Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALTADENA - The US Forest Service announced Friday that the Millard fire above Altadena is 100% contained Friday.

The Millard Fire burned two acres in the Cobb Estate area of the Altadena foothills near Lake Avenue and East Loma Alta Drive around 5 p.m. July 27. There were no structures threatened, according to the US Forest Service.

The Cobb Estate and Sam Merrill trailheads remain closed, according to the US Forest Service.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner named the man found dead near a hiking trail February 26.

Jeffrey Brown, 61, died from as of yet unknown causes. The determination of what led to his death has been deferred pending additional investigation, according to the coroner.

First responders were called around Noon to a report of a man not breathing in a wash 20 yards of a hiking trail at the first hairpin turn off Pinecrest Drive, according to Lt. Ramirez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station.

It is unclear how long Brown was dead before being discovered.

Brown is assumed to be homeless, according to the coroner.

ALTADENA - A hiker enjoying the still-closed trails above Altadena Sunday escaped serious injury when a mother bear stood her ground to protect her cubs Sunday.

The hiker was coming back down from a hike when he came face to face with the bear and her two cubs on the Lower Sam Merrill Trail. The mother bear stood on her hands legs and took a swipe at the hiker, according to the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team.

The hiker received several scrapes from the bear to his upper right arm.

The hiker locates the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team members who were training at Cobb Estate. He was treated for his superficial wounds and reminded of the trail closures.