By Charly SHELTON At the Glendale City Council meeting Tuesday night, the council officially inducted Greg Fish as the new fire chief. Fish, who has been serving as interim chief since April, said the official appointment did not come as a surprise. “When Chief Scoggins left, that was a surprise,” said Fish. “That definitely […]
By Charly SHELTON On Monday, a 2.9 earthquake occurred just outside Compton. The epicenter was about a mile southwest of Compton proper and about eight miles below the surface. The shaking was felt in the surrounding areas, with an intensity reported as weak to light. Social media was abuzz with people saying they were awoken […]
By Charly SHELTON Glendale Adventist Medical Center held a 110th anniversary kickoff celebration at the Glendale Galleria on Sunday. An estimated 2,000 guests stopped by to check out the Cirque du Soleil-style performers from Way 2 Much Entertainment who had acts of balancing, ring riding, contortion and ribbon aerial performance, as well as jugglers, hula […]
By Charly SHELTON Some smart televisions can be controlled by voice. Tell it to find a channel or open Netflix, and it will respond. But what if your TV never stops listening? This is the impetus behind AB1116, a bill from Assemblyman Mike Gatto, representative in the California State Assembly for the Crescenta Valley area, […]
By Charly SHELTON “Great droughts, I always say, end in great floods.” So says Bill Patzert, climatologist with JPL who sees the coming storm. Not in a figurative sense, but literally – there will be a lot of storms this winter in the Los Angeles area courtesy of the coming El Niño. “Everybody has forgotten […]
Southern California music lovers enjoyed a final night of music magic by Maestro Victor Vener and his world-class orchestra this past weekend during the California Philharmonic 2015 summer season finale, Postcards From Abroad. The highly anticipated concert took place on Saturday at Santa Anita Race Track and Sunday at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Concertgoers traveled […]
By Charly SHELTON Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga has been named president and director of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. She is currently president of Scripps College and will be transitioning to her museum position on Oct. 13. “I have been honored to be president of Scripps College,” said Dr. Bettison-Varga, “but moving to […]
By Charly SHELTON Hydraulic fracturing of rock layers to release oil – fracking for short – is a practice that is hotly debated in the country today. The process involves pumping water into the earth to produce tension which then breaks the rock layers from the inside out and releases hidden oil pockets, allowing them […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Charly SHELTON Despite high temperatures on Saturday, hundreds of folks turned out for the inaugural Orange Fest hosted by CV Alliance and CV Youth Alliance. The expo, held at the county building at CV Park, targeted parents from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. when they had the chance to visit more […]
By Charly SHELTON Summer is winding down across the Northern Hemisphere as we quickly approach fall, but that doesn’t mean temperatures are dropping much in L.A. While cities like Portland and New York can start to look for pumpkin spice soon, locally we are still in the mood for rums and tropical fruits. And Bourbon […]