By Mary O’KEEFE A routine traffic stop garnered more than just a citation for the driver and passengers. On Monday, at 1:05 p.m. Glendale police officers stopped a vehicle at Foothill Boulevard and Dunsmore Avenue for not displaying a license plate. According to a GPD statement, officers smelled marijuana when they approached the vehicle. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It used to be that California wildfire season began in October; however, with temperatures rising each year, the season has started earlier. “In the [Los Angeles] County over the last few months we have already witnessed several brush fires. We have seen fires in Malibu, Castaic, Santa Clarita, La Verne and Lancaster […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Ocean View Bistro is a little greener, even in the recent heat, thanks to two local gardeners. Patty Serrano and Deanna Ailes are community horticulturists. They also enjoy sitting on the exterior patio of the Ocean View Bistro, but there was something missing. “The planters were empty,” Ailes said. The planters set […]
By Mary O’KEEFE School has been back in session for a few weeks and traffic is back to its chaotic normal in the Crescenta Valley, with a little more chaos added with the construction on the Foothill (210) Freeway. Every elementary school, as well as Rosemont Middle School, has a designated drop-off area for students. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police have made an arrest in the Aug. 8 murder of Hy Soon Oh, 67, of La Crescenta. Forensic evidence led investigators to 20-year-old Devon White of Lynwood. The suspect is a previously convicted felon who was on probation at the time of his arrest. White is also a documented gang […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As reported previously, a Target is moving into the now vacant Sport Chalet at 2 Sport Chalet Drive in La Cañada Flintridge. Sport Chalet was the anchor store within the Town Center complex, but closed its doors in 2016. Last week, Target announced it would be bringing a 45,865-square-foot store to the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s sergeant has been arrested pursuant to a LASD internal criminal investigation and subsequent criminal filing by the LA City Attorney’s Office, according to a statement from LASD. The City Attorney’s Office confirmed it has filed four misdemeanor charges against Michael Spina, a LASD sergeant, on July 28. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Anthony Keller was at his home recently when there was a knock on the door. He answered and the man standing on his porch said he was with a real estate firm. Keller said he rented his home and began explaining how he did not think the home was for sale. […]
The Montrose Shopping Park Association invites everyone to some family fun movies in the shopping park. By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Film Festival is this weekend and will feature four films: “Ice Age: Collision Course,” Ratatouille,” “The Princess Bride” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The Montrose Film Festival was just an idea […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Oct. 18, the Montrose Search and Rescue team will be celebrating its 70th anniversary. The search and rescue team is composed of volunteers who have been trained through the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. MSAR members are dispatched from the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. The volunteers receive $1 a year as […]