It is almost time for the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity to make its landing on Mars. Here are some ways the public can follow the spacecraft’s approach and landing. Two live feeds during key landing activities of Curiosity from mission control at JPL will be carried on NASA TV and on the web from 8:30 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles Police Department homicide detectives are still investigating two deaths that occurred in the area, both with bodies burned. On March 31, the body of Jacob Burns, 21, of San Gabriel Valley was found burned in his 1992 white Honda on Sister Elsie Drive in Tujunga. “We still haven’t made any […]
By Ted AYALA Without redevelopment monies to help vitalize districts, the city is turning to creative options that allow business and communities to prosper, without hurting the city budget. Downtown Glendale, one of the city’s most powerful revenue generators, received a boost in this way from Glendale City Council in March. Ushered in were “benefit […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Burbank police have identified the body discovered near the Verdugo Mountains area as FBI Special Agent Stephen Ivens. On Monday evening, two hikers walking in the foothills above Burbank smelled a suspicious odor in the 3600 block of Scott Road. The hikers checked the area and discovered what appeared to be human […]
Annual event fosters good will with law enforcement and other safety personnel. By Mary O’KEEFE Once again it is time for residents to take to the streets in a show of solidarity with local law enforcement, fire departments, city and county officials and their community with National Night Out. On Aug. 7, agencies and community […]
UPDATE 1:50 p.m. A weapon was found at the scene where the body of missing FBI special agent Stephen Ivens was discovered. “The Burbank police have released information that the body has been identified as [Stephen Ivens],” said Laura Eimiller, FBI spokeswoman. “We are very thankful to all [who assisted in the search] from the […]
President Barack Obama has named six NASA individuals, including one from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., as recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The NASA recipients and 90 other federal researchers will receive their awards in a ceremony later this month in Washington. The awards represent the highest honor bestowed […]
On Thursday, July 26, at 6:46 p.m., Burbank Police Officers were at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center on an unrelated incident when they were alerted to a 16 year-old male brought in by Burbank Fire Department. The male juvenile had been brought in from Pullman’s gym at 4320 West Magnolia Boulevard, after complaining of pain from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The body of a man thought to be that of a missing hiker was found yesterday in the Old Army Pass area in the John Muir Wilderness, Inyo County. “The body of the man found has not been positively identified as of yet,” said Jeff Mullenhour, Deputy Coroner Investigator for the Southern […]