A fatal pedestrian hit-and-run traffic accident occurred today, Thursday morning, around 5:30 a.m. at Sunland and Foothill boulevards in Sunland. The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk at the time s/he was struck by the vehicle. The driver did not stop, according to Officer Vazquez, LAPD. Lanes of traffic were closed as LAPD detectives continued […]
Flatware provided – but bring your appetite – to the upcoming pancake breakfasts. By Lori BODNAR and Mary O’KEEFE On Oct. 14, Crescenta Valley Town Council members will once again don their aprons and grab their pancake spatulas as they host their traditional pancake breakfast. In the past the breakfast was held in the quad […]
By Mikaela STONE The Glendale City Council meeting, held at the Sparr Heights Community Center on Tuesday, was well-attended as community members came to discuss the AB 645 program currently waiting for the governor’s signature. Should the program go into effect, up to nine automated speed cameras would be placed around Glendale as part of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Search and Rescue (MSAR) team has another tool of high technology equipment in its arsenal that will help save lives. Last week, on Wednesday night at about 8:20 p.m. MSAR team members responded to the Mt. Wilson Road mile marker 1.46 in the Angeles National Forest. They received a call […]
When the Going Gets Tough … I want to share that last week was a tough one for me. A leak in the upstairs bathroom resulted in the ceiling being saturated. Thankfully it didn’t collapse on me but nonetheless it was still disheartening to see the plumbers open up the ceiling to get to […]
“Times are changing quicker than we are adapting.” This is a quote from Lt. General Russel L. Honoré during an interview on Tuesday with CNN’s Bill Weir. They were talking about the Louisiana drinking water supply being threatened as salt water “creeps into” the Mississippi River. The drought has weakened the mighty Mississippi so it […]
CV Weekly Office Closed The offices of the CV Weekly, 3800 La Crescenta Ave. #206, will close early on Friday, Oct. 6. The office will close at 1 p.m. Oktoberfest This Saturday The community is invited to the 44th Annual Montrose Oktoberfest in the 2200-2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue from noon to 10 p.m. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It took me quite a long time to develop a voice and, now that I have it, I am not going to be silent. – Madeleine Albright Respecting students enough to give them a voice in their own education is something Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) has done for some time by […]
On Oct. 3 Glendale police detectives arrested 29-year-old Pedro Antonio Tellez (aka Pedro Antonio Hernandez Llamas) of Sylmar on felony charges of Lewd Acts on a Minor Under the Age of 14 years. On Monday, Oct. 2, the parents of two victims separately reported to the Glendale Police Dept. that their child had been touched […]
Sheriffs Homicide investigators, along with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, responded to the California aqueduct on 195th Street West and West Avenue G in the city of Lancaster regarding a deceased male that was discovered under a bridge. Investigators have positively identified the body as Minas Khacheryan, 86, who was reported missing by family on […]