By Mary O’KEEFE A 5.4 magnitude earthquake rattled through Southern California at 4:53 p.m. on Wednesday. “It was at a depth of 7.3 miles and at this time (5:10 p.m.) we have had about 500 people respond to our ‘Did you feel it?’ website,” said Leslie Gordon from the U.S. Geologic Survey. The earthquake was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The nation’s birthday was celebrated in style on July 4 thanks to the Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association and community support. About 5,000 people came to La Crescenta Elementary school to eat cotton candy, pizza and tacos, ride carnival rides and meet up with friends and family as they waited for the fireworks […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Thursday evening, a van traveling eastbound on Montrose Avenue that witnesses said drove through a red light hit another car then went airborne skidding to a stop on its side in the opposite lane. About 7:30 p.m. a van driven by a 50-year-old Glendale man was traveling eastbound on Montrose Avenue […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Once again the Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association is preparing for a grand Fourth of July celebration. A meeting with members of the association was held this week at the location of the event, La Crescenta Elementary School. “This is a 100% volunteer community based event,” said Chris Waldheim, president of the association. […]
By Odalis A. SUAREZ As the fourth of July approaches this weekend, be sure to consider how the snap, crackle, and pop can affect your furry critters at home. Veterinarian Dr. James Speas from Crescenta-Cañada Pet Hospital gives pet owners a few tips to assure your pet stays calm and safe that night. Medicinal Remedies […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This past weekend HAM radio operators around the world spent 24 hours doing what they love: perfecting their craft. This was the annual ARRL (American Radio Relay League) Field Day. Crescenta Valley Radio Club and Glendale Emergency Amateur Radio Service (GEARS) members pitched tents and pulled up their trailers at Verdugo Park […]
June 25 1800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a woman reported that her wallet was stolen from her locked vehicle while it was parked in a parking lot near Mayor’s Discovery Park. The woman reported seeing a man described as Hispanic, dark hair and clean-shaven in his 50s sitting in a black Honda […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On June 26 at 4:40 a.m. a bear was sighted strolling near Pennsylvania Avenue about a mile above Foothill Boulevard. This bear sighting adds to others that occurred last week. Residents in the foothills of Crescenta Valley have reported bear sightings late in the evening of June 22 and early morning June […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Plans for two new construction projects on Foothill Boulevard are ongoing, and even some dissenting community opinions are not going to stop it. Group Arch, an L.A.-based architecture company, showed plans for a new retail/office complex at the CV Town Council meeting June 17. The design, which will be located on the […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN Negotiations between the Glendale Unified School District and its employee unions have stalled, threatening the job security of Glendale teachers and classified employees. Cutbacks have impacted the budgets of the Glendale Teachers Association as well as the California School Employees Union. In order to close the gap of the budget shortfall, both […]