Crescenta Valley High School Robotics Falkon Team 589 is holding a fundraiser at Panda Express in La Cañada (700 Foothill Blvd., at the corner of Foothill and Oakwood Avenue) on Wednesday from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. Come for lunch! Come for dinner! Print the coupon above, take it to Panda Express and 20% of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Search and Rescue team members are in the process of recovering a body that was found at a campground near Switzer Falls in Angeles National Forest tonight. “It is a man’s body,” said Dep. Mark Pope, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman. The MSR is still in the process of recovering […]
Montrose Search and Rescue is responding this morning (Monday) to a call concerning a 70-year-old missing hiker in Angeles National Forest. “The [70-year-old man] man started hiking on Friday from Switzer Falls to Bear Canyon Junction,” said Lt. Angela Shepard, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. He is reportedly an experienced hiker […]
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the remains of a John Doe. The intact skeleton of a deceased male was located on July 5, 2011, in the bushes at the rear loading dock behind the closed Walmart store at 44765 North Valley Central Way in Lancaster. […]
On Thursday, Rep. Adam Schiff hosted a town hall for Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees in the Theodore von Kármán Auditorium to discuss his concerns with the recent cuts to the NASA Budget, and particularly the Mars program, and to hear the views of JPL employees. After President Barack Obama announced the cuts, Schiff vowed to […]
Falcons get much improved play from Christian Misi, which propels them past El Toro in quarterfinals By Brandon HENSLEY It was clear from the opening tip Christian Misi was on a mission to finally establish himself in these CIF playoffs. The Falcons had been able to advance in the Southern Section Divison 1A postseason in […]
Introduces Measure to Help Bring Waste, Fraud and Abuse to Light Each year, thousands of Californians do the right thing by reporting waste, fraud, violations of law, and political corruption. When they do the right thing, they are protected from retaliation under the California Whistleblower Protection Act, but not the folks who work for […]
Friday evening Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies responded to the Devil’s Punch Bowl area of the Angeles National Forest regarding a missing hiker call about 6 p.m. A 29-year-old female hiker from Palmdale had reportedly gone on a hike in the area earlier in the day and had yet to return. The missing hiker’s […]
Search and rescue teams and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Air-5 were busy last weekend. Crescenta Valley Weekly has reported on the rescues, now see the videos via a Helmet Camera courtesy of LASD. CVW story title “LASD Air-5 Rescue” for the video go to: VIDEO – LASD Helmet Camera rescue of 19-year old woman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jetV81NH4Zk […]
A 14-year old boy managed to get cell phone reception and called 9-1-1 from an Azuza Canyon cliffside Sunday afternoon. This led to the deployment of the Sheriff’s San Dimas Search and Rescue Team, and Air-5 Rescue pilots & Emergency Services Detail (Special Enforcement Bureau) paramedic deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department flying […]