By Mary O’KEEFE The 2018 Tournament of Roses Parade theme “Making a Difference” highlighted individuals and organizations that serve others. While many watched the Rose Parade from the comfort of their living rooms, for one La Crescenta resident this year’s parade was up close and very personal. “I was actually surprised,” said Dr. Slavin of […]
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital welcomed the birth of its first baby of the year. The baby boy was born to parents Heidi and Oscar Amador, and joins his stepsister Addison. He was born on Jan. 1 at 7:34 p.m. weighing 7 lbs., 10 oz. Sara Cardine was the winner for the closest guess of the […]
Learning about MinuteClinics By Mary O’KEEFE Some may have seen the MinuteClinics at CVS Pharmacies but not know what they really are all about. Most know CVS offers flu shots but the MinuteClinics can provide so much more. “Everything that runs the scope of nurse practitioners,” said Myriam Boutary, MinuteClinic nurse practitioner and Los Angeles-area […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. is investigating a home invasion that occurred on Dec. 31 between 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the 800 block of Flintridge Avenue in La Cañada. A resident of the home said he was sitting in an upstairs room watching television when he heard his wife scream. […]
While alcohol-impaired driving remains the most serious problem on the nation’s roadways, the percentage of drivers in fatal crashes with other impairing substances in their system keeps rising. Faced with more instances of DUID – Driving Under the Influence of Drugs – state and local officials are reiterating the message that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean […]
By Charly SHELTON New Year means new laws. These laws were voted on and passed in 2016 and 2017, and went into effect on Monday with the beginning of 2018. Here’s a sampling of the changes in California: Minimum Wage Increase The long-awaited and much-debated minimum wage increase kicked in this year. For businesses with […]
Jan. 1 300 block of Mellow Lane in La Cañada, all four tires of a vehicle were slashed between 2:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. 4600 block of Hillard Avenue in La Cañada, a man reported meeting with a man at a bar and they returned to his home. He told the man he was […]
Loss of water from the rocks of California’s Sierra Nevada caused the mountain range to rise nearly an inch (24 millimeters) in height during the drought years from October 2011 to October 2015, a new NASA study finds. In the two following years of more abundant snow and rainfall, the mountains have regained about half […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As in every new year, law enforcement must deal with new laws that go into effect. This year a primary focus is on the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana, and how to deal with those driving under the influence. “In reality we have faced this [issue] for a while,” said […]
“Probably nor’east to sou’west winds varying to the southard and westard and eastard and points between; high and low barometer, sweeping round from place to place; probably areas of rain, snow, heat and drought, succeeded or preceded by earth quakes. ~ Mark Twain, American humorist, writer and lecturer, 1835-1910 Leave it to Mark Twain […]