Saddleridge Brush Fire Update from Los Angeles City Fire as of 4:22 a.m.: The fire has burned over 4,000 acres, a more accurate assessment will be made after sunrise. The fire is 0% contained. Evacuations include: All of Porter Ranch, north of the 118 freeway from Reseda Boulevard to DeSoto Avenue Oakridge Estates, north of […]
The Glendale Police Department Open House kicks off this Saturday morning at 10 a.m. GPD will have its Breast Cancer Awareness Vehicles on display as well as the new Armored Tactical Vehicle. The police helicopter will be landing between 7:30 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. at the corner of Isabel Street and Broadway Avenue. The public […]
Oct. 5 900 block of Town Center Drive in La Cañada, numerous bottles of vitamins were stolen from a store. According to a witness, two men, one described as a white male and the other an Armenian male, entered the store and took several bottles of antioxidant vitamins. The two males then ran out of […]
Another successful Oktoberfest in Montrose last Saturday with lots of family fun rides, games and entertainment. The annual event is sponsored by the Montrose Verdugo Chamber of Commerce. Photos by Mary O’KEEFE CV Weekly at Oktoberfest
By Julie BUTCHER “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape – Plan Your Escape!” is the theme of Glendale’s Fire Prevention Week. The city and Glendale Fire Department urge all Glendale families to make a plan to get out safely within two minutes of a residential fire alarm. Fire officials addressed the Glendale City Council, focused […]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month takes place every year during the month of October. It is an annual health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities to increase the awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. In 2019, an estimated 268,600 new cases of […]
By Judy TURNER Special to CVW Crescenta Valley Fire Safe Council According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), October is National Fire Prevention Month and is designated as a time to learn fire safety and prevention. Since most of La Crescenta is in the newly expanded “high fire hazard” zone by Cal Fire, it […]
By Lori BODNAR Harmonious notes and delicious smells wafted through the air at the 11TH Annual Rosemont Pancake Breakfast Concert the Saturday morning. Over a thousand people attended to enjoy the delicious pancakes and listen to melodious live music. The weather was perfect, not too hot or too cold. The breakfast was also just right–warm […]
By Julian MITCHELL The California educational system is in for a big shakeup. Two new assembly bills will provide easier access to higher education for all, including two years of community college at no charge. AB 2 proposed by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) expands upon AB 19 which Santiago got put into action in […]
» OP ED This week the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is sponsoring Fire Prevention Week commemorating the Great Chicago Fire. While the Governor has already signed several wildfire preparedness and resiliency bills there remains an important piece of legislation which he has not acted on, AB 1516 authored by Assembly Member Laura Friedman (D […]