By Mary O’KEEFE This Saturday at Verdugo Park the Glendale K-9 Unit will hold its annual K-9 in the Park event. The event will give visitors a glimpse of the important role these dogs play in the police department. Using dogs in investigations give police an added advantage. Dogs can detect people, narcotics and even […]
By Agnes CONSTANTE The hazards of plastic bags on wildlife and the environment have long been highlighted in high school textbooks, but a recent initiative has resulted in a controversial alteration in information regarding plastic bags. California Watch, an investigative reporting group for the state, published an article on Aug. 19 about this change in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recent vehicle burglaries have prompted Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station to begin a new program to educate car owners on how to not be a victim. “Our volunteers [on patrol] will be doing routine checks of vehicles, mostly at local businesses,” said Deputy Jorge Valdivia. If volunteers see items like iPods, purses, laptop […]
Community Emergency Response Team – CERT – training begins Oct. 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with classes continuing on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and then finishing on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Classes are open to the public. CERT educates people about disaster preparedness for […]
By Jason KUROSU This coming Saturday is the 7th annual Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash, where around 17,000 rubber ducks will populate “Lake Glendale,” a manmade body of water soon to be located at Verdugo Park for the festivities. The race will begin at 10 a.m. and continue throughout the afternoon, culminating in an awards presentation […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two vehicle fires have occurred within a week occurred in Crescenta Valley. The first was on Oct. 6 at Vons market parking lot in the 3200 block of Foothill Boulevard. The driver said he noticed smoke coming from the engine of his vehicle. He pulled into the parking lot and the front […]
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the following lanes and ramps of the Golden State Freeway (I-5) as part of a $121 million improvement project to construct High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV or carpool) lanes in each direction along I-5 between SR-170 to Buena Vista Street. Closures are subject to change. Detours will be […]
Members of the public are being tricked by jail inmates and others through a telephone scam. The public is being tricked by jail inmates and others through a phone scam. This fraud has occurred off and on for many years in different parts of the country. This notice was shared with the public by the […]
Closures for I-5 HOV Improvement Project (Magnolia Blvd. to SR-134) The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the following lanes, ramps, and connectors of the Golden State Freeway (I-5) and the Ventura Freeway (SR-134) as part of a $57.8 million improvement project to construct High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV or carpool) lanes in each direction along I-5 between SR-134 […]
On Wednesday, Oct. 5 a man impersonating a Glendale Water & Power employee knocked on a resident’s door in the 1400 block of E. Wilson stating he was there to check on the quality of the water inside the home. The customer allowed this individual to enter. The customer asked for his ID, but he […]