Public’s Help Sought
CV Station Detectives are Asking for the Public’s Help By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff detectives from the Crescenta Valley station are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects who vandalized Rosemont Middle School. Detectives have released a surveillance photo of two individuals suspected of vandalizing the school with spray painted graffiti […]
Apparent Suicide on ACH
By Mary O’KEEFE A 43-year-old Pasadena man was found dead of an apparent suicide in a vehicle parked along Angeles Crest Highway, mile marker 27.2 on Monday. “It [has been determined] a suicide [from] a gunshot wound,” said Craig Harvey, Los Angeles County Coroner spokesman. The Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics pronounced the man […]
Mountain Roads Closed Due to Weather
Due to the very low elevations of snow anticipated for this afternoon and evening, Public works is planning to close the following roadway segments prior to noon today. · Angeles Forest Highway – Aliso Cyn. Road to SR-2 (Angeles Crest Highway) · Upper Big Tujunga Cyn. Road – Angeles Forest Highway to SR-2 (Angeles Crest Highway) · Big Tujunga Cyn. Road – […]
Blown Away – Recovery Continues From Blasting Winds
Foothill residents and businesses are still coping with the aftermath of one of the most powerful windstorms in memory. By Jason KUROSU The coming of winter approaches Southern California not in the form of snow or sleet, but occasionally rain and, in the present case, a windstorm which battered SoCal residents last week, leading to […]
Toys Needed for CV Sheriff’s Donation Drive
By Mary O’KEEFE Every year the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Support Group, volunteers and station staff work together to gather food and toys for families in need in the area. The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Toy and Food Drive began just before Thanksgiving collecting items that will be delivered to over 100 families on Dec. 17. The […]
MSPA Presents Budget for 2012 to Council
By Ted AYALA Dale Dawson, executive director for the Montrose Shopping Park Assn., presented the MSPA budget for calendar year 2012 to the City Council on Tuesday night. The budget, totaling $369,000, is open to examination by the Council, but they cannot amend or vote against its implementation. The MSPA has suffered a difficult year, […]
Weather in the Foothills
“Trees go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves…” – John Muir And the winds blew, and then blew some more… Besides a downed Pepper tree in the front yard, we had relatively little damage. The biggest inconvenience for many of us was the loss of electricity across […]
Calm Night Ushers in Montrose Christmas Parade
By Mary O’KEEFE After the Glendale Fire Department engine drove down Honolulu Avenue on Saturday and Santa waved at those lined along the sidewalk, the 35th Annual Montrose Christmas Parade came to an end. “[Our count] was about 21,000 to 22,000 people attending the parade,” said Lt. Steve Robertson, Glendale Police Department. That figure is […]
Students Left in the Dark
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley students learned a lesson in working together and the value of cellphone lights last Thursday and Friday. Crescenta Valley was part of the more than 200,000 Southern California Edison customers that lost power in last week’s windstorm. Students dealt with darkened halls using flashlights and cellphone lights to open their […]