Pedestrian Struck by Van Leaves One Dead and One Injured in Downtown Burbank
Burbank Police responded to the intersection of Olive and San Fernando Blvd during rush hour evening traffic Friday, to find a pedestrian trapped under a van on the sidewalk. Burbank Fire Department...
View ArticlePolice Report Driver was Stabbed Before His Car Killed Pedestrian
On Friday, December 9, 2016, at about 5:40 pm, Burbank Police and Fire Department personnel were dispatched to Olive Avenue and San Fernando Boulevard regarding a traffic collision, with one person...
View ArticleBurroughs Boys’ Soccer Advances to Ralph Brandt Tournament Final
Defensive organization is the key to winning a championship in any sport. The Burroughs High boys’ soccer team has shown early in the season that it is well composed in the back. That has led the...
View ArticleBurroughs, Burbank Girls’ Soccer Looking for Return to Playoffs
Establishing solid programs is what the Burroughs and Burbank High girls’ soccer teams have become. Both teams qualified for the CIF Southern Section playoffs a year ago and both are hoping to make a...
View ArticleArrest Reports for December 2016
Note: All suspects arrested are presumed innocent until found guilty by a court of law. Arrests made by Burbank Police Dept. unless otherwise indicated. The following are Official PUBLIC Records being...
View ArticleBurroughs Boys’ Soccer Team Comes Up Short in Tournament Final
Just when it looked like things were looking good for the Burroughs High boys’ soccer team the injury bug has hit the team. The injuries were too much to overcome against a sneaky Birmingham team that...
View ArticleClassic Fairy Tale Characters Demand Rewrites In Miller Elementary Play
Fifth-graders in Melissa Pamperin’s class at Joaquin Miller Elementary School performed Unhappily Ever After? in several performances for their fellow students, their parents and the community. In the...
View ArticleMan’s Family Given $2.5 Million by L.A. City Council After LAPD Shooting in...
UPDATED STORY: The Los Angeles City Council agreed to pay the family of Sergio Navas $2.5 million to settle his death in a March of 2015 shooting by LAPD officers after a pursuit that ended in Burbank...
View ArticleEight New Fire Recruits Join the Burbank Fire Department
The Burbank Fire Department in joint operation with Glendale Fire Department held a recruit graduation on Friday bringing on eight new firefighters and Glendale hiring thirteen. (Photo by © Ross A....
View ArticleBallot Order Selected for Upcoming Burbank Election
The City Clerk’s Office announced that a random drawing was conducted at the Candidate Orientation meeting on Thursday, December 15, 2016, to select the following Ballot Order for candidates for the...
View ArticleCity Council to Look at $50,000 Donation to YES on Measure B
A $50,000 donation by the Burbank Hospitality Association (BHA) to the organizers of the YES on Measure B campaign will be looked at by the City Council on Tuesday. A complaint by a group of citizens...
View Article$50,000 Contribution to Yes on Measure B Examined by City Council
The Burbank City Council took up the donation made by the Burbank Hospitality Association (BHA) as part of the TBID to the organizers of the YES on Measure B campaign Tuesday night. After several...
View ArticleJBHS VMA Releases “Silent Night” Single As Fundraiser
John Burroughs High School Vocal Music Association recently released “Silent Night” on the digital music platform Bandcamp as a fundraiser for the school’s choir program. About 20 students from JBHS...
View ArticleBurbank Announces 2016 Holiday Decorating Winners
A little rain didn’t prevent Burbank’s Civic Pride Committee from choosing winners in its Holiday Outdoor Decorating Contest. There were 26 entries this year and even though only two-thirds of those...
View ArticleCan You Identify This Woman for Burbank Police?
On December 10, 2016, at about 10:00 am, the victim’s vehicle was broken into while it was parked in the 1300 block of Valleyheart Drive in the Burbank Rancho area. The victim’s Louis Vuitton purse,...
View ArticleFLASHBACK FRIDAY: Burbank Military Academy
In the Late 1920’s to the late 1930’s the was an academy on the edge of town near the corner of Winona and Parish Pl. It was a Military type academy for the teaching and training of young boys. The...
View ArticleBurbank Boys’ Basketball Far Too Much for Chavez
It wasn’t the best game the Burbank High boys’ basketball has played all season. But the Bulldogs did enough to defeat Chavez High 69-48 Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Village Christian...
View ArticleBurbank Boys’ Basketball Team Stung by Camarillo
If lessons are to be learned, the Burbank High boys’ basketball team picked a good time to learn a valuable lesson. After leading Camarillo High much of the contest, the Bulldogs could not finish off...
View ArticleBurbank Police Arrest Driver after Crashing into Dentist Office
The Burbank Police Helicopter was on routine patrol when the Tactical Flight Officer spotted a dark Saab at a extremely high rate of speed Westbound Olive Avenue around 7:50 PM Thursday evening, the...
View Article2016 Was a Year to Remember in Sports for Burbank and Burroughs
If there is one thing most people in Burbank will agree on it is that 2016 was the best year on record for sports at Burroughs and Burbank highs. Three teams appeared in CIF Southern Section...
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