By Agnes CONSTANTE In May, Gary Nelson stood more than 29,000 feet above sea level. After days of trekking through snow-covered mountains in Nepal, he made it to the top of the world’s highest peak: Mount Everest. “I’d been thinking about [climbing Everest] for a long time,” Nelson said. “A year ago I realized, given […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriffs from the Crescenta Valley station responded to a call at about 8:45 p.m. Saturday concerning a robbery occurring at Ralphs Market in La Crescenta. The caller reported that several men had entered the store and an armed robbery was in process, said Sgt. Tunstra. “When we arrived we […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council approved the awarding of a construction contract worth $506,102.55 to American Asphalt South, Inc. for the application of a new slurry seal on pavement in the Montrose and La Crescenta areas. A slurry seal is a liquid mixture of fine sand and oils that is laid over asphalt to […]
By Maddy PUMILIA Local bicyclists traveling east of Pennsylvania Avenue will no longer need to search for a safe place to park their bikes on Foothill Boulevard now that snazzy new bike racks are available along the thoroughfare. The CV Town Council worked with the county of Los Angeles to get the bike racks in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE California Department of Transportation District 7 will be monitoring L.A. County freeways from the Transportation Management Center for the 53-hour closure of the 405 Freeway. Caltrans will be in communication with other transportation and emergency response agencies in receiving up-to-date information on freeway conditions. From late Friday to early Monday a section […]
By Agnes CONSTANTE Since the reopening of Angeles Crest Highway on June 3, a total of 18 collisions have been documented by the California Highway Patrol. Of the collisions, three resulted in fatalities. But despite these figures and the dangers of the road, the ’Crest remains a popular route for bicyclists and motorcyclists. “It’s a […]
By Maddy PUMILIA Summer has come and along with a rise in temperatures, residents many times find a rise in utility costs. But money can be saved by conserving water and becoming more energy efficient. The Foothill Municipal Water District is offering rebates for high efficiency toilets, turf removal programs and rain barrels to conserve […]
July 9 300 Knight Way in La Cañada Flintridge, a witness reported seeing a white Ford Windstar van stopped along the street near a parked vehicle. The passenger side door of the Windstar was open and a man, wearing a dark hoodie, was reaching into the parked car through a broken side window. The man […]
By Ted AYALA Rising costs of acquiring water from the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) have forced the Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) to adopt a 2011-12 budget that rests upon rate increases to be passed down to its customers. According to the new budget, CVWD expects to raise an estimated $8.2 million in revenue from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The body in a Las Vegas morgue has been identified as the husband of murder victim Renata Klein. Hikers in a desert area east of Las Vegas discovered the body of Dusan Klein, 59, an apparent suicide victim. “His body was discovered on June 16 but he had no identification and was […]