By Mary O’KEEFE On Thursday, the Glendale police conducted a Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement (STAKE) operation in an attempt to find local businesses that sell cigarettes to children under 18 years old. Individuals, or businesses, that knowingly sells or furnishes anyone under the age of 18 with any tobacco, cigarette or cigarette papers […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a residential fire this morning on Kemper Avenue just east of Briggs Avenue. “The call came in at 6:15 a.m.,” said Capt. Joe Grayson, of LACoFD Station 63. “It appears to be an electrical fire. [The resident] was charging the battery of […]
Update: As of 4:31 p.m., the brush fire that began about 2 p.m. this afternoon has consumed approximately 75 acres. All of Glenoaks Canyon has been evacuated. Up to the 2700 block of Chevy Chase Canyon has been evacuated. Chevy Chase Canyon is closed. Residents who live in these areas are advised to not attempt […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 14-year-old boy from Roosevelt Middle School has died after a tragic accident in south Glendale. At 2:04 p.m. this afternoon Glendale police received calls concerning a young boy who had been hit by a school bus at Columbus Avenue and Riverdale Drive. When emergency responders arrived they found the boy pinned […]
It was all about communication and cooperation during this multi-agency training. By Michael YEGHIAYAN The Los Angeles County firefighters and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. joined other agencies on Angeles Crest Highway last weekend to run a number of rescue exercises and build inter-department relationships. Exercises began on Friday and continued through the weekend. The […]
By Tyler BIDDLE The Verdugo Mountains 10K is back again this Sunday and the two-time champion Lilianna Hernandez is bringing a new group of runners with her this year. The Griffith Park Bobcats, a local running club for kids, will make their first appearance at the 10K this year and Hernandez has been preparing them […]
By Ted AYALA Faced with a budget gap and the need to find new streams of revenue for Glendale, the Glendale City Council voted on Tuesday to allow the serving of alcoholic beverages on city property. Deukmeijian Wilderness Park and the Brand Library will be among the sites where visitors can order themselves a drink […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose is now painted purple, thanks to a group of volunteers, shoe stencils and lots of purple paint. The annual Paint the Town Purple was held on Saturday morning along Honolulu Avenue in support of the upcoming Foothills Relay for Life on May 11-12. Purple shoe prints were painted on storefronts of […]
The new captain for the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station will take the helm on Sunday. UPDATE : Above is a picture of Capt. Bill Song, newly assigned to the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. Capt. Bill Song grew up in Crescenta Valley and attended Crescenta Valley High School. Below is a CV Sheriff’s Station statement released […]