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Burbank election candidates talk budget, public outreach, other issues
Taking the stage for the first and largest election forum, candidates competing in three citywide races on Wednesday made what could be their highest profile pitches to the voting public before the Feb. 26 primary. At the forum at Burbank City Hall,...
Tags: Relay for Life, Social Media, Local Elections, Politics, Google+
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Mother's attorney disputes infant abuse charge
The attorney representing the mother of an infant who died of internal injuries said his client had no knowledge of any alleged physical abuse, calling her “very loving, very caring, very soft-spoken.” The mother, 21-year-old Elizabeth...Tags: Social Media, Abusive Behavior, Police Arrests, Google Inc., Broken Bones
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Caregivers get a shot at a free cruise
A lucky caregiver will receive a vacation cruise for two and care for their family member as first prize in a contest offered through a partnership between the Burbank-based Home Instead Senior Care, the Stroke Assn. of Southern California and the Los...
Tags: Entertainment, Fort Lauderdale, Personal Service, Politics, Royal Caribbean International
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On the Town: Fundraiser honors local educator
Just a decade short of being a centenarian, like its host city, the Kiwanis Club of Burbank staged its 15th annual gala fundraiser at Lakeside Golf Club this past week. Chaired by Marsha Jackson, this event, established in 1998, which honors dedicated...
Tags: Cancer, Education, Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Entertainment Events
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Edward H. "Ham" Welbourn Jr., insurance executive
Edward H. "Ham" