The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close all lanes of the eastbound Foothill [210] Freeway between Mountain Street and Lake Avenue for a 34-hour weekend closure as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. The closure will begin Saturday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. The eastbound I-210 connector to the westbound Ventura [134] Freeway will […]
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Office is looking for people to work at polling places for the upcoming Nov. 8. At present it is too early to know what precincts will need pollworkers, said Brenda Duran, spokeswoman for RR/CC. “As we get closer to the election we will know more of a sense […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday Caltrans workers noticed skid marks in the area on Angeles Crest Highway at mile marker 41.69. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Montrose Search and Rescue team rappelled over the side of the cliff and found an SUV with brush grown around it. The VIN of the SUV relates to a […]
Triple-digit temperatures are here to stay – for a while. It’s hot. According to NASA, July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of record keeping. In California, we have had hot days but not too hot. “The local temperatures in July were above average but they weren’t spectacularly above average,” said Bill Patzert, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars 1641 are strong supporters of the Crescenta Valley. At their foundation is a deep commitment to support veterans and active military personnel. This bond began at their first days of boot camp and continues throughout their lives. The two organizations are […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday a Glendale City Council workboot meeting was held at the Glendale Police Dept.’s community room. The meeting allowed GPD to present information on current GPD projects including training officers in areas of crisis negotiation, evaluation of mental health and weaponless defense tactics. “I think Glendalians should feel fortunate to live […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Most people have seen those shaky car dash cam videos usually taken by or of road rage victims. One of the latest, videoed from a vehicle behind the incident, shows how a female SUV driver had apparently enraged the driver of another car because she had cleaned her windshield while driving, causing […]
Aug. 13 4000 block of Dover Road in La Cañada, a backpack and Apple Mac laptop computer were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. Aug. 12 5400 block of Ocean View Boulevard in La Cañada, the rear passenger seat was stolen from an unlocked vehicle between midnight and 1:15 a.m. 700 block of Flintridge Avenue […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY A community mixer is being held on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Crescenta Commons, located at the southwest corner of Orange and Rosemont avenues in La Crescenta. According to organizer Robbyn Battles, the meet-and-greet is an opportunity for the community to gather and thank local veterans […]