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Police search for missing FBI agent
More than 150 law enforcement personnel, about 100 of them from the FBI, are searching for a missing FBI agent from Burbank who is believed to be suicidal and possibly armed. Stephen Ivens, 35, a Los Angeles-based agent specializing in national...
Tags: Suicide, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Police Investigations
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A father with autism deals with his son's diagnosis
John Hall is a successful entrepreneur and is earning his doctorate in education from USC. He's married, 37, and has two kids. By all accounts, Hall has a successful life. And all of it despite an early childhood diagnosis that could have set him on a...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Gluten-free Diet, Autism, Health
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Cops take aim at homelessness
Burbank Police Sgt. Mike Parrinello envisions himself as the one to help keep homeless people on the path to recovery and off the streets.
“We’re the go-betweens, since we have contact with them,” Parrinello said. “We’re...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Mental Health, Social Issues, Homelessness
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Relaxing the winter shelter rules
When Burbank and Glendale went it alone on the homeless winter shelter front — significantly cutting down on the number of beds in the process — there was hue and cry from other shelter operators that the move would leave the masses out in the...Tags: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions, Health
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Responders seek new mental health approach
The number of mental health-related emergency calls has increased significantly in the last two years, police said, prompting a fresh approach for tackling the problem. With the beating death of a mentally ill homeless man by two Fullerton police...Tags: Mental Health, Safety of Citizens, Politics, Clubs and Associations, Government
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Finding their place
They are special individuals who have found a special place.
For many from a group who have been told what they cannot do throughout their lives, a three-day event at the Burbank Tennis Center showcased that they can indeed accomplish a great deal...Tags: Human Interest, Tennis, Down Syndrome, Politics, French Open
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Most disagree with school's decision
It's been more than a week since news surfaced about a scandal involving the Burroughs High baseball team — underage drinking and alcohol served by an Indians' assistant coach. The school fired the varsity baseball coach and three assistants and...Tags: Human Interest, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Crime, Law and Justice, Baseball Injuries
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Specialty food store set to open
Pam MacDonald’s answer to the scarcity of gluten-free products will open its store doors in three weeks on West Magnolia Boulevard. When it opens, it will become the largest such store in the nation, representatives said.
Pam MacD’s Gluten...Tags: Elections, Diets and Dieting, Human Interest, Abdominal Pain, Gluten-free Diet
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Teens share their stories of substance abuse
Isabel Izar never thought she would amount to much. The former John Burroughs High School student struggled academically, and during her sophomore year, she said, she began experimenting with drugs. Casual marijuana use shifted into abuse of ecstasy,...Tags: John Burroughs, Substance Abuse, Heroin, High School Sports, Drugs and Medicines
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Just for laughs
Local comedians will cast out their best shtick during grand opening shows Sept. 9 to 11 at the Flappers Comedy Club.
The grand opening evening shows will be emceed by Samuel J. Comroe.
Comroe plays up his Tourette's syndrome that, he said, inspires...Tags: Comedy (genre), Education, Television, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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New comedy flag to start flapping
It's no secret the Flappers Comedy Club is nearing its opening date of Sept. 11. The 1920s-inspired marquee is up and turning quite a few heads on the corner of Magnolia Boulevard and First Street, according to partners of the new dining and comedy...Tags: Comedy (genre), Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Tourette Syndrome
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Olive Avenue Confidential: Scott Schaffer's side of the story
Note: This is the first of a two-part series.
More than a year-and-a-half after Scott Schaffer's release from a 13-month prison sentence for pleading guilty to trading guns for drugs with street-gang affiliates — a conspiracy he maintains he did...Tags: University of Southern California, Internists, Juvenile Delinquency, Health and Medical Professionals, Colon
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