tis the season to shop, give gifts and have family dinners. But it is also the season to reflect on what can be done to help others, especially those less fortunate. This is the time that homeless shelters, food banks and those that help the homeless or near homeless look to the […]

Hollywood Burbank Airport Unveils New Name and Logo

In an official brand launch on Dec. 14, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Vice President and Glendale City Councilmember Zareh Sinanyan and Airport Executive Director Frank Miller unveiled the new Hollywood Burbank Airport name and logo on the façade of the Airport’s terminal tower. The brand launch event was followed by the official introduction of Traveler’s Tails, […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Dec. 10 4400 block of Cloud Avenue in La Crescenta, tow trucks were broken into and several items were stolen from a business. Surveillance footage showed a white pickup truck park along the east side of Cloud Avenue. It also showed a man carrying objects from a tow truck to the pickup truck. A woman […]

Public’s Assistance Needed in Serial Bank Robbery

Glendale Police Department detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects involved in two attempt bank robberies in the City of Glendale. During the course of the investigation, detectives learned the same suspects are responsible for bank robberies in the City of Sherman Oaks and the City of Los Banos. On Monday, Nov. […]

Thomas Fire Claims Fighter

Firefighters are tasked with extinguishing the country’s most aggressive blazes. By Mary O’KEEFE The recent fires in Southern California have devastated neighborhoods and families. Hundreds of homes have been lost and many more damaged. Thousands of firefighters from across the country have fought these blazes for days, facing not just fire but high winds and […]

Grant Money Provides Skills and Training

By Brian CHERNICK With the help of grant money from Measure H, the City of Glendale is bringing together a number of homeless community service providers to help put over a dozen individuals back into the workforce and out of poverty. The City’s Community Services and Parks Dept. Workforce Development Section was awarded $100,000 during […]

Home Invasion Robbery in La Cañada

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies from Crescenta Valley Station are asking for the public’s help with information concerning a home invasion robbery that occurred on Dec. 12 in La Cañada. At about 7:30 p.m., four suspects wearing masks and gloves forced open the back door of a residence in the 800 block […]

Welcome to Glendale Sign Broken in an Accident

  By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are investigating a hit and run accident that occurred on Foothill Boulevard just east of Lowell Avenue early this morning. “We got a call from someone who heard the crash,” said Sgt. Dan Suttles, GPD spokesman. GPD received the call about 4 a.m. when they arrived they found a […]

The Joy of a Toy

By Charly SHELTON The annual toy and food drive delivers toys, food and holiday joy. The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station and Crescenta Valley Park Annual Toy and Food Drive is in full swing, collecting unwrapped toys and non-perishable food. For 28 years, the CV Sheriff’s Station has held the drive to help local families in […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

The Season of Celebration Last Thursday I had the privilege of being one of four honorees of the Verdugo Hills Council of the Boy Scouts, which selected me as a Hometown Hero. I was truly dumbfounded because I have always considered first responders – the ones who run into trouble rather than away from it […]