818 Roundup: Strip mall fire damage estimate $2.25M, Valento case witness files lawsuit, Glendale schools look to recovery

Good morning, 818 readers. Today is Wednesday, Feb. 12. National Weather Service forecasters predict Glendale will have a high near 78 and low around 53.

Here are the top headlines in your region:

• The damage estimate from the three-alarm fire that tore through a Glendale strip mall is up to about $2.25 million. Firefighters on Tuesday were still investigating the cause of the blaze, which destroyed several longtime businesses.
  

• A witness in the federal corruption case against a Burbank police officer, along with members of his family, is suing the city of Burbank alleging that he was falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted.

• Glendale schools could receive $16 million more in revenue during the next fiscal year compared to the current one, according to school officials.

• School board members refuted a recent suggestion by city officials to have Burbank Unified help cover the cost of three school resource officers who would work in Burbank schools.

-- Sameea Kamal, sameea.kamal@latimes.com

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