Memorial service scheduled for Monte Vista kindergartner

By Mary O’KEEFE A memorial service will be held at La Crescenta Presbyterian Church on Monday, June 21 for Monte Vista Elementary kindergartner Kayla Woods who died after a vehicle being pursued by Los Angeles Police Department officers on Thursday night, June 10, struck her. The incident occurred in front of her home in Lake […]

American Ceramic Society at McGroarty

By Mary O’KEEFE Who needs New York art exhibits when there is the McGroarty Arts Center?  Nestled in a tree filled location this historic stone structure is used to having artists from all mediums walk through its doors but until June 26 the type of art at the center is all about ceramics. This is […]

In brief

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH TRAINING PLANNED Glendale Police Department’s North Area Command Neighborhood Watch is having its Quarterly Block Captain’s training
on Wednesday, June 30
from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Sparr Heights Community Center at
1613 Glencoe Way in Glendale. This quarterly meeting will focus on bolstering neighborhood blocks for participation utilizing National Night Out. There will […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Then followed that beautiful season…Summer…”” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Next week summer will officially arrive. Summer Solstice is at 4:29 a.m. Monday morning, June 21. Solstice is derived from the Latin words meaning “sun” plus “standstill”. At this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere the sun is highest in the sky. This is due […]

Deukmejian to reopen on Saturday

By Brandon HENSLEY The City of Glendale’s Community Services and Parks Department is inviting everyone to the re-opening of Deukmejian Park on Saturday. After being devastated in the Station Fire last summer, the park is opening up once again, albeit on a lesser scale. The day will be full of activities, and will last from […]

Familiar faces bid farewell to CVHS

By Odalis A. SUAREZ It was a full house at the Crescenta Valley High School cafeteria on Wednesday as teachers, faculty, and staff crowded the room to honor their 16 retiring co-workers. Cathy Turansky of Chás Catering who integrated her dishes with the event’s Hawaiian Luau theme catered the event with coleslaw, teriyaki chicken and […]

BREAKING NEWS: Assault on Briggs

By Mary O’Keefe Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s detectives are looking for a man who reportedly sexually assaulted a woman while she was walking on Briggs Avenue on Monday early evening. At 6:05 p.m. on June 14, a 21-year-old woman was walking southbound on Briggs Avenue near Altura Avenue when she sensed someone was walking behind her. […]

WE’RE ON FACEBOOK!

We are now on facebook.  Follow us for up to the minute news as it happens. Follow Charly at facebook.com/podpeeks for a look into the POD- before Thursday when the PODcast comes out.  Especially for entertainment news, as well as late breaking news. Follow Mary at facebook.com/cvweeklynews for breaking news as well as blast notifications, […]

CV Detectives arrest man for sexual assault and attempted murder

By Mary O’KEEFE Detectives from Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station arrested Armando Garcia, 51, from San Fernando about 8 a.m. Saturday morning for sexual assault and attempted murder. The suspect was a arrested a day after he allegedly beat and raped his 51-year-old victim and then abandoned her in Lopez Canyon. Garica knew the victim. According […]

La Cañada bank robbed

By Mary O’KEEFE The Citizens Business Bank in the 800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada was robbed about noon on Friday. A man entered the bank and presented a teller with a note demanding cash, said Sgt. Ray Harley. The teller complied and the man exited the building.  A dye pack that was concealed […]