By Mary O’KEEFE A go-kart vehicle was stolen from the driveway of a home in the 3500 block of Santa Carlotta Street in La Crescenta overnight between Feb. 4 and 5. “It was in our driveway which goes down hill. We have a boat that was backed up to our garage and the go-kart was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 17-year-old girl and her 12-year-old brother, both from La Cañada, were arrested on Sunday for burglarizing vehicles in Montrose. “Our station received a call concerning persons attempting to break into vehicles on Crescenta Avenue and Rockland Place in Montrose,” said Sgt. Ray Harley, Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. Deputies found the girl […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A man who sheriffs say was scamming victims as they shopped at local businesses has been arrested. According to a Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s report, while patrolling in the area of the 700 block of Foothill Boulevard a woman flagged the deputy down. She stated that a person was in the Panda Express […]
In the Feb. 4 issue we mistakenly stated that the City of South Pasadena was in favor of the 710 tunnel. According to the mayor’s office, “The City of South Pasadena does not oppose sound, route-neutral research of a bored tunnel alternative but has not taken a position to support a tunnel… The City opposes […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Late Wednesday night Montrose Search and Rescue members responded to a call concerning a missing hiker on Mt. Lukens. Los Angeles Police Department received a 911 call from a hiker who said he was lost apparently on Mt. Lukens, said a Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s spokesman. The phone number did not display when […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Geghard ARAKELIAN One of the workers whose job it is to monitor the debris basins and mud found himself a little too close to his work on Saturday and in need of a rescue. Department of Public Works foreman Randy Johnson was inspecting the debris basin behind the public works building […]
By Robin Goldsworthy Devastation that we had hoped we would never see but most of us prepared for did indeed happen this weekend. With heavier than expected rains pelting the foothill area, the Mullally debris basin overflowed sending torrents of mud and gunk into the Sagebrush area of La Cañada. At present, more than 40 […]
By Mary O’Keefe Sara Dorinda Latuf smiled even after her 18-hour flight from Argentina. That long trip with layovers and stand-bys did not seem to dampen her spirits or upset her. Perhaps because when you reach 100 years old there is not much that can rattle you—living a century you have just about seen it […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY, Brandon HENSLEY and Mary O’KEEFE With the sun shining again residents begin to assess mud damage, grateful no lives were lost. Now that the evacuations have been lifted and the weather, at least through the weekend, looks sunny and clear the task of getting ready for the next storm begins. “We will […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Dunsmore rocks!” That is the way sixth grader Amy Lim introduced herself and the school she is from at this year’s Glendale Unified School District Spelling Bee. That enthusiasm and school spirit, along with many, many hours of studying, is what won Amy first place at the competition. “We are very proud […]