818 Roundup: Judge rejects Drayman’s second plea deal; fatal stabbing trial begins
Good morning, 818 readers. Today is Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Forecasters predict a high of 77 and low of 54 in the Glendale area, according to the National Weather Service.
These are some of the top headlines in the 818 region:
For the second time, a judge rejected a plea deal from former Glendale Mayor John Drayman, who allegedly embezzled at least $304,000 from the weekly farmer’s market in Montrose.
Opening statements began Monday in the trial of a Burbank man accused of fatally stabbing his on-and-off girlfriend two years ago at a Studio City park.
Glendale club Complex celebrated its first-year anniversary in the Jewel City with Ground Control Karaoke, an ongoing weekly event.
More than 100 marijuana shops have closed down in Los Angeles after the city began enforcing new rules restricting pot dispensaries, according to the Los Angeles Times.
A La Cañada Flintridge woman and teen involved in a car crash were recovering from hundreds of stings after one of the vehicles hit a tree containing a hive in La Cañada Flintridge on Sunday.
- Authorities have identified the cyclist who was struck by a vehicle and later died at a hospital on Sunday as Melik Khanamiryan, a 25-year-old Glendale resident.
-- Nicole Charky, nicole.charky@latimes.com
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