By Sue KILPATRICK “In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.” – Mark Twain Mark Twain was a great American writer, known for his wit, humor and social commentary of life in late 19th century America. His experiences and travels were vast, thus giving him plenty to say […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Jet Propulsion Laboratory allowed reporters a rare opportunity into the Clean Room to get a close up look at the Mars Science Laboratory. The Clean Room, or Spacecraft Assembly Facility, is where spacecraft like the Mariner and Pathfinder and now the Curiosity rover and components for the MSL are assembled. It is […]
By Jason KUROSU While budget cuts continue to plague California’s universities, the state’s community colleges face similar obstacles, including a potential $800 million reduction in funding (approximately 10% of the budget). The result of such a deep cut could be a denial of up to 400,000 prospective students to California community colleges. With per unit […]
The California Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help in finding the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal accident early this morning. The CHP Altadena Area Office is investigating a fatal collision that took place Tuesday morning at about 2:35 a.m. The collision occurred on southbound the Golden State Freeway I-5 just […]
Sheriff detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying three men who robbed three Montrose women at gun point early Friday morning. The women, all in their late teens, were returning from Hollywood at 3:40 a.m. “They pulled into their driveway (in the 2400 block of Florencita Avenue) and three male blacks ran to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station detectives are asking residents to be aware of people knocking on doors in local neighborhoods claiming to be looking for a friend. Four residential burglaries occurred in La Cañada on Thursday, March 31 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. One of the homes was in the 4800 block […]
A $100,000 reward is offered for anyone with information leading to the arrest of the suspects responsible for the severe beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium on March 31. Los Angeles Police Department detectives are asking for the public’s help in providing information that would lead to the arrest of the […]
By Jason KUROSU A forum for the candidates running for the Glendale Unified School District Governing Board was held at Dunsmore Park on Wednesday, March 23. With the municipal elections on April 5, the forum gave the candidates one last chance to connect face to face with the community. Dan Evans of the Glendale News […]
Body Found on Foothil (210) freeway early Friday morning By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that the body of a male adult was discovered on the westbound 210 Freeway near the Ocean View exit around 1:35 a.m. this morning. “Crescenta Valley Station was called by the California Highway Patrol to the 210 Freeway […]
By Mary O’KEEFE April 5 is Election Day for Glendale residents and for Crescenta Valley residents that are part of the Glendale Unified School District. This includes La Crescenta, Montrose and the west area of La Cañada. “Our average is 25% [of the population] votes,” said Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian, Glendale City Clerk. Kassakhian said that […]