By Mary O’KEEFE A woman who had been detained by Glendale police officers Monday about 11 a.m. after allegedly attempting to cash a fraudulent check at the Glendale Area Schools Federal Credit Union at 1800 Broadview Dr. was later found to be a victim of a scam. “The woman came up to the counter and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A local family is recovering from a devastating house fire that occurred on Dec. 31 in the 4900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The family was not home when a fire blazed through their single level family home. “We got a dispatch [call] of a structure fire at 9:34 p.m.,” said Inspector Quvondo […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This year Crescenta Valley and La Cañada high schools will again host the Every 15 Minutes program at their schools. Every two years the program is brought to the two local high schools. It begins with a selection of students to be role players in the program, which brings the reality of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A smell of gas had Glendale firefighters and The Gas Co. responding to the 3300 block of Burritt Way at about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. The morning was windy, causing several trees to lose branches in the gusts. “When we got here we saw that [a large pine] tree was [moving],” said […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Dec. 22, Congressman Adam Schiff sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong calling on USDA to provide answers about the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) report on its investigation into the allegations that phone calls were improperly recorded and withheld during the initial […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department patrol unit out of Crescenta Valley Station was involved in an accident at about 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 22 on Foothill Boulevard and Moore Street in the La Crescenta section of Glendale. Glendale police are investigating the incident that involved two vehicles, a patrol unit and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There will be some new laws that go into affect on Jan. 1, 2012. The laws cover everything from handguns to car seats. Here a just a few of the new laws: California Handgun Open, authored by California State Assembly member Anthony Portantino. In the past Californians could openly carry a gun […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriffs from the Crescenta Valley Station are asking for the public’s help in finding suspects who are responsible for several acts of vandalism against the First Baptist Church at 4441 La Crescenta Ave. in recent months. Capt. Dave Silversparre is asking for the community to report any suspicious activity […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Before Santa got into his traditional red sleigh on Christmas Eve, he, along with a few of his helpers, cruised Crescenta Valley in classic hot rods. A 1929 red Roadster pick-up and a 1940 yellow Ford pick-up filled with toys led the pack of classic cars that span the time of automobile […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Government Accountability Office has released its report on the Station Fire. What they found and subsequently recommended came down to organization, planning and documentation. “To improve the Forest Service’s response to wild land fires, the Secretary of Agriculture should direct the Chief of the Forest Service to clarify the Forest Service’s […]