818 Roundup: Grandson charged with Glendale couple’s murder; Girl bitten by rattlesnake
Good morning, 818. Today is Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Temperatures for today are forecasted to reach a high of 79 and a low of 61 with possible drizzle and fog to start the day, according to the National Weather Service.
Here are your local headlines:
Capital-murder charges were filed Tuesday against a 34-year-old man accused of using an ax to kill his elderly grandparents in their Glendale home, officials said.
A hiker who became lost in an area of the Angeles National Forest north of La Cañada Flintridge Saturday afternoon was located and airlifted to safety by search-and-rescue team members about an hour after he called for help, according to an official with the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station.
A young girl was recovering Tuesday after being bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake while hiking in the Hahamongna Watershed Park the day before with a group from Tom Sawyer Camp, according to the Pasadena Fire Department.
A proposal to require a supermajority for big decisions by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority board is being considered.
Two Beatles tribute acts are set to play local shows this Saturday – one in Burbank and the other in Pasadena.
- Glendale police have released information about Friday’s DUI checkpoint, including more than a dozen arrests for multiple charges.