As a large bear was spotted roaming around Burbank, security video captured the moment the bear enjoyed a refreshing dip in a pool. As bears emerge out of hibernation for the spring season, sightings have increased as the search for food begins. On Tuesday, video captured the bear roaming the front yard of a Burbank home before strolling to the backyard and dipping its paws into the cool water.  “He’s a pretty big bear,” said Argishti Martirosyan, the homeowner. “He’s huge, obviously it’s a scary sight to see.” Martirosyan has lived in his home for over 20 years and said this was the firs ..read more

A plan to utilize existing train tracks to offer a luxury overnight ride between two of California's economic and cultural hubs is looking less and less like a fantasy. Last month, Dreamstar Lines, a Newport Beach-based transit startup, came into agreement with one of the nation's most important freight companies, taking the first steps toward making the overnight service between San Francisco and Los Angeles a reality. Dreamstar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Union Pacific Railroad, paving the way for the two entities to come up with a final agreement that would allow Dreamst ..read more

A woman who was caught on camera violently smashing the windshields of parked cars with bricks in Los Angeles has been arrested. The suspect, identified as Lisa Jones, 30, was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with a series of unprovoked attacks targeting vehicles across L.A. County. Security video captured a March 28 incident where the woman was seen stepping out of her car and approaching a parked Porsche SUV in Venice at around 5 p.m.  She lifted a large brick over her head and smashed it into the windshield at full force before casually walking away. The woman, who was typica ..read more

Three suspects were arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies targeting stores across Southern California. The trio are accused of committing at least 10 robberies across Los Angeles and Orange counties, according to the Burbank Police Department. The suspects were identified as: Ronnie Tucker, 22, from Long Beach Antonio Bland, 34, from Lancaster Abigail Luckey, 48, from Los Angeles On Feb. 2, a man armed with a handgun entered a 7-Eleven store located at 3523 W. Burbank Blvd. and forced the store clerk to empty the cash register, police said. The suspect also stole the clerk ..read more

The Burbank Police Department is looking for a black sedan that struck a bicyclist on Tuesday, leaving the cyclist with life-threatening injuries. The crash on Clybourn Avenue near Oxnard Street took place at about 7:20 a.m., when a 77-year-old man was riding on the sidewalk and entered the intersection, police said in a news release. It was in the intersection that the black sedan headed east on Oxnard struck the bicycle before fleeing the scene, police said. "The bicyclist sustained major injuries as a result of the collision and was transported to a local trauma center where he is being tre ..read more

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee may be trailing in the race for the U.S. Senate seat once held by Dianne Feinstein, but on Monday, she picked up an endorsement that could provide some momentum as she chases the frontrunner, U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff. Burbank Mayor Konstantine Anthony, who withdrew his endorsement of Schiff in October over the congressman's support of Israel in its ongoing war against Hamas, switched allegiances and instead backed Lee, "citing her enduring pro-peace foreign policy record," Lee's office said in a news release. Lee, the only member of Congress who voted against issuing a "blan ..read more

The Burbank Police Department is looking for a transient they say vandalized several locations with antisemitic graffiti on Friday. Klinton Dion is seen in undated mugshots provided by the Burbank Police Department. Klinton Allister Dion, 32, is wanted for a hate crime after he allegedly vandalized the Temple Emanu El at 1302 N. Glenoaks Blvd., the underground garage of an apartment complex in the 400 block of East Cypress Avenue and a nearby city-owned utility box. Klinton Dion is seen in undated surveillance photos provided by the Burbank Police Department. He is "known to frequent Burbank ..read more

A Burbank business kept nearly half a million dollars from more than 100 workers as overtime pay, then lied to investigators and said that the employees did not work overtime hours, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday. The Rodin Group, a paint and wall-covering company, paid more than $481,000 to the DOL after investigators found that 117 "employees worked on weekends routinely and, on occasion, worked double shifts on weekdays to exceed 40 hours in a workweek," the DOL said in a news release. The workers who were paid overtime were paid that amount in cash, and the Rodin Group did ..read more

In a bit of serendipity, the Hollywood actors' strike against television and movie producers hit its 111th day on Wednesday, Nov. 1, which is 11/1 when written numerically. To celebrate the coincidence, SAG-AFTRA encouraged members to join union officials at Disney Studios in Burbank ahead of more negotiations later Wednesday. Tuesday was "productive," negotiation insiders told Variety, and there's "cautious optimism" about a deal being reached. If that optimism bears out, the timing could have big implications. "The studios have warned that they must get a deal this week in order to be able t ..read more

Burbank Mayor Konstantine Anthony has withdrawn his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff in the race to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate. Schiff, a Burbank resident who is facing off against a slew of challengers including fellow Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee, was given Anthony's endorsement "at the beginning of this year," the mayor said in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter. While Anthony touts Schiff's support of "women, LGBTQ individuals, gun violence prevention activists, and labor unions," he said he cannot back Schiff given the congressman's support of Is ..read more