During the Station Fire and subsequent floods, many local residents were ill prepared for evacuation, sheltering-in-place or other situations that demanded action. The recent storms, which damaged over 40 homes and resulted in the red tagging of nine more, have shown that there may not even be 10 minutes to evacuate in an emergency. Paul […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After 50 years of teaching Rosemont Middle School students, math teacher Jack Silberstein is retiring. “I am honored to be with this ensemble of brain power, mega ton, mega width brain power here. I am so humbled and so privilege to have [worked with you] and to have learned so much from […]
By Mary O’Keefe A vehicle traveling southwest down Waltonia Drive about 3 a.m. on Wednesday crashed into a car that was parked on the street in the 1900 block with enough force to slam the car into a utility pole, then shoving it into the front yard of the car’s owner. The vehicle was then […]
Here is the full video of the Press Conference at Fire Camp 2 in La Canada, including Evacuation orders ending, and resources to find the information as it is updated minute-to-minute. To view on the web, click here. To view on iTunes, click here.
By Mary O’Keefe Three major rain systems, each increasing in intensity are heading toward Southern California. The first storm is expected to hit Crescenta Valley late Sunday evening into Monday morning dropping an estimated eight to 16 inches of rain. “Sixteen inches is the high range of what is [expected] in the foothills and mountain […]
The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce installed its 2010 officers and directors at its annual installation luncheon held at Urartu Restaurant on Tuesday afternoon. Additionally, the chamber oversaw the distribution of more than $11,000 in grants from the Mary Pinola/CV Chamber Educational Endowment Fund. Around 70 people attended the luncheon, most civic leaders and educators […]
Takes issue with Lawler’s article I found the slant of Mike Lawler’s article bias in favor of the neighbors (An annoyed neighborhood strikes back, Dec. 31). Why didn’t he interview the developer for his side of the story? Did Mike for one moment consider the other side or that he was getting wrong information? For […]
By Chris Blume To all motorists out there, the New Year brought with it a couple of additions to current traffic laws. Perhaps we should start with a no-brainer; there is a law already on the books that prevents drivers from watching television while driving. Apparently, though, some drivers found a loophole, since the legislature […]
By Mary O’Keefe In our normally quiet little community, 2009 has been an unprecedented year that saw the area’s worst fears come true. From the runaway big rig that tragically took two lives to the fire everyone knew was coming and now the sleepless rainy nights dealing with the aftermath. Angeles Crest Highway tragedy On […]
On the afternoon of Dec. 24, two hikers contacted Los Angeles County Sheriffs after they found a skull in Angeles National Forest at mile marker 19.43. The hikers put the skull in a box and transported it down Angeles National Forest Highway where they contacted law enforcement. The deputies went to the location where the skull […]