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George Contreras, a longtime Burbank resident who works part time as a crossing guard at Walt Disney Elementary School, lost his 8-year-old dog on Feb. 13 when a fire tore through his Lake Street home.
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Hubbell will be replacing Robyn Anders, who took a position as Burbank Unified’s coordinator of instructional technology. -
At least 150 members of the community flocked to the Burbank War Memorial at McCambridge Park Monday morning to celebrate the landmark’s 50th anniversary and completion of its recent renovation as well as to remember those who have served in the military.
Taking a trip back in time to 1985 isn’t such a far-out concept as it seems to be: All you have to do is visit a Baskin-Robbins in Burbank.
Dental products, board games, baseball caps, cans of soup, PEZ dispensers, magazines, unique artwork and potty-training aides — these are items that shoppers may find at any general retailer.
Two battles were playing out at the sixth annual Burbank Community YMCA Learn, Grow, Thrive summer camp at Emerson Elementary School.
A San Bernardino man was formally charged with attempted murder on Wednesday on suspicion of attacking a 63-year-old woman in Burbank earlier this week and leaving her in critical condition.
The Latest
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Girls’ Basketball: Indians turn double-figure deficit into single digits in third quarter of Southern Section Division II-A semifinal, but Tritons come on to win, 41-29.
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Boys’ Basketball: Top-seeded Pioneers unable to finda rhythm in 64-53 road defeat in CIF Southern Section Division III-AA contest against Trojans.
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The Burbank Cultural Arts Commission is hosting an exhibit called “Hidden Jewels,” which will be on display at the Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center through Feb. 27.
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Bulldogs, Indians have their share of returning players, to go along with some promising newcomers.
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Sometimes one punctuation mark can preclude the need for another. Here are some examples.
California Stories from The Times
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No California water hole has been fought over more than the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. It’s right up there with the Owens Valley and the state’s share of the Colorado River.
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Point Mugu is being considered a possible landing spot for Americans suspected of being infected with the COVID-19 strain of coronvirus.
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Three women, one who was pinned under the bus and two who were pulled from inside, died before they could be taken to a hospital, authorities said.
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The man may have suffered from mental health issues.
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Concerned residents and state and local officials packed Costa Mesa City Hall to address a plan to send infected coronavirus patients to Costa Mesa.
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Hollywood Burbank Airport had 5,983,737 passengers in 2019, which tops the airport’s best numbers from 2007.
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Airport officials reported at 9.5% increase in passengers in November compared to the same month in 2018.
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A fire in the 1200 block of South Lake Street in Burbank on Thursday consumed a home and killed a dog.
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A family dog died on Saturday in Burbank after a fire consumed a home in the 1300 block of North Brighton Street, according to the Burbank Fire Department.
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Although Burbank Unified made some improvements, graduation rates at Monterey High and mathematics throughout the district were identified as points of weakness.
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The arts education foundation hired Azra Variscic as the director of development to raise their profile and expand fundraising revenues.
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Hollywood Burbank Airport will convert its 20 noise monitors to have wireless connections to allow contractors to address issues with the devices more quickly.
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The Burbank City Council approved its legislative platform for the year, which outlines the issues the city will and won’t support.
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Burbank City Council members debated whether to adopt changes to its rules on accessory dwelling units or wait until city staff could find additional protections throughout the city.
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The Los Angeles Sparks, Boys & Girls Club of Burbank and the Burbank Community YMCA hosted a basketball clinic to teach the youth about basketball and life lessons.
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A bill to add more than 191,000 acres of the Rim of the Valley Corridor to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area passed the U.S. House Wednesday on a bipartisan basis with 231 votes in support and 183 votes against.
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Girls’ Basketball: Indians, Heralds stay close until final moments of CIF Southern Section Division II-A quarterfinal, as Burroughs comes away with a 41-39 victory to advance to first semifinal since 2016.
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Boys’ Basketball: Pioneers outmuscle Lancers early on the way to 71-37 quarterfinal victory in the CIF Southern Section Division III-AA playoffs.
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Girls’ Basketball: Indians jump out to huge early lead en route to 67-50 home win in CIF Southern Section Division II-A contest.
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Girls’ Water Polo: Visiting Indians held scoreless in second half as Condors’defense propels them to 8-1 victory in Southern Section Division V quarterfinal match.
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A representative of the Burbank Human Relations Council writes words of gratitude for participants in the recent event and to the VWF for hosting it.
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Girls’ Soccer: Defending champion Indians suffer 2-0 Pacific League road defeat against first-place Arcadia.
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State and federal funding does not provide enough to maintain a high-quality education, Aghakhanian writes, so Measure I could provide a much-needed boost to BUSD’s coffers.
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The Frankensentence is a useful concept. The idea is that in English, which lets you use any number of connective tools to cobble together phrases and clauses, it’s possible to cobble together so many phrases and clauses that your reader gets lost — or at least turned off.
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Two Burbank residents write on different projects; one the L.A. River bike path and the other construction on I-5.
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Earlier this month, the Boys & Girls Club celebrated its 25th anniversary of service to Burbank youth and their families.
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If you understand how to write clear, vivid prose, the secret to underhanded obfuscation is at your fingertips. Just do the opposite of that clarifying stuff.
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In celebration of artists from Burbank and the surrounding area, the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission hosted an opening night reception for their inaugural “Hidden Jewels” art exhibit at the Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center this past week.
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A look at the grammar dynamic known as the subjunctive.
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Author Sam Wasson considers “Chinatown” as one of the last great films made and highlights the people behind the movie his in most recent book.
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