Joining Forces Through National Night Out

Annual event fosters good will with law enforcement and other safety personnel. By Mary O’KEEFE Once again it is time for residents to take to the streets in a show of solidarity with local law enforcement, fire departments, city and county officials and their community with National Night Out. On Aug. 7, agencies and community […]

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 […]

Body of Missing Hiker May Have Been Found

By Mary O’KEEFE The body of a man thought to be that of a missing hiker was found yesterday in the Old Army Pass area in the John Muir Wilderness, Inyo County. “The body of the man found has not been positively identified as of yet,” said Jeff Mullenhour, Deputy Coroner Investigator for the Southern […]

from the desk of the publisher

from the desk of the publisher

Loss that Sparks Somber Reflections Friday night’s mass killing at a theater in Colorado during a screening of the recently released “The Dark Knight Rises,” the latest in the Batman series, was shocking. Not unexpectedly, it has sparked debate over many a kitchen table, I’m sure, of the need for gun control, less violence in […]

Weather in the Foothills

“He listened to that most ethereal of all sounds, the song of crickets, coming in full choir upon the wind, and fancied that, if moonlight could be heard, it would sound just like that.” – ‘The Canterbury Pilgrims’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne The sound of crickets, for most people, is a soothing and welcoming reminder of […]

In Briefs

Ferraro Family Files Claim Glendale Unified School District spokesman Stephen Frasher has confirmed that the district received notice of a claim filed by John and Deanna Ferraro against the district. “We received the claim this week,” he said. The district had not been served with notice of a lawsuit as of Wednesday late afternoon. The […]

Bringing Light from a Dark Place

The dedication of Christopher’s Room proves ‘good things do come out of evil.’ By Jason KUROSU The applause was spirited at the Fire House youth center on Monday evening when a plaque was unveiled, just above the doorway of a room routinely populated by teenagers. The plaque read, “Christopher’s Room,” a tribute to Christopher McCulloch […]