By Mary O’KEEFE According to the U.S. Pharmacies and Drug Store Industry, an estimated 4.25 billion retail prescriptions will be filled throughout the U.S. in 2019 with about 300 million in California alone. Over time, many of these will become outdated. So what should a person do with these outdated meds? It is not advised […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week the Glendale Police Dept. held an informative meeting for Neighborhood Watch leaders and those interested in the program. Presenting the program was Officer Matt Zakarian. Zakarian is well known in the Crescenta Valley area for his work within the community, including as a founding member of the CV Drug and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In the saga of the future of Rockhaven Sanitarium there comes another twist: Gangi Design LED Build is now out of the project. Glendale City Council made the decision during closed session. The story of Rockhaven began in the early 1920s when a psychiatric nurse – Agnes Richards – wanted to help […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the victim of a fatal accident on Angeles National Forest Highway on Saturday. Carl Raggio IV, 40, from Santa Clarita died due to blunt trauma, according to the LA Coroner spokeswoman. California Highway Patrol received the call at 1:15 p.m. reporting […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The territory transfer between Glendale and La Cañada unified school districts has been debated and discussed for decades. In 2016 a group called UniteLCF, composed of La Cañada residents, submitted 724 verified signatures to the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization in favor of a territory transfer. The School District […]
By Mary O’KEEFE USC Verdugo Hills Hospital employees, including certified nursing assistants, licensed vocational nurses, patient services representatives, unit secretaries, monitor and obstetric technicians, central processing, buyers and distribution technicians and phlebotomists, voted to decertify their union – Service Employees International Union. The final vote was on Jan. 31. SEIU has filed an appeal and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In a surprise move on Wednesday, a notice from the Glendale Unified School District stated Superintendent Dr. Winfred Roberson Jr. was released from his contract “without cause” effective immediately. “It is a process,” said GUSD Board President Greg Krikorian. “The board decided it was time for new leadership, and we have a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It has been two years since Elaine Park was reported missing. Park was last seen in the early morning hours when she left the home in Calabasas of her on-again, off-again boyfriend. She was 20 years old at the time. A few days later her vehicle, a 2015 charcoal gray Honda Civic, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Families of first responders are proud of their loved ones every time they respond to a call for help; however, most families take a short breath and say a short prayer as the responder heads out, hoping for his or her safe return. When Charles Rea joined his Montrose Search and Rescue […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week hundreds of volunteers drove, and walked, across Los Angeles County to count the homeless population. Each year Los Angeles volunteers, law enforcement and homeless services administrators participate in the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. The purpose is to gather data that will be used to better serve the homeless population. […]