By Mary O’KEEFE The good news is Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy Richard Lewis has been promoted to the rank of sergeant; the bad news at least for those in the area is he will be leaving Crescenta Valley Station. Lewis has been with the sheriff’s department for 20 years, 13 of those between the […]
Follow us on FACEBOOK at Comic-Con Entertainment reporter Charly Shelton will be in San Diego at Comic-Con, a convention dedicated to comic books, movies and other pop-icons. There are panels, including The State of the Geek, Tron Legacy (sequel to the original 1982 Tron movie) and panels from television shows like HBO’s “True Blood” and […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “May your trails lead you to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” — Edward Abbey Last week left us with little doubt that summer was here to stay. The foothills were blasted by temperatures well over 100 degrees. Thunderheads billowed over the mountains, bringing brief […]
From the desk of the publisher by Robin Goldsworthy This past weekend was sweltering! I don’t look forward to seeing my next electric bill as we had the air on for most of the two days. I even went for a swim in our pool, something I generally don’t do because the water is generally […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Ten years ago the Crescenta Valley community was rocked with the news of the murders of two young teenagers at Valley View Elementary School. The news of their death spread like wildfire as neighbors tried to find out any information they could about this tragedy. “It happened here?” and “Those poor boys,” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE From the outside J’s Maintenance at 3550 Foothill Blvd. looks like a normal company building, but high atop the roof a new dawn has been ushered in. J’s Maintenance has gone solar. “It took a good six months of research,” said Chris Waldheim of the family owned and operated business. Chris and […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN The leaders of the Glendale Teachers Association and Glendale Unified School District met for a fact-finding hearing on July 16 as part of the ongoing efforts to settle the contract dispute between the two parties. The two argued before a state appointed fact-finding panel, but were unable to reach a suitable resolution. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Three women were transported to the hospital after the green Kia Spectra they were traveling in hit a parked car and became airborne before landing on its side on Ramsdell Avenue tonight about 11 p.m. Ed Lovato was traveling southbound on Ramsdell Avenue above Montrose Avenue just south of the bridge that […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A man in his 50s was involved in a fatal accident after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into a wall near the Glendale skate park on Cañada Boulevard and Towne Avenue in Glendale just after midnight on July 16. Glendale police officers reportedly witnessed the man driving at a high […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On July 9, 30 Glendale city employees were dismissed from a lawsuit filed by current and former Glendale police officers against the city and police department. The lawsuit alleges harassment and discrimination. In late January Vahak Mardikian, Tigran Topadzhikyan, Robert Parseghian, John Balian and Benny Simonzad filed a discrimination suit against the […]