By Eliza PARTIKA USC Verdugo Hills Hospital held its state of the hospital event on March 20 highlighting the hospital’s awards, community events and plans to expand its emergency and neonatal services in the face of increasing demand. Armand H. Dorian, MD, MMM, FACEP, and CEO of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, highlighted the results of […]
The City of La Cañada Flintridge announced the release of its new Crime Prevention Diagram for residential buildings. Developed in collaboration with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. and the Los Angeles County Fire Dept., this checklist equips homeowners with the necessary steps to safeguard their properties against potential security threats and enhance overall community safety. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The man who in February 2023 trespassed onto the campus of Crescenta Valley High School and caused the school’s lockdown is still confined at the Pitchess Detention Center under the Dept. of Mental Health. Brandon Santora, 41, of Torrance entered the school early in the morning on Feb. 1 as students were […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The La Crescenta man – Vahan Keshishyan – who has been charged with one count of murder had his recent competency hearing continued to April 5. According to the LA County District Attorney’s Office, the April 5 court date will be held at Pasadena Superior Court, Dept. 103. Keshishyan, 28, is still […]
The Glendale Police Dept. (GPD) is issuing an advisory in response to recent residential burglaries. Southern California has seen a rise in residential burglaries over the last several months; however, the City of Glendale has seen a decline in burglaries since November (November 2023: 24 reported burglaries, December 2023: 19, January 2024: 19, February 2024: […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. was called to the 1900 block of Verdugo Boulevard on Sunday morning to investigate a fatality after a man appeared to have jumped from the freeway overpass into the parking lot in the area. LASD – Crescenta Valley Station received a call concerning the incident at 7:48 […]
There was a death on Sunday morning in the area behind the Starbucks in the 1900 block of Verdugo Boulevard. The method of injury and the identity of the decedent is unknown.
A 4-year-old female child was struck by a vehicle in the 2300 block of Honolulu Avenue in Montrose about 6 p.m. According to Glendale Police Sgt. Metts, the child “got away” from her parents when she ran out into the street and was struck by the vehicle.The child was transported to the hospital with “non-life […]
It’s Women’s History Month and attention is once again turned to Rockhaven Sanitarium. By Mary O’KEEFE First Rockhaven Sanitarium’s history: In 1920, U.S. Congress ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that granted women the right to vote. The names Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony are well known suffragettes […]
Crescenta Valley resident Chris Kilpatrick resigned from his position as a member on the Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC) amid allegations regarding recent behavior outside a downtown Los Angeles bar. Kilpatrick was recorded allegedly urinating outside the employee entrance to the business. Kilpatrick, who has retained legal representation, is also accused of accosting a manager […]