On Aug. 14, 1929, the California Highway Patrol was created through an act of the Legislature. The new law gave statewide authority to the CHP to enforce traffic laws on county and state highways – a responsibility which remains in effect today, along with many additional functions undreamed of in 1929. With the merger of […]
A Gem of a Company I had the opportunity on Saturday to stop over at Montrose Travel for the company’s 60th anniversary. What a fantastic party! Plenty of food and beverages, and snow was even brought in for the kids (though I was tempted to take a saucer and make a run myself!). I had […]
Members of the Glendale Police Dept. are growing beards for the month of July as part of a fundraiser to help a Glendale Police Dept. employee. In 1999, Jorge Acevedo was on the road to becoming a police officer, but that dream came to an end the day after Christmas. Acevedo was on his way […]
By Pat KRAMER On Saturday, July 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Medical Mission Adventures will hold a free, one-day event providing routine medical, dental and optical checkups to anyone who needs them. This one-time event is courtesy of the Making it Happen ministry of Chapel of the Hills Church at 11120 Oro Vista […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Friends and family on Friday evening came to remember Max Gonzalez, 21, who was involved in a traffic collision while riding his motorcycle on July 2 in the 8000 block of Foothill Boulevard in Sunland. Gonzalez was traveling southwest along Foothill when he was struck by a woman driving a Mercedes. Witnesses […]
By Charly SHELTON Coral reefs are on the decline the world over. That’s not good. Current estimates place the degradation of worldwide coral reef ecosystems at between 33% and 50%, depending on the study. Despite that the majority of people don’t live anywhere near them, coral reefs affect all of our lives. “People may not […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale residents will be able to water their lawns one more day a week as Glendale Water and Power relaxes from Phase III to Phase II in water conservation. The Glendale City Council voted to relax the mandatory conservation to allow residents to increase exterior watering from two days a week to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A vehicle crashed through the back gate at Rosemont Middle School in the 2700 block of Los Olivos Lane sometime overnight on Monday and landed near the basketball courts. “The two [male driver and female passenger] were found asleep this morning in the vehicle,” said California Highway Police Officer Mohun at the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 15th Annual Montrose Car Show was held on July 3 with over 300 classic cars, hot rods and motorcycles lining Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park area. “This was our largest show ever, with probably the largest viewer participation ever,” said Dave Maher, the show’s organizer. This year there were […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two robberies involving weapons occurred recently in La Cañada Flintridge in the early morning hours. The first incident occurred Monday at 2:25 a.m. A man was cleaning trashcans outside the location in the 400 block of Foothill Boulevard. The man reported that two men entered the plaza where he was working. As […]