By Mikaela STONE The Kings and Queens of Hearts event is a heart-focused health fair hosted inside the halls of the Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center (GMHHC). It offers heart healthy snacks, free health tests and information. Feb. 29 marked 26 years the hospital has celebrated coronary event survivors and the event’s return after […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk [RR/CC] has released updated election results everyday since the March 5 election. “The update includes 116,493 ballots processed since the fifth Post-Election Night update. The total election results count is now 1,518,040, which is 26.72% of registered voters,” according to the RR/CC on Tuesday. The estimated […]
March 7 5400 block of Pine Cone Road in La Crescenta, a resident returned home to find the lock on the rear sliding glass door of his house had been damaged, rooms ransacked and several items stolen between noon and 3:30 p.m. 700 block of Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National Forest, a backpack […]
At about 11:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Flintridge Preparatory School in La Cañada received a bomb threat. Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station worked with school officials to determine the validity of the threat. The students were evacuated and were in a safe location, according to a Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station spokesman. After an extensive search for an […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Concerned citizens in and around La Cañada Flintridge have noticed the amount of standing water that remains in the newly constructed medians along the 1900 block of Foothill Boulevard. They have placed tongue-in-cheek signs stating “Mosquito Birthing Center. Hatching Soon.” The apparent concern of those who placed the sign was the danger […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This election saw a lot of campaigning by newcomers to the field, though some very familiar names were also running for office. With several well-known local seats being vacated, the election landscape has changed of the Crescenta Valley. Congressman Adam Schiff did not run for the longtime congressional office he served […]
By Julie BUTCHER At an uncharacteristically short meeting of the Glendale City Council on Tuesday evening, the Council voted to accept federal and state grants to purchase five electric buses and the charging infrastructure to support them along with six electric minivans for the City’s Beeline and Dial-A-Ride services. The action of the Council included […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Montrose Search & Rescue, a team of 25 members – reserve deputies, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and mountain rescue (MRA) certified – helps keep local hikers safe during storm season by sharing steps to take before winter hikes and, when necessary, mobilizing rescue teams to save hikers in danger. Founded around 1947, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE According to the National Museum of Natural History, “Extinction is the death of all members of a species of plants, animals or other organisms” but there is another type of extinction: cultural extinction, which is all too common. “Cultural extinction does not necessarily involve genetic extinction or even deaths, but results from […]
Let Your Voice be Heard! Though the election is over (thank goodness!), some voting still needs to be done by readers of the CV Weekly. I’m talking about The Finest 2024. The Finest is a chance to let others know who you think are the best professionals, services and businesses in the area. Love who […]