BREAKING NEWS Suspected drunk driver crashes on Ramsdell

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 […]

Fatal motorcycle accident on Cañada Boulevard

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 […]

Judge dismisses Glendale employees from lawsuit

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 […]

Changes on Waltonia Drive

By Mary O’KEEFE After accidents and speeding vehicles, residents in the Waltonia Drive and Park Place area may actually see a light at the end of the tunnel. And not just a light but also a traffic island as well. Timothy Babich from the Los Angeles County Public Works Traffic and Lighting division spoke to […]

Save This Fig Tree, Say Residents

By Brandon HENSLEY Crescenta Valley resident Lisa Jenks brought her daughter underneath the Moreton Bay Fig tree Tuesday night, along with around 20 other CV residents. The sun set off in the horizon, and its light hit the tree straight on, if only for a few minutes. Here, the residents gathered at a vigil and […]

Proudly preparing for the unknown

By Geghard ARAKELIAN After speaking at La Crescenta Elementary School’s 4th of July fireworks celebration, a former Crescenta Valley High School alumnus and current Army soldier prepares to be deployed to Afghanistan. “I love what I do, so I’m happy to speak about it,” said First Lieutenant Simone Luca, who serves as a military police […]

Ready, Set, Go!

By Mary O’KEEFE At the last Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting Stephanie English, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, reminded council members and the audience of the department’s Ready! Set! Go! Campaign. “There isn’t a lot to burn in the Angeles National Forest after the Station Fire but there is still [a lot […]

Drug Awareness Seminar

By Mary O’ KEEFE A drug awareness meeting for members of the Korean community was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in La Crescenta on Sunday night. “I was interviewed by a [Korean paper] and then was contacted by members of the church,” said Alex Woo, member of the Crescenta Valley […]

Golfing for motorcycles

By Mary O’ KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Support Group held its 27th Annual Golf Classic on Monday at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. Eighty golfers powered up with a hearty lunch then had a friendly putting competition.  It was then time to hit the green. The day was not just about enjoying the […]

Smoke sends Arson Watch members out on patrol

By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Arson Watch unit was called out on Tuesday night after several fires, small and large, started burning throughout Los Angeles County. “There was a fire in Gorman, Piru, along the [Foothill freeway] 210 by Osborne Street and a reported fire in the foothills near Pasadena  [as well as] one […]