From the Desk of the Publisher

Opting In, Opting Out My head is just about spinning on my shoulders! I’ve shared with you that summertime is typically a slow time at CV Weekly. But even though fall is still a month off, the pace has definitely quickened here. I shared with you that the ballots for CV Weekly’s Finest have been […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Oh dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total Eclipse Without all hope of day!      ~  John Milton (1671) All systems are clear for “The Great American Eclipse.” But will the skies clear over the Crescenta Valley by Monday at 9:05 a.m. to begin our viewing? No matter the state of the […]

For CVHS, the Music Plays On

For CVHS, the Music Plays On

By Mary O’KEEFE While many students at Crescenta Valley High School are busy buying backpacks and squeezing in the last little bit of summer fun, members of the CVHS band are getting ready for the 2017-18 school year. For two weeks before school begins, 132 musicians and color guard members set their alarms for “early” […]

Church Window Damaged

By Mary O’KEEFE The large east-facing window at Christian Life Church was damaged by what Pastor Randy Foster described as what appeared to be a gunshot. Foster said he is not certain if it had anything to do with Tuesday night’s fatal shooting in the 2900 block of Montrose Avenue. The church is in the […]

Locals Battle Meningitis

By Charly SHELTON Meningitis can be either a bacterial infection or a viral one – and each is deadly. The infection causes a swelling of the membranous tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord, which puts pressure on the nervous tissue and can lead to limb loss, paralysis or death. One local resident and Glendale […]

Glendale Police Respond to Fatal Shooting

Glendale Police Respond to Fatal Shooting

By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Police Department homicide detectives continue their investigation into the murder of a Montrose woman that occurred on Tuesday night. Glendale police have released the name of the woman that was shot and killed in the parking garage beneath her Montrose Avenue apartment. Hy Soon Oh, 67, owned South Los Angeles business […]

Time Extended to Rockhaven Developer

By Brian CHERNICK Glendale City Council voted on Tuesday to provide an additional 12 months to the development company responsible for revitalizing the Rockhaven Sanitarium in northern Glendale in order for it to complete its Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with the city. Gangi Development’s need for the extension comes after lenders backed away from funding […]

Historical Cup Arrives Home

By Mary O’KEEFE It was an exciting day for the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley on Aug. 4 when it finally received a unique piece of Montrose history. In 1915, the citizens of the newly-formed town of Montrose honored the man who was responsible for their town’s existence. Robert Walton was a local real estate […]

GPD Robbery Suspect Wanted

The Glendale Police Dept. is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying a dangerous suspect who robbed a 55-year-old woman at gunpoint. During the evening hours of Monday, June 26, the female victim was parking her car in the 300 block of Salem Street. As she was exiting her vehicle, she was confronted by […]

CRIME BLOTTER

July 31 Angeles Crest Highway and Salisbury Court in La Cañada, while on patrol a deputy discovered a vehicle that was traveling southbound on the Crest had been reported stolen. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and found the driver, a Palmdale man, 27, was driving on a suspended license, allegedly in possession of narcotics, […]