Familiar faces bid farewell to CVHS

By Odalis A. SUAREZ It was a full house at the Crescenta Valley High School cafeteria on Wednesday as teachers, faculty, and staff crowded the room to honor their 16 retiring co-workers. Cathy Turansky of Chás Catering who integrated her dishes with the event’s Hawaiian Luau theme catered the event with coleslaw, teriyaki chicken and […]

BREAKING NEWS: Assault on Briggs

By Mary O’Keefe Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s detectives are looking for a man who reportedly sexually assaulted a woman while she was walking on Briggs Avenue on Monday early evening. At 6:05 p.m. on June 14, a 21-year-old woman was walking southbound on Briggs Avenue near Altura Avenue when she sensed someone was walking behind her. […]

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CV Detectives arrest man for sexual assault and attempted murder

By Mary O’KEEFE Detectives from Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station arrested Armando Garcia, 51, from San Fernando about 8 a.m. Saturday morning for sexual assault and attempted murder. The suspect was a arrested a day after he allegedly beat and raped his 51-year-old victim and then abandoned her in Lopez Canyon. Garica knew the victim. According […]

La Cañada bank robbed

By Mary O’KEEFE The Citizens Business Bank in the 800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada was robbed about noon on Friday. A man entered the bank and presented a teller with a note demanding cash, said Sgt. Ray Harley. The teller complied and the man exited the building.  A dye pack that was concealed […]

Monte Vista kindergartener victim of police chase

By Mary O’Keefe and Robin Goldsworthy A Monte Vista kindergartener has died after a vehicle being pursued by Los Angeles Police Department officers on Thursday night struck her. The pursuit began about 6:30 p.m. after police witnessed a drug deal at Foothill and Van Nuys boulevards, said Officer April Harding, an LAPD spokeswoman. Three suspects […]

CORRECTION

In the May 20 issue we incorrectly stated that CVHS Principal Linda Evans would be continue working with the district until November 2011. She will actually continue working with the district until November 2010.

Trader Joe’s looks to be moving forward

By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday the City of Glendale Planning Hearing Officer Meeting discussed a variance proposal concerning Trader Joe’s market that will be built at 2448 Honolulu Ave. The variance is for a new projecting sign and a permit to sell alcohol. The sign proposed would not be lit from within but with exterior […]

Crime blotter

June 5 2100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a wallet was stolen from a purse that was left unattended in a shopping cart while the owner was shopping at Ross Dress for Less between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. June 4 4400 block of Oak Grove Drive in La Cañada, a student […]

Obituaries

Paul C. Nelson Paul C. Nelson, a Glendale resident for the last 55 years, passed away Sunday, June 6. He was 91. He was born in Rochester, NY on Sept. 12, 1918. In 1928 at age 10 he moved to Glendale with his parents, Chester and Gertrude Nelson, and his younger twin sisters. Paul was […]