From tonight (Tuesday) until Thursday evening, the National Weather Service is predicting an extreme wind event with gusts up to 60 miles per hour in some areas of Los Angeles County. The combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can lead to an increased risk of wildfire. The Los Angeles County Fire […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is a strong wind event expected tonight into tomorrow. Much of Los Angeles and Ventura County will be hit with winds sustained at 20-to-30 miles per hour, and gusts up to 50. San Gabriel Valley, including Crescenta Valley, has a wind advisory and Red Flag Warning in affect from tonight [Tuesday] […]
From Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept.: The Incident resulted in a detention of one student, with a replica rirearm. LASD confirms no threats to school. At approximately 2:30 p.m., LASD Crescenta Valley Station deputies responded to Crescenta Valley High School, located at 2900 Community Avenue in La Crescenta, regarding multiple calls of a person seen walking […]
Update: The lockdown is over at Crescenta Valley High School. Apparently a JROTC student walked onto campus with his replica rifle, which alarmed another student. Students are being released from the school. Sheriff’s deputies are responding to a call from Crescenta Valley High School that said a student reportedly saw a person with a […]
On Oct. 19, 9 p.m. a 16–year–old girl was walking home on Opechee Way just east of Verdugo Road when a male emerged from behind a bush and blocked her path. The man then grabbed the victim and touched her in a way that would constitute sexual battery. The victim screamed and fought the man […]
A small 20’ by 20’ brush fire is burning near Sunshine Canyon Landfill near the 5 freeway and 14 highway interchange west of San Fernando Road. Aerial water drops and ground crews are, as of 2:30 p.m., fighting the fire.
A brush fire in the 5600 block of Woodley Avenue in the Sepulveda Basin was reported at 4:03 p.m. LAFD is currently battling this fire near the 405 freeway.
A brush fire in the 1800 block of West Yosemite Drive in Eagle Rock that began at 1;45 p.m. has been “knocked down” according to Los Angeles City Fire Dept. The knock down was called 46 minutes after the first call to LAFD. Firefighters took an aggressive stance on the fire including using aerial water […]
In response to rumors at the high school yesterday regarding a possible safety issue today on campus, Principal Linda Junge released the following message yesterday: Hello Falcon Families In the spirit of rumor control, we are reaching out to reassure all that our campus is safe. Rumors were reported to the school earlier this afternoon […]
By Mary O’KEEFE According to the LA County Fire Dept., at 1:42 p.m. it received a call concerning a fire in 31600 block of Tick Canyon Road in Santa Clarita. Firefighters are responding and are battling the fire on the ground and with water dropping air support. As of 3:20 p.m., 850-plus acres were burned. […]