By Mary O’KEEFE An accident occurred at Montrose Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard at about 2:14p.m. today. “A CVWD (Crescenta Valley Water District) truck was traveling eastbound on Montrose [Avenue] and a black Lexus was traveling northbound on Ocean View [Boulevard] and for some reason the [two vehicles] collided,” said Sgt. Jacobson, California Highway Patrol. […]
Assemblyman Mike Gatto honored Glendale resident, and thirty-one year National Guard Veteran, Colonel Nancy Sumner, as Veteran of the Year for the 43rd District at the 2014 Assembly Veterans Recognition Luncheon yesterday. A community leader and decorated veteran of Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield, Sumner’s military and civilian careers have been defined by steadfast […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At about 2 a.m. on Saturday Glendale police officers responded to Grace Pharmacy in the 3800 block of Foothill Boulevard concerning burglary alarm activation. When police arrived they noticed the front glass door to the business was smashed. An investigation via surveillance footage discovered the suspect had forced his way into […]
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff, a vice chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus (Equality Caucus) applauded the announcement that President will sign an executive order prohibiting federal contractors and agencies from discriminating against employees on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity. Schiff earlier led an effort urging President Obama to issue such an Executive Order. The announcement is an […]
Assemblyman Mike Gatto took bold new action today in his ongoing efforts to curb the epidemic of hit-and-runs in California, introducing legislation to create a “Yellow Alert” system to help catch hit-and-run offenders. Gatto’s bill, AB 47, would allow law-enforcement agencies to use the existing Emergency Alert System (of which “Amber” Alerts […]
NASA’s first spacecraft dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s atmosphere is in final preparations for a July 1 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) mission will provide a more complete, global picture of the human and natural sources of carbon dioxide, as well as carbon dioxide’s “sinks,” […]
Traffic is slowed on the Foothill (210) freeway near the Wheatland Avenue exit after a big rig accident. The truck lost control and is in the center divider. “About 100,000 gallons of fuel is on the roadway,” said California Highway Patrol Officer Kimball. The No. one and No. two lanes in both directions are closed. […]
Today, the House of Representatives came within a few votes of allowing the Bob Hope Airport to adopt a curfew on an amendment to the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act proposed by Reps. Adam Schiff, Brad Sherman, and Henry Waxman. The amendment was defeated by a narrow vote of 208 to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A home invasion occurred on Wednesday night at about 10:30 p.m. in the 2900 block of Los Olivos Lane in La Crescenta. The resident, a 38-year-old man, woke up as two men attempted to tie him up, said Lt. Elizabeth Sachs, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept. Crescenta Valley Station. The suspects were […]
Amber Alert message from California Highway Patrol: A child abduction occurred on May 23 at 6:36 a.m. in Los Angeles. The child’s name is Edwin Vargas, 2-years-old male Hispanic, and the suspect is Abraham Varas, 27, male Hispanic. Abraham is possibly driving a 2004 orange Nissan Quest with tinted windows. The license plate number 7CIN189. […]