Mountview Retirement Under Mandatory Evacuation

At 10:37 tonight, Saturday, CV Weekly confirmed by personnel at Mountview Retirement on Honolulu Avenue that the facility was being evacuated. Residents who had family members nearby were being picked up; others were being transferred to another Elmcroft facility in San Diego.

Evacuations Follow Morning La Tuna Fire Press Conference

Evacuations Follow Morning La Tuna Fire Press Conference

By Charly SHELTON Mandatory evacuations for the Glenwood Oaks and Mountain Oaks areas of the Crescenta Valley were issued this afternoon not long after a morning press conference by safety personnel. Crescenta Valley High School, 2900 Community Ave. in La Crescenta, and Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo Road, have been established as evacuation centers. […]

UPDATE FRIDAY, 5:05 pm Grand Fire in Angeles NF

Updated 5:05 p.m., Friday: According to Nathan Judy, the Grand Fire is 80% contained. Firefighters and crews were there overnight containing it to 2.5 acres. The nearby campground is still closed; it is hoped that it will reopen for the Labor Day holiday but as of right now it’s still closed. By Mary O’KEEFE The […]

Bicyclist vs Car Near CVHS

By Mary O’KEEFE A 17-year-old boy on a bicycle collided with a vehicle on Thursday at about 7:35 a.m., according to California Highway Patrol. “It was a minor injury accident,” said Officer Lough. A vehicle was heading southbound from a driveway on Foothill Boulevard near Cloud Avenue. The bicyclist was heading eastbound when he collided […]

A Facelift for the CV Sheriff’s Station

A Facelift for the CV Sheriff’s Station

The completion of the remodeling of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station at  4554 Briggs Avenue is almost complete. By Mary O’KEEFE “It’s about 98% done,” said Lt. Mark Slater, LASD Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. The remodeling and redesign project of the sheriff’s station began with an update of the front desk area, but then, as […]

Eight Years Later: Remembering the Station Fire

Eight Years Later: Remembering the Station Fire

By Charly SHELTON It has been eight years since the Station Fire scorched its way through the Angeles National Forest. The blaze, which was begun by an arsonist on Aug. 26, 2009, quickly grew out of control and many neighborhoods across the Crescenta Valley, Tujunga, Sunland, Pasadena, Acton, Altadena and La Cañada were evacuated as […]

Concessions Preclude Hotel Approval

By Brian CHERNICK After more than four hours of hearings, deliberations and two hold-out votes, a new hotel in the heart of downtown Glendale was approved with a number of exceptions that go beyond the city’s land use ordinances and standards. Hotel Louise – the proposed new hotel on the southwest corner of Louise and […]

Trader Joe’s Turns 50

By Mary O’KEEFE Trader Joe’s recently celebrated its 50th anniversary by offering items for 50 cents that disappeared quickly. What would become the California-based chain actually began in 1958 when it was called Pronto Markets, but it wasn’t until 1967 when the store’s named changed to Trader Joe’s that it became a California icon. According […]

MSAR and the Station Fire

By Mary O’KEEFE For 70 years, the Montrose Search and Rescue team has traveled the Angeles National Forest ready to search for any lost hikers, respond to cars over the side of the road, recover those who met a tragic end and even rescue a dog … or two. It is easy to take their […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Aug. 25 Foothill Boulevard and Littleton Place in La Cañada, the front passenger window was smashed and an umbrella was stolen from a vehicle between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Foothill Boulevard and Littleton Place in La Cañada, the front passenger window was smashed,  a wallet was stolen and the interior of the vehicle was […]