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Saturday, February 21, 2026

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Downtown Burbank selected a Fan Zone for World Cup 2026

Sports/Burbank— FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Downtown Burbank Announced as an Official Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone [Burbank, CA] — [February 20, 2026] — Downtown Burbank announced it has been selected by the Los Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee as a Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone, joining a region-wide celebration as Los Angeles prepares […]

Sunday, February 15, 2026

By Public News Service Sunday, February 15, 2026

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Historic U.S. Route 66 celebrating a major milestone

Travel / U.S. Route 66 — Roz Brown, producer, New Mexico News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service. In 1926, U.S. Route 66 was just a road connecting the country’s midsection to the West Coast, but it soon came to symbolize the pursuit of the American dream. One hundred years later, communities along the highway are planning […]

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

By Public News Service Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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Kent State survivor issues warning about military response to LA protests

Farah Siddiqi, producer, Ohio News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service. A Kent State University shooting survivor is warning Ohioans and others to take note of the U.S. military’s involvement in immigration-related protests. She says it echoes a dark chapter in Ohio history – when four students were shot by the National Guard at Kent State in 1970. […]

Thursday, May 15, 2025

By Public News Service Thursday, May 15, 2025

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Six landlords sued for alleged price gouging after the recent Los Angeles wildfires

Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Rents in Los Angeles were already high before the January firestorm, but now a coalition of housing groups is suing six landlords for allegedly engaging in price gouging. In California, it is generally illegal to raise rents more than 10% following an emergency declaration. However, […]

Thursday, March 6, 2025

By Guest Contributor Thursday, March 6, 2025

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Burbank Police seek information in series of rental gear thefts

Friday, April 19, 2024

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, April 19, 2024

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The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is happening this weekend

The 29th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is on the USC campus in Los Angeles this weekend. This major event just keeps getting bigger and better. The 2024 festival “will bring together more than 550 writers, experts and storytellers, and hundreds of exhibitors to the 226-acre campus,” according to a news release. Among the authors are TV star […]

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

By Public News Service Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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Backlash after regulators permit robotaxis on Los Angeles freeways

By Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. A bill to grant local cities the ability to regulate autonomous vehicles is getting much more attention now. This happened after the California Public Utilities Commission decided to allow robotaxis on Los Angeles and San Francisco freeways earlier this month. The commission granted Waymo’s driverless taxi […]

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G-- Verdugo Mountains behind Sears at 111 East Magnolia Blvd. Burbank September 5, 2017

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, September 5, 2017

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Firefighters gain upper hand in battle against La Tuna Fire

The skies are clearer over the Verdugo Mountains and Burbank as firefighters gain the upper hand on the La Tuna Fire. The huge smoky clouds and, sometimes, flames we saw on those hills over the weekend are no longer visible, but fire officials say the threat is not over yet. The wildfire broke out Friday afternoon, September 1, near La […]

Friday, March 18, 2016

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Hillary Clinton at Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Michigan March 6, 2016

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 18, 2016

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Hillary Clinton campaign raffling off night with the Clooneys

Democratic presidential front-runner, Hillary Clinton, is adding more Hollywood star power to her campaign. The Wrap says Clinton has more Hollywood endorsements “than all the other candidates combined.” Now Tinseltown heavyweight and a long time Democrat, George Clooney, along with his high-powered lawyer wife Amal Clooney, are on board to host fundraisers and a raffle for the former Secretary of […]