By Mary O’KEEFE It was all about helicopters and heroes at Hansen Dam Recreation and Sports Complex last weekend. The 2012 American Heroes Air Show, “Courage At The Speed of Flight,” filled the Hansen Dam Recreation and Sports Complex on Saturday with helicopters from military, rescue and law enforcement. There were booths that highlighted several […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, Montrose Search and Rescue team members had just finished going over a map, organizing their continued search for lost hiker Ertug Ergun whose vehicle was discovered in the Stonyvale Picnic Area in Angeles National Forest. The search had been in progress for a week, with negative results. Los Angeles Search […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Curiosity is getting closer to its landing on Mars. In a little over six weeks, the Mars Science Laboratory named Curiosity will be entering the Martian atmosphere where it will land on the surface of the red planet. “The flight is a little more than half way to Mars,” said Jordan […]
UPDATE: The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. issued the following press release regarding the near drowning on Friday: A toddler was revived by rescuers and airlifted to the hospital Friday after being discovered face down in a forest river. Rescuers were in the area to search for an unrelated missing man. On June 29, 2012, multiple […]
It appears that Meatball has made his way back home to the Crescenta Valley. By Mary O’Keefe A local resident had a familiar visitor last week in her backyard – a bear. Though not that uncommon to see a bear in the foothills, there was just something about him, however. It was his earring: […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After meetings with community members, fundraisers and outreach of every form, the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy has raised enough money to acquire the eight acres of open-space land known as the Rosemont Preserve. In an effort to thank those who supported the Rosemont Preserve and to those who want to be part […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The search continues for Ertug Ergun, 33, an engineer from Turkey who now lives in Bakersfield who was reported missing on June 20 to the Bakersfield Police. The search began when a member of the U.S. Department of Forestry discovered an abandoned vehicle in the parking lot of the Stonyvale Picnic area […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two recent arrests were credited in part to local residents getting involved and calling police. Glendale police responded to a call concerning a man who appeared to be going from vehicle to vehicle attempting to open the car doors in the 3200 block of Altura Avenue. A resident reported that she witnessed […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 71-year-old motorcycle rider was involved in a fatal accident on the Angeles Crest Highway near Dawson Saddle on Sunday. Richard Shumway, 71, of Yorba Linda died after he lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a guardrail, said California Highway Patrol Officer Gil Hernandez. Hernandez said that in this area […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police arrested a transient listed as a sex registrant on Foothill Boulevard shortly after midnight on June 21. A Glendale police officer noticed what appeared to be a male transient walking along the north curb of Foothill Boulevard near Dunsmore Avenue at 12:42 a.m. The man seemed to need to balance […]