By Marissa GOULD, intern Located to the south of the dog park at Crescenta Valley Park is a modest recreation center. On most days, the rec center is the location of an after-school program for kids where they hang out until their parents are able to pick them up. On Saturday, though, the rec center […]
By Jason KUROSU For La Crescenta residents, New Year’s Day is both a day for celebrating the New Year and remembering the disastrous flood of New Year’s Day 1934. At approximately midnight, as families and revelers slept or celebrated, the rains which had fallen throughout the day combined with 700,000 cubic yards of soil to […]
By Brandon HENSLEY After four years as president of the Crescenta Valley Town Council, Cheryl Davis gave her last address to council and audience members at the year-end meeting Dec. 19. After receiving a standing ovation and a bouquet of flowers, it was time to step down. “I need to cut back a little, and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Four missing mountain bikers did not suffer any injuries from their unplanned overnight stay in the Angeles National Forest, said Lt. Angela Shepard. “They were uninjured. They took a wrong turn and ended up in Bear Canyon instead of JPL [Jet Propulsion Laboratory],” Shepard said. The four men had planned on biking […]
By Mary O’KEEFE UPDATE: The four missing mountain bikers did not suffer any injuries from their unplanned overnight stay in the Angeles National Forest, said Lt. Angela Shepard. “They were uninjured. They took a wrong turn and ended up in Bear Canyon instead of JPL [Jet Propulsion Laboratory],” Shepard said. The four men […]
A traffic accident involving two vehicles has shut down lanes at the intersection at Pennsylvania Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. Emergency vehicles have responded, California Highway Patrol has no other information available at this time. Traffic is being diverted around the accident, expect delays. Check with CVW for updates.
The County of Los Angeles received an upgrade in its long-term credit rating from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, raising the County’s rating from AA to AA+. This is the highest credit rating ever assigned to the County by S&P. S&P’s outlook highlights the County’s strong general fund reserves, strong management practices, and budgetary flexibility and […]
Rep. Schiff and Members of Los Angeles Delegation Urge Appropriations Conferees to Include Provision Directing the Transportation Secretary and FAA to Address Helicopter Noise On Thursday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), along with Reps. Brad Sherman, Henry Waxman, Tony Cardenas and Alan Lowenthal, wrote to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Transportation Housing and […]
Protestors turn out to voice opposition to changes at Devil’s Gate Dam. By Jason KUROSU A crowd could be seen gathering at Devil’s Gate Dam Saturday morning, initially clustered together to listen to speakers, then spread across the length of the dam hand-in-hand, shouting, “Save Hahamongna!” Since it was announced that the county would be […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, members of the Montrose Search and Rescue Team responded to hikers who found themselves stuck on a cliff, unable to climb up or down. “A guy and his girlfriend went on a hike in the Sylmar area behind Veterans [Memorial] Park and got stuck cliff side,” said Mike Leum, MSR. […]