818 Roundup: ‘Michael Brown’ lyrics create controversy at Glendale Elks; Bank robber identified
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Good morning, 818! Today is Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Temperatures for today are expected to reach a high of 74 degrees and a low of 49 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
In case you missed them, here are some of the headlines from the weekend:
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating an incident in which a song performed at a private charity event organized at the Glendale Elks Lodge by a retired LAPD officer compared the unarmed black teenager shot and killed in Ferguson, Mo. to a “road kill dog.”
Federal investigators on Monday identified the man behind a string of recent attempted and successful bank robberies — including two in Burbank — and are seeking the public’s help in finding him.
Leondra R. Kruger Gov. Jerry Brown’s third appointment this term to the California Supreme Court, won unanimous approval Monday from a three-member state commission.
Six drivers were arrested for driving under the influence Friday night as a result of grant-funded sobriety checkpoints conducted in Glendale and Burbank, authorities said.
Glendale Police Chief Robert Castro and a group of officers went door to door with gifts in hand to pay a special holiday visit to 28 underprivileged families in Glendale last Thursday.
Burbank school officials are looking closely at how to better support participants in the Gifted and Talented Education Program, otherwise known as GATE.
- The median price for a single-family home in Burbank rose last month compared to the same time last year, but sales and new listings stayed fairly steady, according to the latest real estate report.