By Mary O’KEEFE Some couples go on long walks together, some have a nice dinner, but climbing a mountain together – that might be a little extreme. Extreme or not, Dr. John Rodarte and his wife Norma are planning to climb a mountain in June. But the reason behind the climb is all too common […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police responded to a robbery that occurred on Friday at 5:43 p.m. at Vons Market. A cashier reported he had noticed a man’s “suspicious behavior” while he was standing in an aisle in the store. The two made eye contact a few times. The cashier left briefly to assist a customer […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police officer Joe Allen is well known in the Crescenta Valley community. He lives in the area and devotes countless hours to local events and is often the “go to” for many organizations when it comes to helping kids. Allen is a member of the Elks Lodge in Glendale. Several weeks […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday, the Crescenta Valley Youth Town Council, Fire House and Prom Plus Club members are sponsoring a college discussion night. In October, the groups held a college pre-fair event the day before the Glendale Unified School District’s annual college fair. The purpose of that event was to give parents and students […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday at the Hometown Country Fair at 11 a.m., Boy Scout Kirk Wilson, 17, will complete his Eagle Scout project when he oversees a flag retirement ceremony. Wilson is a member of Boy Scout Troop 390. When he began his Eagle Scout project, he wasn’t certain how successful he would be […]
Crescenta Valley and Clark Magnet high schools travel to Long Beach to strut their robotic selves. By Brandon HENSLEY They came to Long Beach for the regional robotics competition dressed in black capes with their names in blue font. They came with hair dyed blue. They came with high hopes and unbridled enthusiasm. They came […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Straightforward, straight talking: Those are two attributes that can easily describe Sgt. Debra Herman. Herman has been a member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. for almost 32 years after starting out with the L.A. County Marshal’s Office. The L.A. County Marshal’s Office merged with L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. in 1994. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale City Council meeting on Tuesday had not committed to the agenda a civil grand jury discussion, but that did not stop the conversation. The topic of the often-animated discussion was the recently released County of Los Angeles Civil Grand Jury Interim Report on the city of Glendale and Propositions 218 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A La Crescenta man has been charged with six felony counts that include kidnapping, assault and battery. The Los Angeles Police Dept., North Hollywood Division, and Robbery Homicide arrested Jason Kies, 37, from La Crescenta on Friday after linking the suspect to two attempted kidnappings of female victims in the North Hollywood […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Writing an article on Easter and Passover films was not an easy assignment. Science fiction and Hitchcock films – now that is something I could write about. But Easter and Passover – not so much. So I put a call out to CVW Facebook followers and these are their favorites. There are […]