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Monday, May 11, 2026
By Guest Contributor Monday, May 11, 2026
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Time running out to register to vote in upcoming June 2 statewide primary

Statewide Primary/Register to vote deadline —   Statewide Direct Primary Election Deadline to Register to Vote is May 18. The City Clerk’s Office would like to remind residents that the last day to register to vote in the June 2 Statewide Direct Primary Election is Monday, May 18. Voter registration forms are available in the City Clerk’s Office and at Burbank Libraries. […]
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Monday, May 11, 2026
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, May 11, 2026
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The heat is on in the Southland today

Weather/Southland— The Southland is heating up today. So get out those hats, umbrellas, and sun screen. In the Media City, the thermometer pushed passed 80 degrees at 11 a.m. Temperatures are really expected to sizzle in Riverside County and the Inland Empire, where some places could hit the triple digits!  More here.
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Friday, April 24, 2026
By Guest Contributor Friday, April 24, 2026
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LA County District Atty’s Office files charges against Burbank stabbing suspect

Burbank/Stabbing Suspect Charged— April 23, 2026: Man Charged With Murder in Stabbing That Killed Burbank Schoolteacher, Seriously Injured Daughter – News Release   BURBANK, Calif. — A 30-year-old man was charged today with murder in the stabbing of first-grade teacher Arti Varma, 59, and the attempted murder of her 25-year-old daughter, Meera Varma, at their home in Burbank. “Arti Varma […]
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Suspect arrested in vicious attack on two women in Burbank

Burbank/Suspect In Custody— A suspect is in custody in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Burbank teacher and seriously wounding her daughter early yesterday morning. Burbank Police say officers responded to the victims’ home in the 2800 block of North Brighton Street at around 6 am. Two adult female victims were discovered inside, suffering from stab wounds. 59-year-old Arti […]
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Walt Disney Studios entrance on Buena Vista Street Burbank April 12, 2018
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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Disney begins laying off hundreds of employees

ENTERTAINMENT/Layoffs— The new Disney CEO calls it “streamlining” our operations. No matter what you call it. Hundreds of employees are losing their jobs, and that’s downright painful. Some reports say the number is as high as a thousand people being let go. CEO Josh D’Amaro reportedly sent a memo to employees this morning announcing the layoffs were underway and that […]
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Sunday, March 29, 2026
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 29, 2026
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Massive turnout for No Kings 3 rallies

Protests/No Kings 3—   Organizers are cheering the success of yesterday’s No Kings rallies across the nation and in several countries. The grassroots movement, Indivisible, claims on its website that more than 8 million participants took part in 3,300 demonstrations on Saturday, March 28.  Independent sources have not verified that number, but most agree it was one of the largest […]
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