Live grenade found at GCC Garfield Campus

4:59 pm, Sep 2nd, 2010 Written by Raul Roa glendale news regional Add a Comment
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]
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Menagerie: The Art of Animals exhibit at Forest Lawn Glendale

3:31 pm, Sep 2nd, 2010 Written by Raul Roa Events glendale Add a Comment

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]
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VIDEO: Disney construction angers residents

3:52 pm, Aug 30th, 2010 Written by Raul Roa glendale news Add a Comment
From the Glendale News-Press City officials this week got an earful from a group of local residents who said they are fed up with months of noise, dust and traffic associated with construction on the Walt Disney Co.'s massive creative campus. At the City Council meeting on Tuesday, residents on the 1300 block of Truitt Street said they have asked Disney and city officials to ease the effects of construction on a new childcare facility being built a mere 30 feet from their homes. City officials — who told the residents they had passed their concerns to Disney officials and were unaware they had not been resolved — agreed to set up a neighborhood meeting with all stakeholders to address the issues. ... Continue Reading: Disney construction angers residents
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Canyonside neighbors come together to clear brush

Neighbors from the Upper Canyonside Community Association held a brush clearance and clean up event Saturday.  For a gallery, click on the photo.  Watch video here! [caption id="attachment_20753" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Neighbor Rose Newman removes dead leaves from a plant on a hill separating Canyonside Drive in La Crescenta on Saturday, August 28, 2010. The Upper Canyonside Community Association held a brush clearance and clean-up project one year after the Station Fire. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption]
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Burbank’s Be-Boppin’ in the Park Vintage Car Show

9:59 pm, Aug 21st, 2010 Written by Raul Roa Events burbank news regional Add a Comment
Burbank's Be-Boppin' in the Park Vintage Car Show Saturday on Magnolia Avenue.  For a gallery, click on the photo below. [caption id="attachment_20558" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Bob Money, left, and Jim Nicholson, both from Burbank, check out a 1956 Ford F-100 truck (hood opened) and a 1956 Chevy Bel Air during the annual Be-Boppin' in the Park Vintage Car Show on Magnolia Avenue in Burbank on Saturday, August 21, 2010. (Raul Roa/Leader)"][/caption]
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Olympic medalist unveils new clothing line in Glendale

American gymnast and Olympic medal winner Nastia Liukin unveiled her new clothing line at the Glendale Galleria J.C.Penney on Saturday. For a gallery, click the photo. [caption id="attachment_20551" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Gymnast and five-time Olympic medalist Nastia Liukin smiles at her fans during promotional appearance at the Glendale Galleria J.C. Penney's on Saturday, August 21, 2010. Liukin unveiled her new line of Supergirl by Nastia clothing. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption]
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Extensive angioplasty experience lands local hospital honors

3:10 pm, Aug 20th, 2010 Written by Raul Roa crescenta valley glendale news regional Add a Comment
Glendale Adventist Medical Center was recently designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care by Blue Shield of California.  For a photo gallery of the surgery, click on photo. [caption id="attachment_20545" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Going through the groin, Hugo Riffel-Dalinger, M.D., F.A.C.C., performs two angioplasties on a patient's Circumflex coronary artery with balloon-tipped catheters at Glendale Adventist Medical Center in Glendale on Friday, August 20, 2010. The interventional cardiologist performs this procedure daily. The hospital was recently designated as a Blue Distiction Center for Cardia Care by Blue Shield of California. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption]
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Glendale DMV closed through October for renovations

9:01 am, Aug 20th, 2010 Written by Raul Roa burbank crescenta valley glendale news regional Add a Comment
Customers ready to renew their identifications or to register their cars found the Glenoaks Boulevard DMV offices closed Aug. 20 for renovations. The DMV is set to reopen Nov. 1.  For a gallery, click the photo below. [caption id="attachment_20509" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="A woman who showed up before 8 a.m. found the doors closed to the Department of Motor Vehicles on Glenoaks Blvd. in Glendale on Friday, Aug. 20. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption] For the record: An earlier version of this story said the DMV was closed due to state fourloughs. It's closed for renovations.
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Cookin’ it up a notch with solar power

1:05 pm, Aug 17th, 2010 Written by Raul Roa glendale news Add a Comment
Cerritos Elementary School students made corn bread using a solar oven. They also made fans which run with solar cells.  For a gallery, click the photo below. [caption id="attachment_20406" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="Early Education Extended Learning Program students set up a solar oven to cook corn bread, in pan inside oven, during the Solar Cell Project at Cerritos Elementary School in Glendale on Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Older students got to make small fans spin with the power of solar cells as well. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption]
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Live grenade found at GCC Garfield Campus

Written by Raul Roa on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 4:59 pm

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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

Written by Raul Roa on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 3:31 pm

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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]

Officials investigate possible bomb, evacuate GCC satellite campus [Updated]

Written by Jason Wells on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 1:46 pm

post thumbnail [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 [...]

Harley ‘novice’ breaks speed record

Written by Bill Kisliuk on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:23 am

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 [...]

Bill could help smokers kick the habit

Written by Melanie Hicken on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:21 am

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 [...]

CV drug, alcohol prevention program awarded $625,000 grant

Written by Veronica Rocha on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:20 am

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 [...]

Woman kidnapped, savings stolen

Written by Veronica Rocha on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:18 am

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 [...]

Kindergarten age change passes Legislature

Written by Max Zimbert on Sep 1st, 2010 at 2:17 pm

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 [...]

Stabbing victim recovering at home

Written by Veronica Rocha on Sep 1st, 2010 at 9:35 am

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 [...]

Dehydrated hikers rescued in Verdugo

Written by Times Community News on Sep 1st, 2010 at 9:33 am

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 [...]