By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Cañada Lions Club will be hosting Norbie Lara, a member of the Wounded Warrior Project, at its meeting on June 6 at 7 p.m. The Lion Club meets at the community room at Citibank in Montrose. The Wounded Warrior Project began as a way to help veterans returning from Afghanistan and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” is a book that covers exactly what the title states. For many of us, it was a constant companion that was always there to tell us we were not alone, that the strange things that happen to a woman’s body during those nine months is perfectly […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police officers, volunteers and civilians were honored at the 17th Annual Police Appreciation and Awards Luncheon on Thursday. The awards ranged from marksmanship ability to boots-on-the-ground police action. Officer Frank Martinez was awarded a Divisional Commendation for his professionalism, calm and quick thinking when he faced a reportedly disturbed man with […]
Training prepares emergency personnel for all-too-common scenarios. By Mary O’KEEFE Anyone who has driven the Angeles Crest and Angeles National Forest highways has more than likely thought about it. Going around those curves in the road, seeing the long drops over the side. It isn’t uncommon to think what if there was a car or […]
By Mary O’KEEFE From Friday to Sunday, peace officers ran a 339-mile relay race to honor the Los Angeles County fallen as part of the Annual Peace Officers Memorial Torch Run. The relay was established in 1976 to honor the memory of those who dedicated their life to their career and died in the performance […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Once again Dodger Stadium is the scene of a beating. This time the apparent instigating circumstance was a minor traffic collision on Sunday after the Dodger game. “There was a minor traffic collision as the [suspect and victim’s vehicle] were coming out of the parking lot,” said Los Angeles Police spokeswoman Officer […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A motorcycle driver apparently sustained only fractures and some road rash after he crashed his bike at what has been estimated a rate of speed of 100 miles per hour. On Saturday at 2:54 a.m., a Glendale officer was traveling westbound on Foothill Boulevard when a motorcycle reportedly passed him going at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Park became a simulated disaster area on Saturday where those injured yelled for help and the Community Emergency Response Team used all of their training skills to keep things calm. The event was a training session for CERT, based out of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. The organization lead by […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The annual Foothills Relay for Life 24-hour community event last weekend raised over $83,000 for the American Cancer Society. Teams began setting up tents, pop-ups and other equipment to erect a “temporary city” on the track of Clark Magnet High School in the early evening of Friday night, returning for opening ceremonies […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Burbank police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s help in their continued search for missing FBI Special Agent Stephen Ivens. Ivens, 35, was reported missing to the Burbank police on Friday morning. His family told police they last saw him on Thursday, May 10. He is thought […]