By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Police Dept. detectives continue their investigation and are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying a group of suspects involved in a grand theft from a Montrose jewelry store. On Wednesday, June 14 at about 6:15 p.m., a distraction grand theft occurred at Honolulu Jewelers located in the 2200 block of Honolulu […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A suspect who was arrested for the stabbing death of a Glendale man has apparently committed suicide while in custody. Ernest Culbertson, 31, of Tujunga was arrested on July 1 by the Glendale police on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 51-year-old Glendale man on June 30. He was charged with one count […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Most who have lived in the Crescenta Valley for a while will admit that it is a pretty unique community. Volunteerism seems to come from a sense of responsibility rather than something people do to make themselves look good. There are organizations like the CV Chamber of Commerce that go beyond their […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the Montrose Search and Rescue team responded to a call at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday night concerning a missing motorcyclist in the Angeles National Forest. “Two motorists were on the Angeles National Forest Highway when they became separated,” said Lt. Mark Slater. One of the motorcyclists realized the other was not […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Before heading off for summer break, Monte Vista students got an impressive astronomy lesson by an award-winning astronomer who also happens to be an awesome grandfather. Jay Pasachoff is the director of the Hopkins Observatory at Williams College and an expert on solar eclipses. He recently received the 2017 Richtmyer Memorial Lecture […]
“I was born the day I got my license. When I was a kid, if I wanted to go somewhere and see things, you’d have to get in your car and actually go.” ~ Jay Leno, former host of the “Tonight Show” and well-known for his car collection which, according to reports, is composed of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation removed seven silver maple trees from the parking lot area near the entrance of Two Strike Park as well as one sawleaf Zelkova tree from inside the park. “Seven of the silver maple trees were dead. The sawleaf Zelkova was in severe decline,” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At the end of May, Girls on the Run donated $400 to Crescenta Commons as part of a community service project. Girls on the Run is a national girl empowerment program that is active at Monte Vista Elementary School. “We sold ice cream sandwiches for $1 and raised money for the Commons,” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The immigration issue has divided people but one local business hopes to unite communities using a method that is as American as apple pie – an old fashioned quilting bee. Dating back to Colonial times women within communities would gather and help each other make quilts for their families. Many used leftover […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Local ham radio operators spent the night at Verdugo Park over the weekend as they participated in the annual Field Day. As reported in the June 15 issue of CV Weekly, Field Day is a 24-hour time period when hams, as amateur radio operators are commonly known, from across North America contact […]