With the promise of no questions asked, residents across Burbank handed in more than 450 pounds of prescription drugs to the Burbank Police Department during a special take-back event held late last month.
Held at the department’s headquarters, the event collected any and all unused prescriptions…
A Burbank resident who has long admired the work of notable primatologists will spend her summer studying bamboo lemurs in Madagascar on the path to becoming a primatologist, or someone who studies primates, herself. As a girl, Emma Thurau would dr…
A North Hollywood family got a brief scare last month after an 8-year-old girl was bitten by a baby rattlesnake in the Burbank Hills. Kathryn Campa was visiting her brother in the 3000 block of Trudi Lane on the night of April 23 when, sometime aro…
An event called Days of Remembrance, sponsored by the Burbank Human Relations Council, will be held on Tuesday, featuring Holocaust survivor Erika Jacoby. Now in its 33rd year, the event brings together members of churches, synagogues and mosques i…
During Larry Applebaum’s last meeting as a school board member on Thursday, he recounted the progress Burbank Unified has made during his 12 years of service as newly elected member Steve Frintner took his seat at the dais.
“Without a doubt, there are shoes that just won’t be filled,” Steve Ferguson,…
The threat of being shot to death led a Burbank doughnut shop owner to fight back against two armed robbers in late March.
Raul Gutierrez was getting ready for the day at Kim’s Donuts and Coffee on March 22 when two masked robbers entered the store sometime before 5:30 a.m.
“I saw them and knew…
Businesses surrounding a Starbucks in downtown Burbank were evacuated late Tuesday evening after police received word of a suspicious item on a patio table outside the coffee shop. A call came in shortly before 10 p.m. regarding an item left at th…
The Burbank City Council approved making several improvements along Verdugo Avenue last week in an effort to increase safety on one of the city’s busiest streets.
Council members voted 4-1 to move forward with the safety project, which includes installation of a new pedestrian crosswalk, upgraded…
There was plenty of applause and laughter at Burbank City Hall Monday morning, mixed in with a few tears.
The first day of May meant it was time for newly elected and reelected officials to be sworn into office — and for those who didn’t win the vote during the city’s general election in April…
The 14th annual Downtown Burbank Arts Festival was held this past weekend, featuring more than 200 artists and animators along San Fernando Boulevard. The two-day event lets fans and enthusiasts of animation meet and get tips from those currently w…