UPDATE 8:05 A bear that has been visiting residences in Montrose neighborhoods this morning has been tranquilized in preparation of being transported into the forest. According to Fish and Game officer Lt. Marty Wall, two tranquilizer darts have been administered to the bear that is in the rear yard of an apartment building in the […]
An Arcardia man was charged today with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the death of the 21-year-old son of actor and motorcycle racing champion Bruce Penhall. Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, 37, also was charged with DUI causing injury, driving with a .08 percent blood alcohol causing injury and a special allegation of causing great bodily injury. […]
UDATE April 6, 2012: From Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station; Three La Crescenta Teens Robbed While Walking Home From School in Separate Incidents Just Minutes Apart Three teenagers were robbed several minutes apart from each other by three suspects as they were walking home from school Thursday afternoon at about 3:30 p.m., in La Crescenta. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Fire engines from across Los Angeles County, including Glendale and LA County Fire, lined the overpasses of the Foothill (210) freeway this afternoon to honor a fallen comrade. Capt. David Bailey, 50, died while exercising at Camp 14 in Saugas. He was an 18-year veteran of LA County Fire Department. Firefighters stood […]
UPDATE Friday, April 6, 2012: Three men were arrested on Thursday suspected of robbing teens of a cellphone. The robberies allegedly occurred in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. The men were arrested in the Vons Market parking lot in the 3200 block of Foothill Boulevard. In January similar robberies occurred. At […]
On Sunday, March 25, 2012, at approximately 7:45 pm, a female adult resident from Juniper Hills was driving on Angeles Forest Highway near mile marker 10.47 when she hit ice on the roadway which resulted in her vehicle sliding off the roadway. The victim and her vehicle came to rest 350 feet over the edge, […]
Three skits and a debate explore solutions to underage drinking. By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition held a seminar regarding underage drinking which covered the topic in a variety of ways, including situations from both teenage and parental perspectives and various strategies for prevention. The CVDAPC often features guest speakers […]
By Mary O’KEEFE With the banging of the gavel, Glendale Unified School District board member Christine Walters ushered in a new administration. This is the first time since being elected to the school board in 2009 that Walters will take the reins as president. The educational system in California has never been simple. The governor […]
By Ted AYALA Glendalians seeking an answer as to who will be the city’s new mayor were left teetering on a cliffhanger Tuesday night. City Council was unable to reach an agreement on who would be selected for mayor in the coming term. Mayor Laura Friedman, whose vote would have been the tiebreaker, was attending […]
“Twas Easter-Sunday. The full-blossomed trees Filled all the air with fragrance and with joy.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow As the last days of March fell from the calendar, mild “like a lamb” they were not. Especially on the 31st, the early morning resembled a scene from a Sherlock Holmes mystery. Fog blanketed the […]