818 Roundup: Protestors, patrons clash outside Hobby Lobby in Burbank; Suspect in custody after small brush fire in Glendale

July 5, 2014 7 AM PT

Good morning, readers! Today is July 5, 2014. Weather in the Glendale area is expected to reach a high of 87 degrees and a low of 67.

Here’s your roundup of local headlines for today:

Between 20 and 30 protesters confronted shoppers walking into the new Hobby Lobby on Victory Boulevard in Burbank Friday morning, upset over a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed the company to exempt certain contraceptives from employees’ medical insurance on moral grounds.
Burbank resident Roy Wiegand spent Independence Day running 86 miles to raise money for children battling cancer and their families.
One male suspect was taken into custody after a small brush fire broke out Friday afternoon south of the Glendale Sports Complex, authorities report.
Glendale Adventist Medical Center will close its children community center in Montrose next month, citing ongoing revenue losses it can no longer afford to endure.
And if you didn’t get to see fireworks last night, see photographer Tim Berger’s shots of local displays at La Crescenta Elementary School and the Starlight Bowl in Burbank.

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