Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s soccer team defeated Desert Christian, 4-0, in the semifinals of the CIF Southern California Division III Regional Championships on Wednesday at the Glendale Sports Complex.
Katie Johnson and Breeana Koemans had two goals each to lead the Tologs into Friday’s final at Warren High in Downey, where they will play either Francis Parker or Central Valley Christian.
Third-graders at Valley View Elementary School in La Crescenta on Wednesday learned about evacuation and safety techniques from the Kid’s Safety House.
Valley View Elementary students exit through a window of a smoke-filled room after learning proper evacuation techniques from Kid's Safety House on Wednesday, March 10. (Raul Roa/News-Press)
Unemployment rates surged in Glendale and Burbank in January, according to a report released Wednesday by the California Economic Development Department.
The jobless rate in Glendale was 11.5% in January, up from 10.5% in December, and was 10.7% in Burbank, up from 9.8% in a month ago, according to the report.
Glendale Water & Power officials announced two community meetings that will take place next week for residents to learn more about the upcoming installation of “smart” meters that will provide residents with real-time water and electricity usage.
The meetings are:
From the Glendale News-Press
GLENDALE — More than 300 courthouse workers are expected to be laid off this month, a move officials said will almost certainly affect the local justice system.
While the layoff notices are expected to go out March 16, officials have not determined how the cuts will affect each of the county’s 50 courthouses, Los Angeles County Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini said. However, he said, employees hired since July 1 will likely be laid off.
The Glendale and Burbank courthouses experienced cuts in 2002, Parachini said. In an effort to save money, the court system cut costs for the buildings’ prisoner lockup facilities.
A mountain of debris trucked in from the various debris basins in La Crescenta and La Canada Flintridge rises at Deukmejian Wilderness Park in Glendale, to the north, on Tuesday. Dunsmore Canyon can be seen on the right side of the photo. (Raul Roa/News-Press)
From the Glendale News-Press
LA CRESCENTA — As a pile of dirt excavated from foothill debris basins has grown into a massive dumping site, Glendale and Burbank police helicopters have been regularly monitoring the area.
Officers make daily flyovers of the Dunsmuir Sediment Placement site, which is adjacent to Deukmejian Wilderness Park. Los Angeles County Public Works crews began dumping loads of material from area debris basins after the Feb. 6 mudflows in La Cañada Flintridge.
Concerns that the pile could give way during a heavy rainstorm have prompted the need to keep an eye on the growing dirt pile, which sits above a row of Markridge Road homes, said Sgt. Steve Robertson of the Glendale and Burbank Joint Air Support Unit.
“What happens if the hill comes down and hits the site?” he asked.
Natalie Mejia
A singer from the pop group Girlicious was arrested Tuesday night after police allegedly found more than a dozen individual packages of cocaine in her Gucci purse, officials said.
Natalie Mejia, 21, of Diamond Bar is being held today in Glendale City Jail in lieu of a $30,000 bond, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Mejia and Peter Asencio, 28, of Burbank were taken into custody after a police noticed a 1998 Ford Mustang driving at a high rate of speed, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.
From the Los Angeles Times:
A woman reported missing Friday from her home in Rancho Santa Margarita was found unharmed Tuesday night at a hotel in Glendale, authorities said.
Kavishka Tokevich Lebrook, 33, was staying at the hotel and was in good condition, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said.
“She is fine,” said Lt. Mike Jansen. He said there was no suspicious activity involved with her disappearance.
… Continue Reading: Missing Orange County woman found in Glendale
Glendale native Brandon McCarthy allowed two runs on four hits over two innings in his first Cactus League appearance on Monday as the Texas Rangers’ starting pitcher in a 13-9 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
McCarthy, who is competing for the fifth spot in the Rangers’ rotation, walked one and struck out two and was saddled with the loss. While working on a new cut fastball, he threw 46 pitches and did not give up a run in the second inning after allowing four batters to reach base in the first.
The Glendale Police Department took a Glendale News-Press photographer on a helicopter ride for an aerial view of the the Station fire burn areas.
A mountain of debris trucked in from the various debris basins in La Crescenta and La Cañada Flintridge rises at Deukmejian Wilderness Park in Glendale, to the north, on Tuesday, March 9. Dunsmore Canyon can be seen on the right side of the photo. (Raul Roa/News-Press)
Third-graders at Valley View Elementary School in La Crescenta on Wednesday learned about evacuation and safety techniques from the Kid’s Safety House.
Awards were handed out Tuesday night to volunteers from throughout La Cañada Flintridge schools by the PTA at La Cañada High School.
From the Burbank Leader
[DEVELOPING] A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday postponed the arraignment of a Burbank Unified teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student so that she can continue to work with authorities, her attorney said.
Amy Beck, a 33-year-old teacher at Jordan Middle School, will remain in jail and is [...]
A singer from the pop group Girlicious was arrested Tuesday night after police allegedly found more than a dozen individual packages of cocaine in her Gucci purse, officials said.
Natalie Mejia, 21, of Diamond Bar is being held today in Glendale City Jail in lieu of a $30,000 bond, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s [...]
The Glendale Police Department took a Glendale News-Press photographer on a helicopter ride for an aerial view of the the Station fire burn areas.
Burbank resident and Former Dodgers outfielder Willie Davis, 69, died this morning, police said.
Authorities continue to investigate and are waiting for the coroner’s report detailing cause of death, Burbank Police Sgt. Robert Quesada said.
Davis, who made his debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1960, was a speedy outfielder during his baseball career, with 20 [...]
From the Burbank Leader
A Burbank Unified School District teacher turned herself in Monday for having sex with a 14-year-old student from March to September last year, police said.
Amy Beck, 33, a sixth-grade teacher at Jordan Middle School, surrendered Monday afternoon to Burbank police with her lawyer, and was being held on $400,000 bail, Burbank Police [...]
President Obama declared the neighborhoods affected by the Station fire and subsequent debris flows a disaster area Monday, paving the way for federal assistance with cleanup efforts.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a federal disaster declaration for neighborhoods in the Station fire burn area that have been affected by recent debris flows.
The declaration makes city, [...]
Glendale and Burbank unified school districts are on track to meet the first of several turning points in the teacher layoff process, one week after officials approved eliminating a combined 197 teaching positions.
California education code mandates that public schools notify employees of potential job loss by March 15. Two months later, districts must have informed [...]
BOB HOPE AIRPORT — After a year of falling passenger numbers, Bob Hope Airport in January saw a slight increase in traffic compared with the same period last year, officials reported Monday.
Nearly 360,000 passengers traveled through the airport in January, up 1.6% from 2009, according to a report to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday. [...]
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