'Casper' to fight in Ontario

Just received word from Vito "Casper" Gasparyan's camp at Fortune Gym and he is tentatively scheduled to fight on Nov. 6 at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario. [caption id="attachment_371" align="aligncenter" width="418" caption="Vito Gasparyan"][/caption] The Glendale boxer is looking to rebound from a controversial six-r0und unanimous decision loss to Jermell Charlo on Aug. 22 in Houston. Gasparyan is currently 11-2-4 with five knockouts. His opponent is yet to be named.

The Early Edition – La Cañada Valley Sun

Not sand-bagged by rain The first rainstorm of the season caused plenty of anxiety and dozens of traffic accidents, but no mudslides. Resorts ready for busy winter season Rain in the foothills typically means snow in the mountains. As the first storm of the season showered La Cañada this week, the owners of Newcomb’s Ranch and Mt. Waterman ski resort were preparing for the reopening of Angeles Crest Highway and what they hope will be a very busy winter. Q&A: Mark Geragos A set of news articles hangs on the walls of attorney Mark Geragos’ office, a record of the high-profile cases he has argued.set of news articles hangs on the walls of attorney Mark Geragos’ office, a record of the high-profile cases he has argued. Coop to roost elsewhere A months-long cockfight over a proposed backyard chicken coop came to an end Monday as the La Cañada Flintridge City Council voted 5-0 to deny a side yard setback variance that would have allowed the installation of a coop to go forward. Spartan volleyball notches win Try as they did, the San Marino girls’ volleyball team just could not keep up with La Cañada Tuesday afternoon, not with the kills and aces dropping from Spartan hands like raindrops from the gloomy skies outside. Come to our open house There’s a lot of activity around town this month, and I’m not just speaking of the sand-bagging chores that have been frantically taking place to keep slippery slopes of the Angeles National Forest out of our backyards and homes.

The Early Edition – Glendale News-Press

[caption id="attachment_856" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="With a steady drizzle coming down, Los Angeles Department of Public Works continues installing K-rails near denuded hillsides on Manzanita Street near Irving Avenue in La Crescenta on Wednesday. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption] Relief in weak rain LA CRESCENTA — Fears over mudslides subsided early Wednesday after residents awoke to little more than a trickle of water flowing from burned hills. Most crash cases settled GLENDALE — Metrolink has agreed to pay $30 million to settle 90% of the lawsuits filed against it in the aftermath of a January 2005 derailment that killed 11 passengers on the Glendale border, attorneys for the plaintiffs announced Wednesday. Celebrating affordability GLENDALE — Edith Bouvet waited five years before she was chosen off a waiting list to move into Casa De La Paloma, the city’s first affordable housing development. Ten years later, she said she is grateful to have a safe and inexpensive place to live. Ire, anxiety over tunnel extension GLENDALE — State transportation officials Wednesday said they would continue to focus on a proposed underground tunnel extension for the Long Beach (710) Freeway, just days after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a law that would have made it the only available option. Rebels fall to Valiant effort LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE — While playing in one of toughest leagues in CIF Southern Section Division 3-A, the Flintridge Prep girls’ volleyball team doesn’t get much of a break as far as its nonleague opposition either. GAME OF THE WEEK: ST. FRANCIS VS. NOTRE DAME GLENDALE — The following are previews of the area’s upcoming high school football games.