By Mary O’KEEFE At Sunday’s Harvest Market, several nurses from USC Verdugo Hills Hospital set up a booth and reached out to the community to share their concerns about the hospital and the working/patient conditions. They were asking the public to sign a petition they plan on presenting to the hospital administration in the near […]
On Nov. 23-24, a man called CVS Pharmacy in both Montrose and Tujunga impersonating a doctor. He reportedly asked to verify patient information regarding narcotics prescription medications. The man then used this same information to pick up the prescriptions. The man is described as Middle Eastern, 6’ tall, weighing 200 pounds with a mustache, unshaven […]
Nine motorcyclists have been arrested and are facing felony criminal charges for their involvement in an incident that occurred on the Interstate 405 freeway in February 2014. The arrests were part of “Operation Valentine,” a multi-agency operation that included the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the Los Angeles County Taskforce for Regional Auto theft Prevention (TRAP), […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The California Democratic Party recently held caucuses to fill delegate slots for the Democratic convention. One of the busiest caucuses was held at Glendale Community College on Jan. 11 to elect delegates from the 43rd State Assembly District. “The Democratic Party State Convention delegates actually number about 3,300 people,” explained Convener Thomas […]
On Saturday at about 3:30 a.m., a Glendale police officer conducted a routine traffic stop in the area of Montrose and Briggs avenues. The officer contacted the male driver, later identified as Everardo Amezcua Garcia, 33, and passenger Enrique Jr. Ruiz, 35, both from Los Angeles. While contacting the occupants, the officer allegedly noticed a black cellphone and […]
On Saturday at about 10:16 pm, Glendale police officers were dispatched to the Gardenia Market and Deli located in the 4000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue regarding a silent robbery alarm that had been activated. On arrival, officers contacted the store’s employee who advised the officers that a male entered the market, walked toward the back […]
Traffic is slowed on the eastbound Foothill (210) freeway near the Glendale (2) freeway transition due to a two vehicle accident. A car and cement truck collided. The cement truck caught fire and fire crews responded. The accident occurred about 11:30 a.m. There were no injuries, according to CHP spokeswoman. The accident is still under […]
On Nov. 23-24, a man called CVS Pharmacy in both Montrose and Tujunga impersonating a doctor. He reportedly asked to verify patient information regarding narcotics prescription medications. The man then used this same information to pick up the prescriptions. The man is described as Middle Eastern, 6′ tall, weighing 200 pounds with a mustache, unshaven […]
In Letter with Rep. Chu, Schiff Urges High Speed Rail Authority to Scrap Plans to Study Route Running Through Forest Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) expressed opposition to the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) Authority’s plan to study running the high-speed rail through the Angeles National Forest. The original route from Palmdale to […]