Excessive Heat Warning – Energy Saving Tips

    The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Southern California through Friday, September 11th. Glendale Water & Power is encouraging all customers to conserve as much energy as possible this week without jeopardizing their health or the health of their pets.The most effective way to reduce power usage is to set […]

UPDATE 2:30: Murder Suicide in La Cañada

UPDATE 2:30: Murder Suicide in La Cañada

By Mary O’KEEFE UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. A Message from LASD: We lost a wonderful deputy last night – Deputy Cecilia Hoschet “We lost a wonderful deputy last night,” said Sheriff Jim McDonnell. “Deputy Cecilia Hoschet impressed everyone she met at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department with her positive and helpful approach to her work. […]

Burglary on Pine Cone

A burglary occurred in the 5500 block of Pine Cone Road yesterday, Saturday, between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The resident left  home and return a few hours later to find the glass on the sliding door in the back of the residence had been shattered and several rooms ransacked. Jewelry was […]

Be Prepared: Glendale City’s Tips on Preparing for El Niño

September is Emergency Preparedness Month, and a great time to start planning for the changes winter may bring. As Southern California prepares for El Niño, the City of Glendale has initiated regular planning meetings with the Fire, Police, Public Works and Water & Power to prepare for the heavy rains.  In the near future, critical information will […]

Gatto’s Bill to Open-Up Carpool Lanes and Reduce Traffic Receives Legislature’s Approval

Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s legislation to help reduce traffic and increase the efficiency of Los Angeles County’s freeway system was sent to the Governor’s desk after receiving final approval from the State Senate on a 34-0 vote.  The bill, AB 210, will create a pilot project to help ease traffic congestion during non-traditional commutes by permitting single-occupancy […]

CHP Has Issued an Amber Alert

The California Highway Patrol has activated an Amber Alert. This message was created by CHP ENTAC on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department and is in effect for the following counties: Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, San Bernardino, and Orange. Today, at about 2:05 p.m., Lanees Issa was abducted from Los Angeles by her non-custodial […]

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY RECALLS TURKEY BACON PRODUCTS DUE TO POSSIBLE ADULTERATION

     Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Newberry, S.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,068,467 pounds of turkey bacon products that may be adulterated because it may spoil before the “Best When Used By” date, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The turkey bacon was produced between May 31, 2015, […]

Two Juveniles Arrested on Suspicion of Burglary

On Aug. 20, at about 1:55 pm, a Glendale police officer saw a car traveling northbound on Pennsylvania Avenue,  its passenger side headlight did not function. As the officer made a U-turn, the car quickly turned left into a driveway in the 4400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The officer located the car at the end […]

GLENDALE FREEWAY (SR-2) SOUNDWALL PROJECT

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is constructing a soundwall along the Glendale (SR 2) Freeway between Oak Glen Place and Rosebud Avenue. The construction of the new soundwall will require the following closures, which are subject to change, on northbound SR-2: Tuesday, August 18, through Friday, August 21 Northbound SR-2 10 p.m. to 5 […]

Pursuit of Stolen Box-Truck Recovers 1,650 gallons of Diesel Fuel

On Monday, August 10, at about 9:27 a.m., Los Angeles Sherriff’s Department Deputies from Santa Clarita Valley Station attempted to stop a white Ford box van, driving erratically near Magic Mountain on southbound Golden State (I-5) freeway. The deputies ran a check on the license plate, which revealed the vehicle was stolen out of Lemoore, […]