Guesthouse Fire on Descanso Drive
By CV Weekly on La Cañada, News
By Mary O’KEEFE A residential fire in the 1000 block of Descanso Drive in La Cañada Flintridge has closed down the intersection of Chevy Chase and Descanso drives until about 11 p.m. this evening. “We were dispatched to a single family residential fire, ” said Battalion 4 Chief Reed, from Los Angeles County Fire Station […]
Heart Your Park Program
By CV Weekly on Glendale, News
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has partnered with Macy’s, Inc. on Heart Your Park, a community donation program to benefit local parks across America from March 7 – 31. The store personnel at the Macy’s in the Glendale Galleria have selected Brand Park as the recipient of their in-store donations as part of the “SecretGarden” campaign. Customers will be able to make […]
Supervisors Approve Middle School Crossing Guards
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County board of supervisors approved the adoption of a revised warrant for assigning an adult crossing guard to include school crossings servicing middle schools in the unincorporated county jurisdiction. The decision paves the way for unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County to hire a crossing guard for middle school […]
Schiff – President Obama’s Budget an Improvement for Planetary Science But Still Insufficient, Greater Investment Needed for Mars, Europa
By CV Weekly on Glendale, News
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff, a member of the Appropriations Committee’s Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee, released the following statement after the President’s budget included $1.28 billion for planetary science, an amount he called better, but still insufficient to maintain America’s leadership: “The budget proposal for planetary science is significantly better than in past years, but is […]
County Building Struck by Motorist
Updated at 12:27 p.m. A County of Los Angeles Dept. of Social Services building in the 4600 block of San Fernando Road in Glendale was struck by a motorist this morning. The Sheriff’s Dept., which has an office in the building, Glendale PD and Glendale Fire are on scene. According to Glendale Police, it appears […]
Weather Update
A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for the Los Angeles County including Tujunga, Crescenta Valley and La Cañada Flintridge until 8:45 p.m. tonight. “There is a very heavy band of rain developing,[with] a high rain rate of [possibly] an inch an hour, ” said Bonnie Bartlett, weather specialist with the National Weather Service, Oxnard. […]
Update: Accident on Ocean View
Update: California Highway Patrol reported that a pedestrian suffered minor injuries after an accident that occurred about 6:30 p.m. this evening. An accident has occurred at Ocean View Boulevard and Montrose Avenue involving one vehicle and a pedestrian. Emergency responders have arrived. No other information is available at this time. Law enforcement advises roads are […]
Storm News from LASD
Friday February 28, 2014, 4:50 PM LASD – HQ Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff Advisory: #LArain Update: 4pm, Fri. Winter Storm LA County Emergency Operations Center The Los Angeles County Operational Area Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) was activated at 600 a.m. PST in response to a strong winter storm moving through Los Angeles County. […]
Minimal Problems – So Far – Due to Rain
By Mary O’KEEFE The rain has brought problems to the freeways and some power outages but local mountains in the Station Fire area seem to be holding as Crescenta Valley residents wait for more rain to move through. “There are a few bands [of storm] to move through. The most intense was last night; now […]