By Mary O’KEEFE President Barack Obama announced his gun control proposals Wednesday in a ceremony at the White House. The new proposals included 23 executive actions and is an ambitious step in a divided Congress. With young children who had written letters asking for reform standing behind him on the stage he signed the proposals […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, small business owners sat down with Assemblymember Mike Gatto to discuss how Sacramento can help entrepreneurs navigate the business waters, either by creating new laws, or guidelines, or in some cases leaving them alone to do their job. The members are part of Gatto’s Small Business Advisory Commission and were […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Police Department North Command hosted a Coffee with the COPPS event yesterday morning at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Montrose. Coffee with the COPPS is a time for community members to talk to the police that serve their neighborhoods. They have a chance to discuss problems, ask questions and just […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are advising residents to be alert and contact law enforcement if they see anyone suspicious in their neighborhood after two suspected Knock-Knock burglaries occurred in the area. From the end of December to the first week of January, far north Glendale had three incidents of burglary and one incident of […]
Sheriffs respond to the site of a possible grave and the discovery of a missing Santa Clarita teen. By Mary O’KEEFE Authorities have identified the body found in the Angeles National Forest on Wednesday as that of missing 19-year-old Sarah Alarid. Early Wednesday morning, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Air Bureau reported finding a silver car […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, students in robotics clubs all over the country got up early to sit in front of their computer screens to view the one thing that would be occupying every moment of thought for the next six weeks. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) released its annual game […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Fire Dept. responded to reports of smoke inside Bronson Photography in the 2000 block of Montrose Avenue at about 3:30 p.m. today. “We smelled smoke and started looking around at the walls,” said Bob Bronson, owner. When firefighters arrived, they determined the source of the smoke was from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Sunday was the final performance at the Alex Theatre for the Russian Jazz Ballet of Valery Tereshkin’s “Territory of Jazz.” First, anything at the Alex is a pleasure to attend. It has an historical feel about it, like theatres should have. Going to the theatre, after all, should always be a special […]
By Mary O’KEEFE If it seems like there were more stories in the Crescenta Valley Weekly in 2012 about Montrose Search and Rescue – there were. MSR broke a record in 2012, responding to 113 call-outs. That equates to 3,615 man-hours with the cost to Los Angeles County a staggering $1 per year, per team […]
The cities of La Cañada Flintridge and Glendale were recognized for float design excellence. By Mary O’KEEFE The 124th Rose Parade rolled down Colorado Boulevard Tuesday morning celebrating the theme of “Oh, The Places You’ll Go.” Two local entries won awards: The city of Glendale won the Governor’s Award for the best depiction of life […]