Verdugo Trail funds allocated The Glendale City Council Tuesday approved the funding of a new trail in the San Rafael Mountains, intended to help take up the slack from the loss of 4.5 miles of trails in the Deukmejian Park due to the Station Fire. The new trail, named in honor of Glendale pioneer Catalina […]
WET WEATHER EXPECTED Rain is expected Thursday night into Sunday. The rainstorm will drop about a half to one inch of rain in Crescenta Valley. “It will be a good soaking,” said Stuart Seto, National Weather Service The heaviest part of the storm is expected north of Point Conception. Snow levels are to remain high […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Since Toyota released information on two safety recalls due to jammed floor mats and sticking accelerator pedals there has been a storm of reports touting everything from car sales dropping to the end of the company itself. In the eye of this storm are local dealerships like Bob Smith Toyota & Scion […]
By Mary O’Keefe Every time rain is predicted residents along Starfall Drive take a deep breath, examine all the sandbags they have in place and make sure their shovels are close by. Thursday and Friday’s rainstorm brought more mud down the mountain and over what is left of the Khatochooni’s fence. The mud that […]
Mud and water flows cause massive damage to homes in the foothills as residents wait to see what else may be coming. By Mary O’KEEFE A press conference concerning the mudflow and flooding in Crescenta Valley and other areas affected by the Station Fire is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Officials are expected to […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Crescenta Valley woke to mud and debris this Saturday morning as ongoing rain overnight resulted in mud and debris being carried down our local streets. The National Weather Service extended a flash flood warning in effect until 12:15 p.m. and reported some rates of rainfall are estimated at being over one […]
By Mary O’Keefe Crescenta Valley is being hit with a second rainstorm today, Saturday that is expected to last through this evening. A flash flood warning for the Station Fire area is in affect until 5:15 a.m. Saturday, said Curt Kaplan, meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “In some areas near the Station Fire the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After 50 years of teaching Rosemont Middle School students, math teacher Jack Silberstein is retiring. “I am honored to be with this ensemble of brain power, mega ton, mega width brain power here. I am so humbled and so privilege to have [worked with you] and to have learned so much from […]
Feb. 1 1500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a 24-year-old La Cañada man was arrested for taking a can of beer out of the La Cañada Liquor store. According to the sheriff’s report, an employee witnessed a man taking the can of beer from the refrigerated compartment in the store. He walked […]
By Mary O’Keefe A car chase that began with an armed robbery in Burbank raced through Sunland, Crescenta Valley and ended at the Americana in Glendale. The saga began at a liquor store in the 2000 block of North Glenoaks, Burbank. The employee of the store noticed a suspicious man, later identified as Alexander Moya, […]