By Charly SHELTON Hydraulic fracturing of rock layers to release oil – fracking for short – is a practice that is hotly debated in the country today. The process involves pumping water into the earth to produce tension which then breaks the rock layers from the inside out and releases hidden oil pockets, allowing them […]
The California Highway Patrol has activated an Amber Alert. This message was created by CHP ENTAC on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department and is in effect for the following counties: Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, San Bernardino, and Orange. Today, at about 2:05 p.m., Lanees Issa was abducted from Los Angeles by her non-custodial […]
Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Newberry, S.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,068,467 pounds of turkey bacon products that may be adulterated because it may spoil before the “Best When Used By” date, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The turkey bacon was produced between May 31, 2015, […]
The Glendale Youth Alliance (GYA), which serves youth from Glendale, Burbank and La Canada, has embarked on the 2015-2016 Employer Incentive Program and is now accepting applications for both employees and employers. To qualify, applicants must be between the ages of 18 to 24, NOT enrolled in school at the time of enrollment and meet […]
The Glendale Police Department Traffic Unit conducted a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on August 22, at Brand Blvd / Cerritos Ave between the hours of 7 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the […]
On Aug. 20, at about 1:55 pm, a Glendale police officer saw a car traveling northbound on Pennsylvania Avenue, its passenger side headlight did not function. As the officer made a U-turn, the car quickly turned left into a driveway in the 4400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The officer located the car at the end […]
As the hospital prepares for its 110th birthday, administrators reflect on the innovative ideas of its founder. By Mary O’KEEFE One-hundred-and-ten years ago penicillin had yet to be discovered. Wearing gloves and masks was just beginning to be discussed as a requirement for doctors and nurses. Treating the entire person was not something most hospitals […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Shopping Park is gearing up for the Sixth Annual Montrose Film Festival taking place on Friday and Saturday. The idea of a film festival came from a conversation between Tony Smith and Steve Pierce, two longtime Crescenta Valley residents. Both remembered the Montrose Movie Theater that once stood where the […]