LCF Parents question Child Educational Center decision

Although the La Cañada school board this month approved a contract extension for childcare services with the Child Educational Center, some community members question whether enough parent input was sought before the decision was made.

ARCHIVE PHOTO: A Brownie Girl Scout waves to the crowd during the Fiesta Days Parade in honor of Memorial Day on Foothill Boulevard in La Canada, Calif., Monday, May 28, 2012.

It's time for fiesta days in La Cañada Flintridge

Residents will take to the streets to celebrate the community's heritage and local businesses this weekend in the 40th annual Fiesta Days.

La Canada City Council members want to curb the hours that customers can buy alcohol from stores and limit possible noise or drunk drivers. Currently, only one store sells alcohol past midnight in the city: The 24-hour 7-Eleven Liquor at 1535 Foothill Blvd.

La Cañada may limit alcohol sales

In the interest of protecting surrounding neighborhoods from noise and possible drunk drivers, La Cañada Flintridge City Council members want to limit the hours that customers can buy alcohol from stores.

Explorer John Goddard poses in 2005 with an artifact collected on one of his many adventures. Goddard, a longtime La Canada Flintridge resident, died last week at the age of 88.

'Real life Indiana Jones,' adventurer John Goddard dies at 88

John Goddard, the La Cañada Flintridge adventure-seeker who earned the nickname “the real life Indiana Jones,” has died. He was 88.

New Hilton hotel in Burbank gets final approval

The City Council on Tuesday signed off on plans to bring a Hilton Garden Inn to Burbank, hailing the proposed hotel as a “great project” for the city.

Police mugshot of Alisa Yenokyan.

Woman convicted of selling fake Disneyland tickets arrested at Glendale Sephora

A 22-year-old Hollywood woman convicted earlier this month of selling bogus Disneyland tickets was arrested again this weekend after she allegedly punched a loss prevention worker who caught her stealing beauty cream from the Sephora at the Americana at Brand.

Hoover's Oleg Simonyan with a forehand shot in a Pacific League boys singles tennis prelims match at Pasadena High School on Monday, April 29, 2013.

Hoover tennis' Oleg Simonyan ready for next big test

While not patrolling the tennis court, Oleg Simonyan has been busy elsewhere around Glendale seeking ways to improve his game.

A bear roams a Sun Valley neighborhood Wednesday in a view from a KTLA-TV helicopter.

Video: Bear roams Sun Valley neighborhood, spooking horses

Neighborhood fences and police cars proved no match for a bear in Sun Valley, where it hopped into backyards and roamed into horse corrals Wednesday morning before being tranquilized.

Glendale to retrieve millions from redevelopment shut-down

After more than a year of hand-wringing and headaches on the part of the city, the California Department of Finance has given Glendale the go-ahead to use about $17 million in bond money and take back nearly $66 million in loans from its former redevelopment agency.

Pet of the Week: Bunny 'Emma'

Emma, last week's Pet of the Week, is still available for adoption.

FILE PHOTO: A Glendale Water and Power worker installs a smart meter.

GWP smart-meter fix almost done

Since the massive rollout of roughly 120,000 digital utility meters that began in 2010, Glendale Water & Power officials now have just 53 of them to tweak, down from 919 in September of last year.

Burbank home prices continue surge

Home prices in Burbank continued to surge last month, with sharp price increases since February as a severely limited number of homes for sale has created fierce competition among buyers, according to the latest real estate report.

Nearly 20 Burbank police officers participated in this year's Police Unity Tour to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of fallen officer Matthew Pavelka's death.

Burbank police riders honor fallen officers

When Kathleen Jackson felt like she couldn't pedal her bicycle any longer, she grabbed for a picture of fallen Burbank Police Officer Matthew Pavelka hanging around her neck for inspiration.

