818 Roundup: Man arrested on suspicion of woman’s murder; Glendale official nixes building request
Good morning, 818! Today is Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Temperatures for today are forecasted to reach a high of 98 and a low of 69, according to the National Weather Service.
Here are you local headlines:
A 28-year-old Hesperia man was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of murder, two days after he allegedly used a knife to kill a woman inside a Burbank home and a day after police accused a different man of the crime.
- A request to build a five-story, mixed-use building just outside of development-heavy downtown Glendale has been denied by a planning hearing officer.
Burbank resident Damien Lopez started boxing with the Burbank Boxing Club when he was 10 years old. Now, the 20-year-old told Burbank City Council members last week he hopes to qualify for the Olympic team trials and a shot to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Police are on the lookout for a suspected razor thief who was caught on tape stealing nearly 50 packs of Gillette Fusion razors — valued at more than $1,300 — during two visits to a CVS Pharmacy in Glendale earlier this month.
Of the 1,239 high school seniors who were in Burbank Unified’s class of 2015, 95% of them walked across the stage last May to accept their high-school diploma. The district has been following up with the other 5% to let them know a high school diploma is within their reach.
A grease fire broke out at a Burger King in Burbank shortly after the restaurant opened Tuesday morning, prompting an evacuation, fire officials said.
Due to renovation work at the Glendale Central Library, the library’s hours will change beginning Monday.
Police are looking for a carjacking suspect who reportedly beat a man outside of Fry’s Electronics in Burbank before driving off in the victim’s truck, police said.
Lower class sizes, fair compensation and new textbooks approved by Glendale teachers make up the wish list outlined by the Glendale teachers union’s newest president, Taline Arsenian, who advocated for those three goals during a board meeting last week.
- More than a year after moving out of its headquarters where it had been since the 1920s, the local chapter of the Moose Lodge is looking to reconnect with the community and will kick things off with a pancake breakfast for local firefighters on Sunday.