Alert Credit Union Employees Thwart Fraud Attempt

By Mary O’KEEFE A woman who had been  detained by Glendale police officers Monday about 11 a.m. after allegedly attempting to cash a fraudulent check at the Glendale Area Schools Federal Credit Union at 1800 Broadview Dr. was later found to be a victim of a scam. “The woman came up to the counter and […]

Portantino’s Bill To Expand Whistleblower Protections Passes Key Committee

Assemblymember Anthony Portantino’s bill to provide Legislative staffers with the same protections from retaliation as other state employees has passed its first legislative hurdle. AB 1378 was approved this week by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on a unanimous vote. The bill marks the first time legislative employees will have legal protection from reprisals for reporting […]

UPDATE: Search & Rescue Respond to Lost Bikers

Mountain bikers were found  at 2:30 a.m. this morning [Friday] after about a five hour search by  Search and Rescue teams. The bikers were sighted by Los Angeles County Helicopter 12. There were no injuries. said Lt. Tanya Edwards. Montrose Search & Rescue was called out Thursday evening around 9 p.m. in response to the […]

Armed Man Dies After Fatal Police Shooting

By Mary O’KEEFE A 40-year-old man has succumbed to a gunshot wound he received after a confrontation with a Glendale Police Officer this afternoon. Glendale paramedics responded to a call about 1 p.m. to the 1700 block of Riverside Drive in Glendale, said Sgt. Tom Lorenz, GPD spokesman. The girlfriend of the man made the 9-1-1 call […]

New Year Fire Destroys Home

By Mary O’KEEFE A local family is recovering from a devastating house fire that occurred on Dec. 31 in the 4900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The family was not home when a fire blazed through their single level family home. “We got a dispatch [call] of a structure fire at 9:34 p.m.,” said Inspector Quvondo […]

It’s the End of Redevelopment Agencies

Future civic projects in doubt after California Supreme Court upholds the state’s decision to abolish redevelopment agencies. By Ted AYALA Projects on the scale of the Americana on Brand and the Glendale Galleria face an uncertain future as the city struggles with last week’s decision by the California Supreme Court to uphold the state’s abolishment […]

from the desk of the publisher

Fear of Commitment I feel a “Back in my day …” comment brewing, no doubt showing my age. It used to be that men who avoided marriage were categorized as having a fear of commitment. They didn’t want to be tied down to one woman, to give up their independence or have to answer to […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Beauty is a form of genius – is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon.” – Oscar Wilde, late 19th Century playwright Happy New Year! No […]

A Local U.S. Marine: Home for the Holidays

By Mary O’KEEFE Travis Scott is enjoying a few more days of his hometown holiday before heading back to U.S. Marine training in Hawaii. From there he doesn’t know where he will be sent but after two tours in Afghanistan he is ready for wherever they send him. Scott is a 2008 Crescenta Valley High […]

In Brief

GRACE PERIOD OVER DMV customers have had a 30-day grace period from the date of registration expiration to pay the vehicle registration renewal. This grace period ended on Jan. 1. When an expired registration is now detected, law enforcement will be able to immediately cite the vehicle for Vehicle Code §4000(a)(1).     BUSINESS WOMEN […]