Evacuation notices lifted-Clean up begins, again

As of 8 a.m. all mandatory evacuations have been lifted, according to Sgt. John Caffrey, Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. “We are now doing soft closures. Residents with identification have access to and from their homes.  We are asking all residents to park in their driveway to allow [public works] to clean the streets,” Caffrey said. […]

Weather UPDATE (Monday, Feb. 8, 10 p.m.): Evacuation orders given

Evacuations ordered By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has issued evacuation notices via the reverse 911-phone system for homes in La Cañada and La Crescenta. The decision to evacuate was made at the executive level by the incident unified command, said Sgt. John Caffrey. The evacuation orders, according to the Los Angeles Public Works […]

Meet Ivy Hopper

Ivy Hopper is a teen columnist who talks with authors and fans of books that are currently being read by today’s youth. Hey girls! What a treat I have for you this week! This week I sat down with author Daniel Kirk who wrote Elf Realm. When Matt and his family move to a new […]

Crime blotter

Feb. 1 1500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a 24-year-old La Cañada man was arrested for taking a can of beer out of the La Cañada Liquor store. According to the sheriff’s report, an employee witnessed a man taking the can of beer from the refrigerated compartment in the store. He walked […]

Car chase ends at Americana

By Mary O’KEEFE A car chase that began with an armed robbery in Burbank raced through Sunland, Crescenta Valley and ended at the Americana in Glendale. The saga began at a liquor store in the 2000 block of North Glenoaks, Burbank. The employee of the store noticed a suspicious man, later identified as Alexander Moya, […]

Census, debris basins on Council’s agenda

By Chris BLUME Mark Pastrella, the deputy director of the L.A. County Flood Control, addressed the members of the CV Town Council and audience at the council’s monthly meeting held on Jan. 21. The main area of discussion centered on the area’s debris basins. In the Valley, rain basins caught 500,000 cubic yards of debris […]

Rain is gone, but concerns remain

By Brandon HENSLEY The problems regarding the upper parts of La Crescenta in the aftermath of the recent rains were the hot topic of Tuesday’s Crescenta Valley Water District meeting. In the meeting, the board discussed the repairs to the road leading to the Pickens Canyon reservoir. The district has an easement leading to the […]

Angeles Crest Highway to remain closed

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced that SR-2 from La Cañada Flintridge to Islip Saddle (junction with Highway 39) will remain closed to the public due to severe damage produced by the lack of vegetation on the slopes due to the Station Fire last September and the recent heavy rains. The highway is expected […]

Jewelry found with remains

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department homicide unit continues to investigate the remains of a man and a woman that were found in the Angeles National Forest near mile marker 19.43. They are hopeful that the discovery of jewelry found near the remains may be recognized by someone in the community. “We hope someone […]

Dog days of summer school will now cost us

By Mary O’KEEFE With the Glendale school district facing a $50 million deficit in the next three years the board and administration must make some tough cost saving choices. Summer school will be one of the first programs to fall. The plan laid out by the administration at Tuesday’s school board meeting would not eliminate […]