By Mary O’KEEFE A fraternity is under suspension following the death on Saturday of a Crescenta Valley High School graduate. City of Irvine police and the Orange County fire authorities responded to a call at 9:42 a.m. on Saturday. The victim, Noah Domingo, 18, was found at a home, off campus, near Turtlerock Drive, said […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Fire Dept. responded to a call around 2 a.m. Sunday concerning a fire in the 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard at the Deli Sis restaurant. According to Captain Callaghan, it was a small fire with moderate damage. It may have been an electrical fire; however, the cause is still […]
An Irish New Year By Charly SHELTON A few years ago, my family stumbled onto a New Year’s Eve tradition – celebrating the Irish New Year. My mother, Mary O’Keefe, raised good Irish children who all bear her clan as our middle names. So going to our favorite pub in Long Beach, the Auld Dubliner, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger stopped by to visit with veterans, friends and families at the American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 in December at one of the free breakfast events the vets host. The veterans offer a free breakfast at the American Legion Hall to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Jan. 15 is the deadline for those interested in Covered California health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In data released from the U.S. Census Bureau, California’s uninsured health rate dropped to 7.2% in 2017. That represents about a 60% drop since the Affordable Care Act was launched in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Jan. 3, the Los Angeles County Fire Dept. – Health Hazardous Materials Division [HAZMAT] responded to a call from LA County Public Works concerning five suspicious five-gallon containers left near Frances and Ramsdell avenues. The HAZMAT crew found the substance in the containers to be “honey oil,” said Winston Perez of […]
Annual authors’ luncheon introduces three mystery writers who have tales to tell. By Mary O’KEEFE For 15 years, the La Crescenta Woman’s Club has invited authors to come to a luncheon to discuss their books thereby introducing them to the community. This year, the public is invited to the La Crescenta Woman’s Club Authors’ Luncheon […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Those in Los Angeles County now have an early warning earthquake system that can be downloaded on Apple and Android phones. On Twitter, Mayor Eric Garcetti invited cellphone users to download the app. The system will be triggered by ShakeAlert, the U.S. Geological Survey early warning system. The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning […]
Mary O’KEEFE Since 1981 the Bailey Human Care Center has supported families in need and the homeless in the areas of La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, far north Glendale, Lake View Terrace and Sunland/Tujunga. The center is part of a community outreach program of the Tujunga United Methodist Church and is an entirely volunteer run […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Captain Christopher Blasnek, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept. – Crescenta Valley Station, has been promoted to commander and will be leaving the CV Station sometime this month. “I am stunned,” Blasnek said of his promotion and the move. “It will be bittersweet to [leave].” Blasnek took over the role as CV Station […]