It began with a case of what is known as "drop foot." In early 2009, La Cañada Flintridge resident Bonnie Hine noticed she was unable to flex her toes, and then her ankle, in the routine motions used during walking.
Her balance suffered, and she found herself falling while performing common household tasks. The problems persisted, and Hine, 68, knew that whatever was going on, it was more than natural aging.
She repeatedly searched the Internet for clues to her symptoms and eventually made an appointment with a neurologist. After a battery of examinations and tests, she was given a definitive diagnosis - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, so named for the baseball star who succumbed to it in 1941.
"Anybody who has ALS knows the date [of their diagnosis]," Hine said. "It is just horrendous - Nov. 3, 2009."
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From the La Cañada Valley Sun
Southern California Gas Company workers are struggling to seal a natural gas pipeline on Chevy Chase Drive that was punctured Thursday morning by work crews digging in the street with a backhoe.
The rupture prompted the closure of Chevy Chase Drive between Descanso Drive and Berkshire Avenue. A portion of Hamsptead Road is also closed. And seven homes were evacuated because of the risk of an explosion, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Gibson said.
"It was pretty high pressure, it was permeating the whole area with natural gas," Gibson said.
Los Angeles County fire crews, including a hazmat team, are on scene ready with fire retardant foam in case a fire should ignite.
... Continue Reading: Gas leak prompts road closures, evacuations
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From the La Cañada Valley Sun
A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Farmers Insurance Group of refusing to honor claims filed by policyholders whose homes were damaged by the Station fire.
The plaintiffs, comprising more than 1,100 homeowners in the Station fire burn area, allege that the insurance company denied or minimized payouts on claims for damage stemming from fire, smoke, ash, soot and wind. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.
Farmers Insurance spokesman Jerry Davies said the company's legal team was reviewing the lawsuit, but declined to comment further.
The Station fire broke out on Aug. 26 along Angeles Crest Highway two miles north of La Cañada Flintridge. It raged uncontained for more than a month, destroying 160,000 acres of forest, 89 homes and killed two Los Angeles County firefighters. It also blanketed foothill communities in a thick cloud of ash and left many homes and vehicles smelling of smoke for weeks.
... Continue Reading: Suit alleges Farmers did not honor insurance claims
A home in the 5000 block of Fallhaven Lane in La Cañada Flintridge was seriously damaged and a family cat was killed Tuesday after a fire broke out in a laundry room.
Los Angeles County firefighters responded to a call of a house fire at about 3:40 a.m., said L.A. County Fire Capt. Adrian Murrieta. The fire, believed to have originated with the water heater, burned through the laundry room located at the rear of the house.
It also scorched an adjoining room and the attic, and threatened the roof before being extinguished by firefighters shortly after 4 a.m., Murrieta said.
... Continue Reading: Fire seriously damages La Cañada home
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From the La Cañada Valley Sun
La Cañada Flintridge will solidify in the coming weeks an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that will allow the city to spend an estimated $2.8 million in Measure R funding to design 21 segments of sound wall, according to a city official.
And $250,000 in federal funds earmarked for the project by Rep. David Dreier (R-San Dimas) will cover design costs for two more segments.
The agreement, expected to be finalized in September, is a coup for officials and residents who have spent years fighting to reduce noise pollution caused by traffic on the 210 Freeway.
"We will have those completed designs within three years," said Ann Wilson, senior management analyst with the city. "That is a huge step for the city and moves us much closer to the construction of the entire project."
... Continue Reading: La Cañada moves one step closer to sound walls
A live grenade was found at GCC Garfield campus on Thursday. Click on photo for a gallery. [caption id="attachment_20908" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Crowds were evacuated after a live granade was found by construction workers at the Glendale Community College Garfield Campus construction site on Thursday, September 2, 2010. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption]
Menagerie: The Art of Animals exhibit at Forest Lawn Glendale [caption id="attachment_20898" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Andreas Deja's wire sculpture of a frog is part of the Glendale Forest Lawn Museum exhibit "Menagerie: The Art of Animals," in Glendale on Thursday, September 2, 2010. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption]
[caption id="attachment_20904" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A member of the L.A. County Bomb Squad prepares to detonate a live grenade that was found by construction workers at the Glendale Community College Garfield Campus construction site. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption] [Updated 2:54 p.m. Bomb squad officers have detonated the grenade device in a pit covered with sandbags. No injuries were [...]
From the Glendale News-Press Rachel Keown has gone from rookie to record-holder. The newly-minted motorcycle racer, who works at Harley-Davidson of Glendale, broke the speed record for a 1,000 cc motorcycle this week at the BUB Racing Inc. Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville Salt Flats outside Salt Lake City. The final results won’t become official [...]
From the Glendale News-Press Smokers in Glendale, which has one of the highest smoking rates in Los Angeles County, could gain free access to tools to help them quit smoking under a bill passed by state legislators Tuesday. County officials and health care representatives gathered on the steps of the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration [...]
From the Glendale News-Press LA CRESCENTA — The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition on Tuesday was awarded a major federal grant that will total $625,000 over the next five years as they work to thwart substance abuse among local teens. The Office of National Drug Control Policy selected the coalition and 168 other [...]
From the Glendale News-Press SOUTH GLENDALE — Two women kidnapped another woman Wednesday afternoon, forced her to withdraw her bank savings and then burglarized her Pacific Avenue home, police said. The Glendale woman, who was unharmed in the incident, was walking home about noon at Pacific Avenue and Oak Street when she was approached by [...]
A state bill that increases the minimum age to start kindergarten passed the state Legislature Tuesday. To begin kindergarten, students must turn 5 years old by Sept. 1 of the school year. Previous law set the minimum at 5 years by Dec. 2 of the school year. If signed into law by the governor, it [...]
From the Glendale News-Press GLENDALE — A Glendale man who was stabbed last week after a road-rage incident was recovering from his injuries at home Tuesday, police said. The man was released Saturday from a local hospital after having sustained a stab wound that sliced his liver, Glendale Police Det. Keith Soboleski said. “He is [...]
Two hikers were rescued by helicopter Sunday night after reporting they got lost while trekking the Verdugo Mountains, police said. They called emergency dispatchers for help, but the calls kept disconnecting, police said. A helicopter was dispatched about 11 p.m. to the area to look for the hikers, who were severely dehydrated. The helicopter crew [...]
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