By Mary O’KEEFE A picnic was held on Saturday for family, friends and supporters of Jeff Laughrey. “This is new,” said Jeff’s dad Fred of the picnic. Normally this group would gather for the Jeff Laughrey Memorial Golf Tournament as a way to raise funds and awareness for those suffering from depression. Jeff died in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Detectives from Los Angeles Police Dept. continue the investigation concerning a stand-off that occurred on Friday on Helendale Avenue in Tujunga. The incident began at about 7:30 a.m. when a man, whose name has not yet been released by LAPD, apparently walked out to the front of his home and began firing […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Jet Propulsion Laboratory did something it doesn’t do that often – it dedicated a building on the lab to someone. Dr. William Pickering was posthumously honored by having the 321 building on the lab at JPL dedicated in his name. The building was completed in 2009 and was the first LEED […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the Prom Plus Club enjoyed a day at Redondo Beach on Sunday. PPC is a community service club and the youth arm of Prom Plus, the organization that provides Crescenta Valley High School seniors and their guests an alternative to an unsupervised after prom party. The club members can be […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There was a time when residents living in American towns knew all their neighbors, they never locked their doors and everyone knew the “cop on the beat.” As little towns grew into cities and small suburbs began to expand, crime increased as well. There is more crime now than in the past; […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Today, Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Glendale Police Department’s Community Room, 512 E. Wilson Ave., officers will hold a fundraiser luncheon for one of their own. Jorge Acevedo has been with the GPD for 10 years, both as a volunteer and as a staff employee. He is a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On July 20, 1969 the world waited to hear those four words that changed the way we looked at space: “The Eagle has landed.” – Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 astronaut commander. The guys on the ground countered this after hearing the landing confirmation. “You got a bunch of guys about to turn […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The highly anticipated tiles for Crescenta Commons have been placed around the tower. The tiles represent community businesses, organizations and individuals who helped support the Commons. The Crescenta Commons is on the corner of Rosemont and Orange avenues. For several years the land stood vacant, overtaken by weeds. Boy Scout Rhys Teff […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics made a stop at La Cañada Flintridge’s Memorial Park on Wednesday. The Olympian Torch Run began in Athens, the historical home of the Olympics competition, and is now at its final run through Southern California and will light the way for athletes at the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday about 1,000 Democrats stood in line throughout the day at the Pacific Avenue Education Center in Glendale to once again cast ballots for individuals they think would best represent their party at the Democratic Convention. “My team spent weeks working to plan out today,” said Eric Bauman, chair of the […]