UPDATE SUNDAY 6:30 p.m.: The Unified Command of LAFD, Glendale Fire, Burbank Fire, LA County Fire and LAPD have updated Fire Containment to 25%; Total personnel assigned remains = 1000+; Acreage remains = 5,865; The Foothill (I-210) Freeway has now reopened in both directions; ALL MANDATORY AND VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS IN ALL JURISDICTIONS HAVE BEEN FORMALLY LIFTED; […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Fire Dept. responded to a call concerning a structure fire in the 3900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue at 8:06 p.m. As of 9:59 p.m. the fire was contained and there were no injuries reported. Pennsylvania Avenue was closed in both directions as of 11:17 p.m. The fire is currently under investigation.
LA Fire has released a statement regarding the La Tuna Fire. As of 8 p.m. Saturday, approximately 800 personnel attacked the fire that spanned an official count of 5,800 acres. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Containment is at 10%. The 210 Freeway eastbound is closed at Wheatland and reopens at Lowell; the 210 […]
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.
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]