UPDATE: The man, who jumped from the Ocean View Boulevard overpass and was transported to Huntington Hospital passed away in the early morning hours of Dec. 3. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has not released the name or any information pending family notification. UPDATE 7:38 p.m. This afternoon around 4 p.m., CV sheriffs received […]
UPDATE: The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the man who had robbed the Rite Aid in La Crescenta on Friday, then barricaded himself in the nearby Verizon Store. After several hours of negotiations the suspect now identified as Shawn David Weissenborn, 33, of Santa Clarita took his own life. The […]
Sunday at the Hollywood Lutheran Church the public is invited to attend a memorial gala, featuring a wine reception, musical performances, an educational update on the state of HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles by the Medical Director of the Rand Schrader Health & Research Center, LA County’s largest HIV clinic, and a special guest speaker. Hosted […]
A mountain lion that attacked and killed a pet dog last Saturday returned to the home this evening. According to Kim Mattersteig, the Olive Avenue homeowner whose 22-lb dog Bridget was killed in the early morning hours last weekend, a mountain lion was seen leaping over her backyard fence around 8:30 p.m. “We had returned […]
By Mary O’KEEFE UPDATE: 10:00 p.m. A stand-off between law enforcement and a suspect barricaded in the Verizon store on Foothill Boulevard ended at about 9:45 this evening when it was discovered that the suspect had apparently committed suicide. When law enforcement used a camera to look through the windows of the Verizon store they […]
Thousands are expected to converge on Honolulu Avenue for the traditional holiday event. By Jason KUROSU The 37th annual Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade will once again come to dominate Honolulu Avenue, leaving every tree wrapped in lights and the sidewalks from Rosemont Avenue to Verdugo Road occupied by onlookers. The parade will begin at 6 […]
My Season of Thanksgiving Talk show host Bill Handel does a radio commercial that begins along the lines of, “If your business has survived the last four years, congratulations.” I’m pleased to report that indeed my business has survived the last four years. As many of you remember, the CV Weekly was actually launched four […]
Give Thanks… For each morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food and food, For love and friends, For everything thy goodness sends. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson The sun rises on Thanksgiving Day at 6:38 a.m. High pressure off the California coast, as the week began, kept the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Residents in the foothills area are being warned to be cautious due to a recent mountain lion attack on a small dog just off Briggs Avenue. Early Saturday morning, local resident Kim Mattersteig found the remains of her beloved dog Bridget in the backyard of her home. The dog had been viciously […]
By Mary O’KEEFE President Barack Obama was in the southland on Monday and Tuesday, in part to help raise money for future Democratic campaigns. Then there was the visit to DreamWorks Animation in Glendale. A very relaxed President Obama addressed the audience of DreamWorks employees. He spoke of the film industry and how Hollywood has […]