By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Search and Rescue team responded to a call concerning two missing mountain bikers on Monday evening about 9 p.m. The two bikers, both from Orange County, were biking a trail in the Arroyo Seco area near the old Idlewild campground in the Angeles National Forest. “We got stuck in the middle […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The L.A. County Coroner’s Office released the identity of a man who was found inside his car that plunged over the side of the Angeles National Forest Highway near Mt. Gleason Road early Monday. Andrew Searcy, 25, of La Mirada was pronounced dead at the scene. “The vehicle went [over the side] […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police officers arrested two men who were apparently sleeping in a church for several weeks without the permission of the pastor, according to a police report. Thomas Smith, 54, and Leslie Jenei, 60, were arrested on Monday after police attempted to stop Smith for riding his bicycle on the sidewalk in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A teacher has been removed from a Tujunga classroom amid allegations of misconduct. “The teacher remains out of the classroom and assigned to an administrative site,” stated Gayle Pollard-Terry, LAUSD spokeswoman, in an email. The teacher was removed from Mt. Gleason Middle School on Feb. 17. The Los Angeles Unified School District […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Mars Science Laboratory rover is continuing its journey to the red planet. It is on day 82 of its 254-day journey traversing 126 million miles. “The MSL is in really good shape,” reported Arthur Amador, MSL cruise mission manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “The spacecraft is healthy and operating as […]
Community turns out by the hundreds to funeral service of CV High School sophomore who jumped to his death. By Mary O’KEEFE Family, friends and the community said goodbye to 15-year-old Drew Ferraro at his memorial Wednesday. The Crescenta Valley High School sophomore was known for his sweet smile, his giggle and his athleticism. Friends […]
Community Reaches Out and to Each Other After Tragic Death By Mary O’KEEFE Flowers, candles, photos and notes in memory of Drew Ferraro line the bench just outside the front door of Crescenta Valley High School. The 15-year-old sophomore jumped to his death from the roof of the 2000 building on the school’s campus on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CV Insurance agent and Crescenta Valley Honorary Mayor Holly Heurkins purchased the first tickets to the Two Strike Memorial Wall Pancake Breakfast from Ken Jury, commander of American Legion Post #288, and Warren Spayth, Commander, VFW Post 1614. The pancake breakfast is part of a series of fundraisers the Two Strike Memorial […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This morning, in the 4400 block of Ramsdell Avenue there will be several safety personnel responding to a fatal car accident. Those involved will be bloody and broken, some badly injured, some do not survive. The accident is staged, a scenario played out for Crescenta Valley High School juniors and seniors as […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Public Works has ordered the supplies and slated a June start date for construction on a flashing light crosswalk on Foothill Boulevard at Glenwood Avenue in La Crescenta. The crosswalk will be similar to the one on Foothill Boulevard at Cloud Avenue, near OSH (Orchard Supply Hardware). The construction […]