A $1 million lottery-ticket Valentine in Burbank

Chocolate and flowers for Valentine’s Day? Meh. A Burbank man upped the gift-giving ante just a bit on Sunday after buying his wife a $10 Scratchers ticket that turned out to be a $1 million winner.

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A $1 million lottery-ticket Valentine in Burbank

Glendale man charged with driving naked, possessing and using meth, is free on bail

GLENDALE — A married computer technician who was arrested in Glendale for allegedly driving around naked from the waist down while smoking methamphetamine because he was “sexually frustrated” was free on bail today.

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Glendale man charged with driving naked, possessing and using meth, is free on bail

Burbank teacher a finalist for National Teacher of the Year Award

Rebecca Mieliwocki, known for inspiring her seventh-grade English students at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank, was named Thursday as one of four finalists for the 60th annual National Teacher of the Year Award.

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Gov. Jerry Brown pitches new taxes, budget cuts at City Hall, Burbank

After delivering his annual State of the State address in Sacramento Wednesday morning, Gov. Jerry Brown took his show on the road, flying to Los Angeles to make his pitch for new taxes and sharp budget cuts to local politicians and teachers.

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Burbank police say woman offered sex for McNuggets

BURBANK – Police say a Southern California woman offered McDonald’s restaurant drive-through customers sex for chicken McNuggets.

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Children enjoy 20 tons of snowy fun in Glendale

It was a balmy 60 degrees in Glendale Saturday — and 20 tons of snow covered the ground of a church parking lot off Central Avenue. For mitten-clad youngsters, the snow banks were magical, an apparition of Southern California, home of film fantasies.

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Strong winds, low humidity prompt red flag warning in Santa Clarita Valley, other mountain and forest areas

LOS ANGELES — Offshore winds and low humidity will combine to significantly increase the risk of wildfire tonight and tomorrow, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning beginning at 10 p.m.

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Strong winds, low humidity prompt red flag warning in Santa Clarita Valley, other mountain and forest areas

Gang member sentenced for 1991 murder of 16-year-old boy in Panorama City

LOS ANGELES – A gang member extradited from Mexico was sentenced today to 85 years to life behind bars for killing a teenage boy and wounding two other people in Panorama City more than two decades ago.

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American Airlines to end service at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank

BURBANK – Bankrupt American Airlines is ending its service at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, the company said Monday.

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American Airlines to end service at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank

Glendale Philharmonic and Emo Philips join forces for ‘Peter and the Wolf’

Comedian Emo Philips will narrate Sergei Prokofiev’s children’s symphony “Peter and the Wolf,” as the Glendale Philharmonic celebrates its second anniversary with a family concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Glendale.

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