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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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New photo of sex offender/ex-Burbank teacher, Amy Beck

As first reported on this blog, convicted sex offender and former Burbank sixth grade teacher, Amy Victoria Beck, is no longer behind bars. Beck was released from state prison on March 20, 2011 after serving “…approximately 8 months…”according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation official, James W. Symington, III. Back in March of 2010, the former David Starr Jordan Middle School […]

Saturday, March 26, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 26, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot — one ticket wins at least $312 million

Finally, someone has a Mega Millions lottery ticket with all of the winning numbers from last night’s draw. Sigh, that ticket is not at my house — not even in California. The ticket that won the estmated $312 million jackpot was purchased in New York. There are reports that in the final count that jackpot could top out at $319 million. The […]

Thursday, March 24, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 24, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot swells to $304 million!!!

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is stuffed with the kind of money that could probably help balance the budget in a few cash-strapped cities or school districts. No one matched all of the winning numbers in last Tuesday’s game. That resulted in more moolah being added to the jackpot, which now stands at around $304 million. The lucky digits: 1, […]

Friday, March 18, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 18, 2011

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Regular gas breaks through the $4 barrier in the Media City

The price of regular gasoline has been hovering very close to that dreaded $4 a gallon mark for several days here in B-town. Today, for the first time, I saw stations with posted prices for regular at a little over $4 a gallon. I began reporting on the appearance of $4 a gallon gas in Burbank about two weeks ago. […]

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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Wow!!! Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $201 million

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is now super-rich. This morning another load of money got dumped into the double-M jackpot, after no one picked all of the correct numbers in last night’s game. Tuesday’s winning digits: 10, 11, 12, 28, 43, and the Mega Ball 45. Three tickets bought in California matched all but the Mega Ball. Each of those tickets is worth $168, 654. […]

Saturday, March 12, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 12, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot skyrockets to $172 million

Will the Mega Millions jackpot reach $200 million? It’s heading in that direction. No one matched all of the winning numbers in last night’s game, so more greenbacks got stuffed into the jackpot, which now stands at $172 million! The winning numbers from Friday: 14, 19, 21, 42, 45, and the Mega Ball 6. Four players in California came pretty close to […]

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot soars to at least $151 million!

Like gas prices — the Mega Millions lottery jackpot just keeps going higher and higher. Today that money pot grew to at least $151 million, after no one got all of the winning numbers right in yesterday’s game. The hot digits: 3, 17, 19, 41, 55, and the Mega Ball 24. One ticket bought in the Golden State had all […]

Sunday, March 6, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 6, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot skyrockets to $127 million

The Mega Million jackpot got supersized and is now standing at $127 million. Extra millions were added to that lottery jackpot after no one picked all of the winning numbers in last Friday’s game. Those rich digits are: 8, 10, 15, 23, 41, and the Mega Ball 7. Three players in California matched all but the Mega Ball in that […]

Thursday, March 3, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 3, 2011

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$4 a gallon gas in Burbank

We all saw it coming — but the reality is still hard to handle. A couple of days ago, on Tuesday, I bought almost 7 gallons of regular gasoline for $25 at the Chevron station, Alameda Avenue and San Fernando Boulevard in Burbank. I paid $3.79 a gallon. At that time, Supreme stood at $3.99 a gallon. Today, Supreme is selling […]