A county grand jury last week
sharply raised the ante on the
responsibility of truck driver
Marcos Barbosa Costa in the deaths
of two people at the base of
Angeles Crest Highway on April 1:
It returned an indictment of two
counts of murder.
Costa, who had earlier been
charged with vehicular manslaughter,
pleaded not guilty to the new
charges in an arraignment at
Superior Court in Pasadena.
He had been free on $200,000
bail, but in light of the new charges,
Judge Patricia Schnegg set his bail
at $2.09 million, and Costa was
returned to jail. He will appeal for a
reduction of that....Full Story
Community Hathaway-Sycamores Golf
Tournament Raises $100,000
More than 150 people participated
in Hathaway-Sycamores
Child and Family Services’ signature
golf fundraiser, Shot at a
Million Golf Classic, recently at
Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena.
The event raised more than
$100,000 through corporate sponsorships,
individual player sponsorships
and raffle tickets, with proceeds
benefiting educational and
therapeutic treatment programs that
serve Hathaway-Sycamores children
year round.
Thirty players participated in the
tournament. Golfers were......Full Story
Business Creekbed Technology Provides Schools Computer Catering
As anyone who’s a baby boomer
(or older) can attest, the increased
use of technology has radically
altered the dynamic of school classrooms
across the country. What used
to be long days spent in the campus
library researching material for a
report has been reduced to a few
hours’ worth of trolling the Internet
for knowledge. What were once
handwritten essays composed on
binder paper are now full-fledged
PowerPoint presentations with eye popping
graphics and sound effects.
Even that time-worn phrase “the
dog ate my homework” as an excuse
for late assignments has been
replaced by the more ominous declaration
of “a virus made my system
crash.”
Whatever the naysayers.....Full Story
Sports LC Youth Softball Team Wins District Title
The La Cañada Flintridge girls’ 10-andunder
gold softball team captured the
Western District championship last weekend.
The team won all five games over the
weekend, outscoring its opponents 52-10.
La Cañada opened the tournament with a 13-
0 victory over Ojai, followed by a tough 7-3
win over Sylmar. On Sunday the team
defeated Antelope Valley 14-5, Fillmore 7-2
and completed the sweep with an 11-0 victory
over Newbury Park Gold in the championship
game.
Hanna Heileson continued her dominant pitching by throwing a no hitter in the.........Full Story
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