By Mary O’KEEFE On Thursday, Dec. 16, State Farm Insurance presented the Glendale Fire Department with a check for $5,000. “At State Farm, part of our community giving is in the area of safety. And so the focus here is safety disaster preparedness and regional training of the firefighters,” said Eddie Martinez, representative of State […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Toy and Food Drive volunteers packed up items for over 200 families early Saturday morning and began delivering. The rain didn’t dampen the spirit of giving as the volunteers went to homes of families in need, bringing food and toys. Joanne Berg has been part of the toy drive […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Before everyone could get to the drinks and Christmas treats in the back of the room, some had to say goodbye while others said hello during the Dec. 16 Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting. Inside the La Crescenta Library community room, a jam-packed audience saw the newly elected council members take office […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Almost 24 hours after evacuation notices were issued, residents are officially allowed back in their homes, although only a few heeded the evacuation warning. Out of the 147 homes in La Cañada Flintridge and 85 homes in La Crescenta that were given evacuation notices only five families complied with the order to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Following their noses, Glendale police were lead to a room behind a store on Honolulu Avenue and found a sophisticated hydroponic marijuana operation. “We smelled it,” said Det. Toby Darby. What they smelled were over 300 marijuana plants varying in sizes and variety. Five suspects were in custody late Wednesday night as […]
Evacuation orders have been issued today, Tuesday, Dec. 21, by the Foothills Unified Incident Command for 147 residences in La Cañada Flintridge and 85 residences in La Crescenta due to the possibility of debris flows resulting from forecasted rain storms in the area. Residents are urged to follow the evacuation orders as a safety precaution. Residents are asked […]
Glendale Fire Department responded to a call on Sunday concerning a male in the wash at Crescenta Valley Park. It was confirmed that a 16-year-old boy had fallen into the wash at CV Park. He had apparently entered the wash to retrieve a basketball. The water was just deep enough (2″) and fast enough to […]
Around 2 p.m. this afternoon (Sunday), the 5300 block of Pineridge Road was blocked off as Los Angeles County firefighters and workers from Los Angeles County Department of Public Works responded to a call of flooding. When they arrived they found the flooding occurred not because of full debris basins but due to debris trapped […]
Orders are now being taken for DVDs of the 2010 Montrose Christmas Parade. The DVDs can be ordered at the Glendale City Clerk’s office at 613 E. Broadway or by emailing the Parade Association at montroseparade@charter.net. DVDs are $15 each. The parade is now on cable network on Glendale TV6 and Charter Cable Channel 382. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Emergency responders and public works employees are driving up and down the streets of Crescenta Valley and La Cañada, keeping updated on the weather reports and closely watching the hillsides. In anticipation of the brunt of the storm that is expected to come through the area late Saturday night into Sunday, all […]