Burned Body Found on Altadena Sidewalk

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide unit detectives are asking for the public’s help with any information concerning a burned body found in an Altadena neighborhood on Sunday morning. At about 6 a.m. on Sunday, a passerby saw a burning object on the sidewalk in the 2600 block of North Windsor Avenue. […]

Preparing for Special Olympics

By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday morning at 8 a.m., athletes from around Southern California will gather for a friendly, and inspiring, competition at the Susan Osborne Field in the 4300 block of Ramsdell Avenue at Crescenta Valley High School. This is the third year that CV CAN (Crescenta Valley Committed to Athletic Needs) will sponsor […]

The Baptism

The Baptism

By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, my daughter Molly and I attended a baptism at St. Bede’s the Venerable in La Cañada. After two years of classes, Josh Lacey was to be baptized and we were honored that he wanted to share it with us. Josh is 19, and he has dedicated every Wednesday for two […]

Montrose Search and Rescue Responds to Missing San Diego Hiker

Montrose Search and Rescue Responds to Missing San Diego Hiker

By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Search and Rescue team members are assisting other search and rescue teams near San Diego for a missing desert hiker. Guillermo Pino, 24, has been missing since Sunday at about noon. He and his family were exploring the caves in an area called Arroyo Tapiado, two miles from the mouth of […]

Bear of Crescenta Valley has a New Home

Bear of Crescenta Valley has a New Home

By Mary O’KEEFE The bear that has been dining on garbage and causing a few nervous moments in the Glenwood Oaks and Mountain Oaks areas has been transported to a new home in the Angeles National Forest, but only after visiting one last neighborhood. Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station received a call about a bear sighting […]

Time to Run to the Hometown Country Fair

By Mary O’KEEFE It is time again for the annual Hometown Country Fair being held at Crescenta Valley Park at 3901 Dunsmore Ave. on April 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is the seventh year the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce has sponsored the event that gathers entertainers, information booths and vendors. “We […]

Fallen Firefighter

Fallen Firefighter

By Mary O’KEEFE Fire engines from across Los Angeles County, including Glendale and LA County Fire, lined the overpasses of the Foothill (210) freeway this afternoon to honor a fallen comrade. Capt. David Bailey, 50, died while exercising at Camp 14 in Saugas.  He was an 18-year veteran of LA County Fire Department. Firefighters stood […]

Walters Named GUSD Board President

By Mary O’KEEFE With the banging of the gavel, Glendale Unified School District board member Christine Walters ushered in a new administration. This is the first time since being elected to the school board in 2009 that Walters will take the reins as president. The educational system in California has never been simple. The governor […]

Bear

Bear

By Mary O’KEEFE Residents in Crescenta Valley understand they live in the mountains. There are deer, coyotes and the occasional mountain lion. But it is a bear that has been getting most of the attention – and press – lately. The bear began gaining a real following after an appearance in the 3700 block of […]

Community Helps St. Luke’s with Tree Debris

By Mary O’KEEFE The old stone church on the corner of Rosemont Avenue and Foothill Boulevard is a little more visible now after trees have been removed and cleared. During a recent windstorm several trees at St. Luke’s of the Mountain Episcopal Church toppled over. “They fell during the big wind and rain,” said Bryan […]