Burbank Fire Fighters Make Quick Attack On Smoldering House Fire
Burbank Fire Fighters were called to the 800 Blk of California Street late last night after neighbors reported seeing smoke coming form the roof. (Photo by © Ross A. Benson) Fire Fighters arrived on...
View ArticleBurroughs Pitcher Signs With NAIA School
Burroughs High pitcher/outfielder Shaine Leonard has signed a national letter of intent with the University of Antelope Valley. Leonard, a right hander with a submarine delivery, accepted an offer from...
View ArticleBurroughs’ Hernandez Signs With St. Francis
Burroughs High wide receiver Erick Hernandez has signed a letter of intent with St. Francis University in Pennsylvania. The 6-foot, 165-pound Hernandez chose St. Francis over offers from Dixie St. and...
View ArticleRead Across America Day Promotes Reading To Youngsters
Members of the Burbank community visited several Burbank Unified School District elementary schools and local preschools on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 1 and 2, as part of the 16th annual National...
View ArticleBurbank Tennis Holds Off Hoover
The Burbank High tennis team was once known for its strength in doubles. That was under legendary coach Clyde Richards, who led the Bulldogs to a CIF championship, 14 straight league titles and 116...
View ArticleFLASHBACK FRIDAY:
Ever wonder what it was like to be one of the thousands of people who worked for Lockheed during World War Two? Wonder no more!! Through the magic of the cinema you can be there! During the War Warner...
View ArticleBurger Review: Harry’s
If you have lived in Burbank for a while, than you know of Harry’s. It has been by the corner of San Fernando and Burbank for as long as people can remember. Open 24 hours, you have probably stopped by...
View ArticleMiller Read Across America Event Celebrates Reading Fun
Forty members of the Burbank community, including the Vice Mayor, a City Councilmember and the Police and Fire Chiefs, visited Joaquin Miller Elementary School to read books to the students on Friday,...
View ArticleBurroughs Baseball Helped By Divine Intervention
By Rick Assad There was a real sense of sadness hovering over Tomahawk Field prior to Saturday’s semifinal game of the 12th Annual Easton Tournament between Burroughs High and Moorpark. The reason...
View ArticleMagnolia Park Optimist Club Present Police Officers Of The Year
By Joyce Rudolph Doreen Wydra has her own story about being grateful to the Burbank Police Department. When her 94-year-old great-aunt went missing from her home after an accident, Wydra turned to the...
View ArticleTagging Burbank – Part 1, Is There a Gang Problem in Burbank?
February 4th, 6 p.m., gunshots are heard coming from Lundigan Park in NW Burbank. Burbank Police report it is a suspected gang-related retaliation hit, with a single victim suffering a gunshot wound to...
View ArticleBurbank Sweeps Glendale
The Burbank High boys’ swimming team didn’t have much to spare in the end as they defeated visiting Glendale 85-84 in a Pacific League dual meet Wednesday. The Bulldogs fared much better on the girls’...
View ArticleBurroughs Edges Harvard-Westlake, 1-0, Wins Easton Baseball Tournament
By Rick Assad As expected, runs and hits were scarce when Burroughs High and Harvard-Westlake faced off in the championship game of the 12th Annual Easton Tournament held at Birmingham High on...
View ArticleCaffeine 2306 Hosts “Coffee with a Cop”
On Wednesday morning, Burbank Police command staff and officers joined residents at Caffeine 2306, a new coffee shop at 2306 W. Burbank Blvd., for coffee and casual conversation. According to Deziree...
View ArticleBurbank High Student Has Artwork Selected for Bob Hope Tower
The high school student winners of the Burbank Bob Hope Airport 2016 Tower Banner Student Art Contest from Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena Unified School Districts presented their winning artwork at the...
View ArticleFLASHBACK FRIDAY: Ansel Adams
While most people are familiar with the famous photos of Ansel Adams (Yosemite, Half Dome, etc.) Have you seen Ansel Adams pre-wartime Photos of Lockheed? If not, today is your lucky Flashback Friday....
View ArticleBurbank Rolls to Victories in Track
It was a numbers game when the Burbank High track team hosted Hoover and Pasadena highs in a double dual meet Thursday. Burbank easily earned victories over both schools in both the boys’ and girls’...
View ArticleBurbank Police Foundation Hosts 2nd Annual Awards Luncheon
The Burbank Police Foundation hosted the 2nd Annual Burbank Police Awards Luncheon on Thursday morning at the Pickwick Gardens, honoring police officers, civilian employees, volunteers, and citizens...
View ArticleBurbank Police Arrest Three Burglary Suspects
On Wednesday, March 10, at about 9:35pm, a resident in the 2500 block of N. Reese Place called the Burbank Police Department to report a suspicious person ringing her doorbell. Since the resident...
View ArticleBurger Review: Forman’s
OK, I know it is not technically in Burbank, but sometimes you have to push the envelope in the burger business and in all honesty, I have heard some outstanding recommendations about Forman’s in...
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