Flock Safety Camera Results in Arrest of Suspect

By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday at about 8:30 a.m. deputies at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept.–Crescenta Valley Station received an alert from the Flock Safety system regarding a stolen vehicle. Flock Safety cameras were deployed throughout La Cañada Flintridge in 2020. The cameras use automatic license plate recognition technology that can read the plates […]

CVHS Trespasser Still Confined

By Mary O’KEEFE Brandon Santora, who in February trespassed onto the Crescenta Valley High School campus resulting in the school being placed in lockdown, is still confined at the Pitchess Detention Center under the Dept. of Mental Health. Santora, 41, of Torrance entered the school early in the morning of Feb. 1 as students were […]

CVIM Holds Successful Fundraiser

By Mary O’KEEFE Hilary didn’t slow down Crescenta Valley Instrumental Music’s (CVIM) clothing drive fundraiser over the weekend. CVIM members were filling a truck with clothing dropped off by generous community members on Saturday and Sunday. According to CVIM outreach parent Leila Bell, the group collected 9,500 pounds of donations. The group gets $.30 per […]

VHHS Teacher Receives Accolades

Joseph Arechiga of Verdugo Hills High School was among 17 first-year District teachers honored by California Credit Union, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), through its 9th annual Rookie of the Year program. California Credit Union created the Rookie of the Year program in the 2014-15 school year to recognize exceptional […]

Earthquake Shakes the Southland

Ojai, California experienced a 5.1 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, August 20, 2023, at 2:41 p.m. local time. The quake was centered 7 km southeast of Ojai and 10 miles northeast of Ventura, at a depth of 14.6 km. CVWeekly has had specific reports of strong shaking in Koreatown, Manhattan Beach, Glendale and Newhall. As of […]

Structure Fire on Panorama

Los Angeles County Fire responded to a structure fire at 2:07 PM in the 2300 block of panorama. The fire was located in the back side of the house, and the fire is contained, according to Maria Grycan LACOFD spokes person.