Crime Report: Suspects allegedly try to hit OSH employee with car

An employee of Orchard Hardware Supply heard the store's alarm go off at 9:30 a.m. He was standing 50 feet away from the exit door when he saw two people exit the store nervously and quickly.

Two area hospitals improved their grades on a national report card this spring after receiving Cs last fall for their patient quality care.

'Every 15 Minutes' project stages the real-life drama of drunk driving

To impart to teens the perils of drinking and driving, La Cañada High School last week hosted “Every 15 Minutes,” a two-day reenactment event that began Thursday morning with a staged fatal car accident and ended Friday with tears of gratitude.

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  Photo Gallery: La Cañada High School holds Every 15 minutes scenario

Crime Report: Silver and gold coins from 1988 Olympics stolen from home

The victim reported she'd left her home secured at 9:30 a.m. When she returned at 1:10 p.m. she saw that a sliding-glass door had been shattered.

A bill that would have required all bicycle-riding adults to wear a helmet in California has been scaled back following wide opposition from numerous bicycling organizations.

Teenage boy allegedly attacked while taking scenic photos

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating an alleged case of assault and attempted robbery against a teenager in La Cañada Flintridge Wednesday night.

Crime Report: Residential burglaries and mailbox vandalism, theft

A woman reported that sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. that day, someone damaged her mailbox and may have stolen mail from inside it.

Crime Report: Caller helps authorities nab mail thief suspects

Deputies arrested two Glendale men during a traffic stop shortly after a delivery person called 911 to report suspicious activity in the 4000 block of Alta Vista Drive, at 6:37 p.m.

Two burglaries reported in La Cañada appear similar

Two homes on Redwillow Lane were burglarized Tuesday in what Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies believe could be the work of the same suspects, according to the Crescenta Valley Station watch commander.

One man killed in recreational accident in Angeles National Forest

One man was reported to have died in a recreational accident Wednesday morning in the Angeles National Forest.

Round Table Pizza employees robbed at gunpoint

Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who walked into La Cañada’s Round Table Pizza restaurant Saturday night armed with a handgun and escaped with about $2,000 and an iPad, according to the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station.

Crime Report: Aelleged trespasser on campus at Crescenta Valley High School

A school resource officer, alerted by an assistant principal that a trespasser was on the school campus, found the man, identified as La Crescenta resident Sooa Chun, on the sidewalk in front of the school's gymnasium. The officer recognized the man from a similar encounter a couple of weeks...

Driver killed in Angeles Crest Highway crash identified

[Updated 4:18 p.m.] The man who died after his vehicle collided with a tree Wednesday morning was identified as 57-year-old Cabot Hines, a North...

The Federal Aviation Administration is launching a helicopter noise-complaint system for Los Angeles County, so residents can file a complaint by calling a local phone number or submitting it online.

Fatality reported after car crashes into tree on Angeles Crest Highway

[UPDATED 4:57 p.m.] An unidentified man was killed Wednesday morning after the vehicle he was driving collided with a tree in a traffic island near the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway at Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Crime Report: Residential burglary occurs while boarder is at home

A man told deputies that he and his wife left their home at around 12:30 p.m. to get groceries. When they returned at 1:15 p.m., they noticed someone had cut open a sliding screen door.

Forum to address proposed 710 Freeway extension

Glendale City Councilman Ara Najarian will speak Monday at a public forum on the 710 Freeway extension at the Cal State Los Angeles campus....

Open seats on public safety, other boards

The city of La Cañada Flintridge invites residents to submit applications for service on the Public Safety Commission.

Record-breaking temperatures to hit the Southland

Unseasonably hot temperatures in Southern California are expected to break records over the next two days and bring high surf, according to the Los Angeles Times. 

Treatment underway of 'superbug' case reported at USC-Verdugo Hills Hospital

While treatment of the single case of the "superbug" reported last week at USC-Verdugo Hills Hospital continues, county health department officials...

Crime Report: Home break-ins reported throughout the area

A man and his family left their secured home around 9:30 a.m. When they returned at 6 p.m., they noticed someone had forced open a kitchen window and a side door leading into a den, and ransacked three bedrooms and two bathrooms inside the house.

Representatives from USC’s Keck School of Medicine confirmed Thursday that a single superbug case was identified in the intensive-care unit at USC-Verdugo Hills Hospital earlier this week.

Sheriff's deputies arrest male juvenile after Belita Lane home burglary

Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station arrested a male juvenile in Altadena Thursday wanted in connection with a residential burglary that occurred around noon that day in the 4500 block of Belita Lane in La Cañada.

Man arrested at Sport Chalet for allegedly stealing knives, credit card

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Sport Chalet on Monday at around 4:30 p.m. after an employee reported a man with a knife had been spotted placing a machete into his waistband and grabbing other knives from store shelves before placing them into his pants pockets.

Hikers and dog rescued from Angeles National Forest

Two lost hikers and their dog were rescued from the Angeles National Forest above Altadena after they lost sight of the trail Sunday night.