By Mary O’KEEFE In 1798, Don José Verdugo, a corporal in the Mexican Army stationed in San Gabriel, was given the first land grant in California by the King of Spain. The conditions to this land grant were that he farm the land, raise livestock and live in peace with the American Indians of the […]
Coffee with the COPPS Coming Up The next Coffee with the COPPS will take place on this Saturday from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 3701 Ocean View Blvd. in Montrose. The Coffee with the COPPS concept was implemented by the Glendale Police Department in an effort to improve communication between the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Summer usually means an abbreviated meeting for the Crescenta Valley Town Council and that was the case again for the meeting on Aug. 18 inside the La Crescenta Library Community Room. Instead of speakers, there were a slew of announcements including a date change for the September council meeting. To accommodate Crescenta […]
By Maddy PUMILIA The decision on an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit stating California School Districts such as GUSD can no longer charge students for educational activities like sports or band may make an impact in local schools. ACLU settled the lawsuit with the State of California after the organization argued that the fees discriminate […]
On Saturday, the Tri-Cities Bandit and an accomplice were arrested by deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lost Hills Station. The suspects were linked to a tenth bank robbery on Saturday at a First California Bank in Westlake Village. Ernest Viana, 39, was arrested by LASD deputies on suspicion of bank robbery. A […]
By Maddy PUMILIA The Crescenta-Cañada Lions Club is hosting its second annual Kases For Kids, a charity event aimed to give foster children something of their own. The event is in conjunction with the Los Angeles Mid-Valley Lions Club working with the L.A. Department of Children Services. They hope to collect suitcases ¬– with wheels […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The east coast has had a little west coast shaking due to an unusually strong earthquake for that area. A quake registering as a 5.8 magnitude, according to U.S. Geologic Society, struck on Tuesday at 5:51 p.m., followed by an aftershock registering at 2.8, at 6:46 p.m. More aftershocks continued with two […]
Aug. 20 Angeles Forest Highway mile marker 18.87, an iPod, two phones and wallet were stolen and the front passenger window was smashed on a vehicle after the owner parked it and went hiking. The incident occurred between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Angeles Forest Highway mile marker 18.87, three cellphones were stolen and the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday, a man entered the See’s Candies store at 1133 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada at 6 p.m., just before the store was scheduled to closed. He ordered the two employees to lock the door and demanded money from the cash register. There were no customers in the store at the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Less than a year after fundraising officially began, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Memorial is now days from completion. The memorial is located in the grassy area of the CV Sheriff’s Station parking lot entrance at 4554 Briggs Ave. in La Crescenta. The memorial is dedicated to two fallen CV Sheriff deputies […]