By Mary O’KEEFE Although she is still recovering from injuries received after her vehicle plunged down a cliff off Angeles National Forest highway about four months ago, on Thursday Tracy Granger returned to the scene of the accident. She met with members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Montrose Search and Rescue Team and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Although she is still recovering from injuries received after her vehicle plunged down a cliff off Angeles National Forest highway about four months ago, on Thursday Tracy Granger came back to the scene of the accident. She met with members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Montrose Search and Rescue Team […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich’s proposal to extend term limits for the board of supervisors will not be on the ballot this November. Antonovich’s proposed amendment would change the term limits from supervisors serving up to three four-year terms to five terms. Ten years ago, L.A. County voters imposed the three-year […]
By Mary O’KEEFE John Drayman and National Fire Systems and Services have come to an agreement on the mechanic’s lien on Drayman’s condominium. The agreement, which has Drayman paying $15,000 over a 15-year period, was arrived via arbitration on Tuesday according to Drayman. This amount is considerably less than that of the original $98,000 figure […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Water & Power will be switching from chlorine to chloramines to disinfect the water in the area of Northern Glendale above Oakmont Golf Course in the Verdugo Canyon, including Montrose and La Crescenta, starting Aug. 8. This conversion will be done to comply with new federal drinking water regulations and will […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District continued its community outreach meetings concerning solar construction at local Crescenta Valley campuses. On Tuesday two meetings were held, the first at Rosemont Middle School and the second an hour later at Clark Magnet High School. Deputy Superintendent John Garcia, Chief Business/Financial Officer Eva Lueck, Public Information […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At about 4 p.m. on Sunday two vehicles collided in front of Fayes at Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard. Witnesses reported to police that a Mazda traveling southbound on Ocean View Boulevard had turned left in front of a BMW traveling northbound on Ocean View. The vehicles did not hit the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles Police Department homicide detectives are still investigating two deaths that occurred in the area, both with bodies burned. On March 31, the body of Jacob Burns, 21, of San Gabriel Valley was found burned in his 1992 white Honda on Sister Elsie Drive in Tujunga. “We still haven’t made any […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Burbank police have identified the body discovered near the Verdugo Mountains area as FBI Special Agent Stephen Ivens. On Monday evening, two hikers walking in the foothills above Burbank smelled a suspicious odor in the 3600 block of Scott Road. The hikers checked the area and discovered what appeared to be human […]
Annual event fosters good will with law enforcement and other safety personnel. By Mary O’KEEFE Once again it is time for residents to take to the streets in a show of solidarity with local law enforcement, fire departments, city and county officials and their community with National Night Out. On Aug. 7, agencies and community […]