Schiff and Feinstein Announce Helicopter Noise Reduction Legislation
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced that the omnibus appropriations bill – which will fund the government for the next year – includes a provision directing the...
View ArticleDozens Of Smartphones Taken From ATM Wireless Store
ATM Wireless store on Glenoaks Blvd. was broken into and dozens of smartphones, including Apple iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy S4 brands, were taken in the early morning hours on Wednesday, January 15....
View ArticleResidential Burglary Reported On Brace Canyon Drive
Multiple small items were taken in a residential burglary on the 3300 block of Brace Canyon Drive on Wednesday, January 15. When the resident returned home at 4:20 p.m., after leaving the house at 7:20...
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YMCA Celebrates With $1 Million Renovation
Cathy Ferguson As part of the celebration of both its history and its vision of the future, Wednesday the Burbank Y – which received the first business license issued by the city of Burbank – unveiled...
View ArticleFroyo Bliss Robbed Again At Gunpoint
Froyo Bliss was robbed again at gunpoint yesterday, January 16. At approximately 2:30 p.m. a white male suspect pointed a blue steel handgun at the yogurt shop’s clerk and took an undisclosed amount of...
View ArticlePillowcase Taken In Residential Burglary
A pillowcase was the only reported loss in a residential burglary on the 1100 block of N. Clybourn Avenue. On Thursday, January 16 at 4:16 p.m., the victim called police to the scene. The alleged...
View ArticleSchool Board Hears Jam-Packed Agenda And Discusses Adding More Elementary...
From reports on the Bilingual Dual Immersion program and the Eight-Year Plan for Class Size Reduction to public comments and a number of other items, the Burbank Unified School Board considered a very...
View ArticleBicycle Reported Stolen From Gated Backyard
A bicycle worth $1000 was taken from the backyard of a residence on the 1400 block of Broadway, in a neighborhood right near the 5 Freeway. Tools worth $20 were also attached to the gray frame bicycle...
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Packed Church Remembers Stan Lynch
Over this past week, people have shared their memories of Stanley Steven Lynch, a city native and champion supporter of all good things in Burbank. Family and friends celebrated his life Wednesday...
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Burroughs Defeats Burbank, 11-5, in Girls Water Polo
By Dick Dornan MyBurbank Sports Editor For first-year coach Michael Singhanate and the Burroughs girls’ water polo team, it was the victory they so desperately needed. Playing on the road at the home...
View ArticleSpanish Immersion, Transitional And Traditional Kindergarten Programs...
Burbank Unified School District holds its annual Kindergarten Parent Meeting on Thursday, January 23, at the Burbank Adult School auditorium. Dr. Tom Kissinger, Director of Elementary Education for the...
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VTC’s “On The Money” Depicts Struggle Of Our Time
In a town that is largely film and television dominant, true artistry is found in a little theatre in Burbank. Situated on the corner of Victory Blvd. and Avon St. is The Victory Theatre Center, whose...
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High School Sports Weekly Recap
Burroughs goalkeeper Alberto Meir gets carried off the field after his goal tied Pasadena with seconds remaining (Photos courtesy of Mike Kodama) BOYS SOCCER: Burroughs 3 Arcadia 0 Ashot Veisyan scored...
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Burbank Man Arrested For Murder of Mother
Burbank Police gather at the apartment of a woman who was allegedly killed by her son Monday night (Photo By Ross A. Benson) Moises Diaz, age 40, was arrested on Monday, January 20, for the alleged...
View ArticleProvidence St. Joseph Medical Center Earns Top Honors from Healthgrades
Providence Southern California earned top state honors today as the first health system in California to win Healthgrades’ Distinguished Hospital Award for all four of its hospitals eligible to be...
View ArticleFake Beard Bandit Strikes Again
Four recent armed robberies of Burbank businesses may be perpetrated by the same suspect wearing a thick fake beard, said Burbank Police today. BPD will send out a Crime Alert today, warning local...
View ArticleCraigslist Robbery Reported Behind Chuck E. Cheese
Two suspects allegedly stole a pair of Nike Jordan basketball shoes after connecting with the victim through an advertisement placed on Craigslist. The victim agreed to meet the prospective buyers who...
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Scozzola Ready for the Public to Play Through at Debell Golf Course
(Photo by Ross A. Benson) Almost three weeks into the start of a new lease with S.S. Golf as the operator of the city-owned DeBell Golf Club, those involved are optimistic about the venture. “I’m happy...
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Ashley Linda, Burbank Girls Basketball
By Dick Dornan MyBurbank Sports Editor This wasn’t exactly what Ashley Linda had in mind. With Pacific League play fully underway, Linda was expecting to be a key player in Burbank’s challenge for a...
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MIT Magi Journey From The East To Star Industries
Disney, NBC and Warner Bros., along with other industry leaders, hosted students from MIT’s Sloan School of Management as they made their “Entertainment and Media Trek” through Las Vegas and LA last...
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