Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Schiff Statement on Senate Passage of USA Freedom Act

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and co-sponsor of the USA Freedom Act, released the following statement: “Senate passage of the USA Freedom Act is a vital step forward in reforming our intelligence programs to ensure that we maximize both security and privacy. The bill’s provisions […]

Community Advisory – Suspicious Activity

The Glendale Police Department became aware that members of the community have been sharing information on social media platforms regarding similar incidents of two women approaching children and making inappropriate statements. It appears in some of the incidents, the children were accompanied by adults. Though there are several incidents shared on social media, the police […]

GPD Pursuit and Search

A Glendale police helicopter, patrol units and the K9 Unit set up a perimeter search in the area of Menlo and El Tovar drives early this morning. GPD was conducting a “search for an individual” after a vehicle pursuit concerning a stolen vehicle out of the Los Angeles area. As of 1:57 a.m. the perimeter […]

Hiker Severely Injured at Switzer Falls

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Fire, L.A. County Sheriffs and Montrose Search and Rescue responded today to Switzer Falls at about 11:30 a.m. concerning a hiker who had fallen from the top of the falls. The 21-year-old male hiker had been hiking with a friend when he apparently slipped from the top of Switzer […]

Goodbye to Wanda and Ron

Two local icons prepare to leave long-held positions in the Crescenta Valley. By Mary O’KEEFE It may be difficult for many in the Crescenta Valley to believe but Mr. Sowers is retiring from Rosemont Middle School. “Rosemont was here before I started and it will be here after I leave,” Sowers said. But there are […]

Fiesta Days Kicks Off Foothills’ Summer

Fiesta Days Kicks Off Foothills’ Summer

  By Marissa GOULD The weather may have been gray and cloudy on Memorial Day, but that did not deter foothills’ residents from coming to Memorial Park in La Cañada to sit, talk to their neighbors, and enjoy the various booths that Fiesta Days’ Afternoon in the Park offered. There were 18 booths that surrounded […]

Congressman Receives Y Recognition

Congressman Receives Y Recognition

By Jason KUROSU Local YMCAs honored Congressman Adam Schiff during a special ceremony Tuesday afternoon, awarding him the YMCA Congressional Champion Award at the Phoenicia Restaurant in Glendale. The YMCA Congressional Champion Award is an annual honor given to legislators “for their work in supporting youth development, healthy living and social responsibility,” said JC Holt, […]

Sheehan Announces Departure from GUSD

Sheehan Announces Departure from GUSD

By Mary O’KEEFE Dr. Richard Sheehan, superintendent of Glendale Unified School District, has taken the superintendent position at Covina-Valley Unified School District. The announcement was made at a special board meeting of the Covina-Valley Unified School District Tuesday night. “It is bittersweet,” Sheehan said of his departure from GUSD. “I love Glendale. I love the […]

Remembering…

Remembering…

By Mary O’KEEFE “I understand.” That single statement made by Warren Spayth identifies the feeling at the Two Strike Park Memorial Day service held on Monday. Spayth served in Vietnam in the U.S. Marine Corps. His comment was made to the event’s keynote speaker, Lt. Col. Raffi Najarian, after a presentation of a rubbing of […]