Preparing for their Burroughs Bowl performance are, from left, Ashley Velasco, Shayne Beamer, Jack Harman, JBHS Music Director Tana Barnett, Gabe Joven, Gilma Bernal, Jason Tom and Garcia Innocentia.

On the Town: Burroughs Bowl puts students center stage

From the Hollywood Bowl, the Greek Theater and the John Anson Ford Amphitheater to Burbank's own Starlight Bowl, Burbankers have no shortage when it comes to selecting a nearby venue for an evening of star-canopied music.

The Regional Intermodal Transportation Center construction continues at the Bob Hope Airport on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Inspection costs increase for transportation center

Bob Hope Airport officials say they are grappling with higher than expected inspection costs tied to the construction of a new $112.6 million transportation center.

Columnist Bryan Mahoney

Burb's Eye View: Adventures with the old and reckless

The white '91 Mustang was wasted. Dead. A heap of scrap worth barely more than the gas Bob Thomas spent to go and see it.

Some players at DeBell Golf Club on Monday continued on despite the nearby firefighting operation.

Burbank brush fire knocked down, size estimate revised down to 1-acre

Firefighters on Monday were able to knock down a 1-acre brush fire above DeBell Golf Club.

Glendale Water & Power crews work in the 1200 block of Glenwood Road in 2011.

Electricity rate hikes back on the radar in Glendale

Glendale will host a series of community meetings to discuss a schedule of electricity rate increases that city officials say are needed to pay for badly needed infrastructure upgrades and to improve the utility’s financial footing.

Man allegedly caught slashing neighbors' car tires in Burbank

A 49-year-old Burbank man was arrested after his neighbors caught him slashing their car tires on camera, police said.

Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN says it is cutting staff

Just one week after touting its strength to advertisers and declaring it wasn't worried about new competition from Fox Sports, ESPN is cutting its staff.

Newton R. Russell, veteran state legislator, dies at 85

Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85.

Burbank tax preparer pleads guilty to falsifying returns

A man faces up to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty Monday to two counts of submitting false tax returns through his Burbank firm.

DUI patrol in Glendale nets 9 arrests

Eight motorists were arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol during a saturation patrol operation, police said.

Firefighters douse the hillside in Burbank on Monday as they worked to contain a brush fire that started near DeBell Golf Club.

Burbank brush fire grows to 20 acres

A brush fire in the hills above DeBell Golf Club in Burbank has consumed roughly 20 acres, officials said.

Brush fire reported in hills above DeBell golf course in Burbank

Firefighters are trying to contain a brush fire near DeBell Golf Club in Burbank that was reported shortly after 12:15 p.m.

Big rig carrying fruit crashes on 210 Freeway, creates jam

Monday’s morning commute started off horribly for drivers in the San Gabriel Valley when a big rig carrying fruit overturned on the 210, blocking lanes in both directions in Monrovia for most of the morning.

Columnist Ron Kaye

Ron Kaye: Brains, talent, too much ambition

In the costliest and most vicious City Council race of the Los Angeles election season, the battle for Hollywood has shattered beliefs about Armenian solidarity, with Paul Krekorian's role seen as causing deep rifts in the community.

Cleanin' up the Los Angeles river

Cleanin' up the Los Angeles river

Alex Hausman and his four-year-old son, Theo, were walking across a shallow area of the Los Angeles River on Saturday morning when they spotted a child-sized mattress floating near the edge.

La Cañada High's George Steckbeck had two hits in the Spartans 4-2 win over California in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division IV playoffs Thursday.

La Cañada baseball continues turnaround season with playoff win

LA CAÑADA — Daniel del Valle and Clayton Herrmann haven't feared the big moment all season long and that continued, thankfully for the La Cañada High baseball team, in the team's CIF Southern Section Division IV opener.

Glendale's real estate market strengthens

The real estate market in Glendale ticked upward again last month after a brief stall in March, reflecting an ongoing limited number of homes for sale and a multitude of potential buyers, according to the latest real estate report.