By Mary O’KEEFE Pancakes, sausage, orange juice and great music is planned for Rosemont Middle School Music Department’s Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday. This is the third year the school’s music department will be sponsoring the fundraiser. The pancake tradition was handed down to them after Rosemont history teacher Lynn McGinnis retired. For about nine […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Red Ribbon Week is being observed this week throughout the Glendale Unified School District. The event is designed to start a dialogue about drugs and alcohol use with elementary, middle and high school kids. Lincoln Elementary School got a jump on Red Ribbon Week by having some very special guests on Friday, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A dedication was held on Monday morning for a memorial that honored two fallen heroes and brought a bit of closure to the families who paid the ultimate price of service – the loss of a loved one. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy David Horr and Montrose Search and Rescue Reserve Team […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A new sign now welcomes visitors and residents officially to La Crescenta at Pennsylvania and Encinal avenues. The long awaited dedication ceremony was held on Oct. 20. It may seem like a simple task to get a sign that welcomes all who enter the community, however it took about seven years to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that a new study shows a fourfold increase in substance abuse treatment admissions involving non-medical use of prescription narcotic pain relievers in a 10-year period. According to the study, the proportion of all substance abuse treatment admission of those aged 12 and older […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An accident involving two big rig trucks and a mini van occurred about 10:57 p.m. on Tuesday night on the westbound Foothill (210) freeway, west of the Pennsylvania Avenue exit. All westbound lanes were closed for about 15 minutes, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Barrios. Traffic was then closed to all […]
By Mary OKEEFE Glendale police found several pieces of identity including bank information and passports for over 90 different individuals in the vehicle of a man after he was detained due to a routine traffic stop at Los Olivos Avenue and Moore Street. The 49-year-old Glendale man was found to be on probation at the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Oct. 19, an Orange County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation hearing found that Paul Crowder is suitable for parole. Crowder was sentenced in November 1991 to 15 years to life in state prison for second-degree murder of Crescenta Valley High School senior Berlyn Cosman. OC Senior Deputy District Attorney Paul Chrisopoulos argued […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department dispatcher Richard Engersbach is used to taking calls about everything from burglary to bear sightings but on Monday he received a call that covered a brand new area. At 10:55 a.m., Engersbach received a forwarded 911 call from a woman driving eastbound on Foothill Boulevard in La […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “I am a cancer survivor.” Speaker Bob Kinzel (above) shared his story of survival with a group of Foothills Relay for Life supporters that gathered on Saturday night in Montrose. The night was a kick-off for the May event when teams walk the track at Clark Magnet High School for 24 hours. […]