By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police continue its investigation of a hit and run accident that occurred on Foothill Boulevard just east of Lowell Avenue early on the morning of Dec. 20. “We got a call from someone who heard the crash,” said Sgt. Dan Suttles, GPD spokesman. Glendale police received the call about 4 a.m. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has identified a body discovered on Angeles Crest Highway on Dec. 24 as 21-year-old Raylynn Josephine-Deanne Hernandez. Her city of origin was unknown, said Ed Winter, LA Coroner’s spokesman. Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. Homicide Bureau is continuing the investigation into the stabbing death of Hernandez. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Tis the season to shop, give gifts and have family dinners. But it is also the season to reflect on what can be done to help others, especially those less fortunate. This is the time that homeless shelters, food banks and those that help the homeless or near homeless look to the […]
Firefighters are tasked with extinguishing the country’s most aggressive blazes. By Mary O’KEEFE The recent fires in Southern California have devastated neighborhoods and families. Hundreds of homes have been lost and many more damaged. Thousands of firefighters from across the country have fought these blazes for days, facing not just fire but high winds and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies from Crescenta Valley Station are asking for the public’s help with information concerning a home invasion robbery that occurred on Dec. 12 in La Cañada. At about 7:30 p.m., four suspects wearing masks and gloves forced open the back door of a residence in the 800 block […]
GPOA helps to ensure all families have a merry Christmas. By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the Glendale Police Officers Association (GPOA) are giving back at Christmas time through its Cops for Kids program. The annual event kicked off last week with the delivery of Christmas trees to 26 homes. Families decorated their trees in anticipation […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It can start with a phone call to a resident. The person on the other end begins with, “I am calling to collect a debt” and then proceeds to go over funds owed either from a long ago debt that may have been forgotten, or for a utility bill not paid. As […]
By Charly SHELTON One of the most iconic images associated with Christmas is the nativity. The baby Jesus, laying in a manger (feeding trough) for want of a crib, with his mother Mary and stepfather Joseph and the three wise men surrounded by the animals of the livery in which they took shelter. Rather than […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As of Wednesday at 2:44 p.m., fires close to Crescenta Valley are close to containment while the Thomas Fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties continues to burn. The Creek Fire that began in the Lake View Terrace area is 98% contained and has burned 15,619 acres, according to CalFire. The expected […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Reborn Coffee had its official ribbon cutting ceremony recently at its new shop at 3743 Foothill Blvd. The location that once held Starbucks has gotten a new look and a new approach to coffee. “We named it Reborn because we use special water and [sprouted] coffee beans … for their healthy benefit […]