Conservation is Key During Heat Wave

Glendale Water & Power (GWP) is encouraging residents to conserve energy during this heat wave. Weather forecasters warned temperatures in the Glendale area throughout the weekend could reach in the triple-digits. Although GWP does not anticipate any shortages, it is prudent of our customers to do their part to conserve energy. Conservation can reduce our peak demand thereby alleviating […]

NASA’s Curiosity Beams Back a Color 360 of Gale Crater

The first images from Curiosity’s color Mast Camera, or Mastcam, have been received by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The 130 low-resolution thumbnails, which were received Thursday morning, provide scientists and engineers of NASA’s newest Mars rover their first color, horizon-to-horizon glimpse of Gale Crater. “After a year in cold storage, […]

Advisory: So Cal Edison Urges Customers to Conserve

With high temperatures forecast in many parts of Southern California today and throughout the week, Southern California Edison (SCE) is urging customers to conserve power. SCE anticipates having sufficient resources to meet forecast electricity demand. But with energy use rising during extreme heat conditions, conservation can provide an added reserve should an unexpected power emergency […]

UPDATE: A Fine Day for a Landing

By Mary O’KEEFE   UPDATE: TO FOLLOW THE ROVER LANDING, CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LIVE BROADCAST OR CLICK HERE TO SEE THE COMPUTER MODEL.   “It is a fine Martian day, warm and sunny,” said Doug McCuistion, Mars Exploration Program director from NASA headquarters. He was describing the day on Mars and the last […]

Schiff Introduces Bill to Transfer Aircraft to U.S. Forest Service

Rep. Schiff Joins in Introducing Calvert Bill to Transfer 14 C-27J Aircraft to U.S. Forest Service   Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined other colleagues led by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) in introducing the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Act of 2012, which would transfer 14 C-27J Spartan Aircraft from the Department of Defense (DOD) to the […]

Remains Found in Local Mountains Identified As Missing FBI Agent

UPDATE 1:50 p.m. A weapon was found at the scene where the body of missing FBI special agent Stephen Ivens was discovered. “The Burbank police have released information that the body has been identified as [Stephen Ivens],” said Laura Eimiller, FBI spokeswoman. “We are very thankful to all [who assisted in the search] from the […]

PRESIDENT OBAMA HONORS NASA SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS

President Barack Obama has named six NASA individuals, including one from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., as recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The NASA recipients and 90 other federal researchers will receive their awards in a ceremony later this month in Washington. The awards represent the highest honor bestowed […]

Teen Dies After Boxing at Local Gym

On Thursday, July 26, at 6:46 p.m., Burbank Police Officers were at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center on an unrelated incident when they were alerted to a 16 year-old male brought in by Burbank Fire Department. The male juvenile had been brought in from Pullman’s gym at 4320 West Magnolia Boulevard, after complaining of pain from […]

MSR Head to Sequoia National Park to Assist in Search for Missing Hiker

Search for Missing Hiker in Sequoia National Park and Inyo County in/around Mount Langley On Tuesday night Inyo County requested assistance from the Los Angeles County Sheriff Search & Rescue teams to help in an on going search for a missing hiker in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Forest. Members of the Montrose Search & […]

David Garcia Sentenced to Life for Burbank Officer’s Murder

  On November 15, 2003, Officer Matthew Pavelka was gunned down in a brutal act of violence. The resulting investigation identified David Garcia as the person responsible for Officer Pavelka’s murder. After a two-week manhunt, David Garcia was arrested and has remained in custody since his arrest. The shooting occurred in a Ramada Inn parking […]