Earthquake Preparedness Event Hosted by Local Girl Scouts

By Isiah REYES Girl Scout Troop 16451 will have a Team Earthquake Preparedness and First Aid Fair on May 31 at Two Strike Park as part of their Community Bronze Project, with special appearance by the CV Boy Scouts. The event is free and will be open to community residents and groups. The objective of […]

Burglaries Prompt Sheriffs to Seek Public’s Help

Burglaries Prompt Sheriffs to Seek Public’s Help

On May 8 between 1:49 p.m. and 2:24 p.m., unknown suspects burglarized a home in the 400 block of Starlight Crest Drive in La Cañada Flintridge. One suspect smashed the rear sliding glass door and gained entry into the home. He then unlocked the front door from the inside and let three other suspects in. […]

CRIME BLOTTER

May 21 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a tote bag, candy and three bottles of liquor were taken from the Rite Aid by a man described as Hispanic or Armenian in his 30s, about 5’7″ to 5’8″ tall, weighing 180 to 190 pounds with brown hair and a goatee. The suspect allegedly […]

Weather in the Foothills

“By forces seemingly antagonistic and destructive Nature accomplishes her beneficent designs now a flood of fire, now a flood of ice, now a flood of water; and again in the fullness of time an outburst of organic life.” ~ John Muir   Memorial Day, often considered the “unofficial first day of summer,” was cloudy and […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

From the Desk of the Publisher

Putting It All Behind Me I am delighted to share with you the success of this past weekend. As most of you may remember, Saturday night/Sunday morning was Prom Plus, the after-prom event held at the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA for Crescenta Valley High School seniors and their guests. I’ll tell you now that I was nervous […]

Sheehan to Leave GUSD

By Mary O’KEEFE This evening at a special board meeting of the Covina-Valley Unified School District, Dr. Richard Sheehan will be announced as the district’s new superintendent. That will be a gain for CVUSD but a loss for Glendale Unified School District. “It is bittersweet,” Sheehan said of his departure from GUSD. “I love Glendale.” […]

Pedestrian Struck at High School

Updated at 3:59 p.m.: At lunch today, Tuesday, a Crescenta Valley High School student pedestrian was hit by a CVHS student driver. Reportedly, the pedestrian did not look and the driver did not have time to stop. The pedestrian reportedly had a compound fracture and was transported to the hospital. According to Officer Fan of […]

CV Sheriffs Ask for Public’s Help

Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying residential burglary suspects. On Tuesday, April 21 between 9:10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., unknown suspects burglarized a home on the 1300 block of Descanso Drive in La Cañada.  They entered the home by smashing the rear glass door pane and stole electronics […]