updated 12:55: Missing boy has been found. He is safe and with his family. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept.-Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station are searching for a 9-year-old boy reported missing since this morning at 11:30. He is 4′ tall, 75 lbs., missing in the 4900 block of Ramsdell Avenue. His name is Joshua. At the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley and Glendale law enforcement will be out in force doing something they both enjoy doing – meeting with the community during National Night Out (NNO) on Tuesday, Aug. 1. “This is a time when we can meet [community members] without there being a victim or crime,” said Sgt. Robert William, […]
By Charly SHELTON With nice weather in the morning continuing into the early afternoon, it might be easy to forget how punishing the heat can be later in the day. Many hikers take to the trails around the Crescenta Valley expecting to be back at their cars before temperatures peak. Instead, some wind up stuck […]
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of the Foothill (I-210) Freeway as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Scheduled closures are subject to change and/or cancelation. A long-term ramp closure of the westbound Ocean View Boulevard off-ramp begins Monday, July 31 and continues through August. Closures continuing through Saturday, July 29: Eastbound […]
Over the past few weeks, hikers discovered two dead fox carcasses, untouched, in property preserved by the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy (AFC) in Millard Canyon in Altadena. Another hiker observed a bobcat walking in circles, seemingly catatonic. At AFC’s Rosemont Preserve, a dead rat was found, belly up in the middle of the trail, untouched […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE A surprise new chapter has been opened in the contentious, decades- long dispute over the 710 Freeway extension. A lawsuit filed by the city of Rosemead last Thursday is seeking to overturn the decision by the governing board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) to drop funding for the […]
By Charly SHELTON Residents of La Crescenta know Rich Toyon as a community fixture. He has been a Boy Scout troop leader for a decade, is a founder and former president of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, president of the Foothills Design Committee, president of V.O.I.C.E. – Volunteers Organized In Conserving the Environment […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY It was grand along Brand on the night of Saturday, July 15 when the City of Glendale hosted the 24th Annual Cruise Night. The free event, held in the heart of downtown Glendale, was a car- and motorcycle- lover’s dream. An estimated 45,000 people checked out 350 cars and motorcycles on display […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Thursday night, the Crescenta Valley Town Council members shared their appreciation for Cynthia Livingston after she retired as principal of Rosemont Middle School. The council members were joined by Kaipo Chock, president of the CV Chamber of Commerce, and representatives from the offices of Senator Anthony Portantino, Assemblymember Laura Friedman, Los […]
July 16 Hill Street and Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a purse was stolen from the trunk of a vehicle between 6:15 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. 3800 block of Sunset Avenue in Montrose, the passenger door of a vehicle was pried open and several items were taken from the vehicle overnight. July 13 2400 block […]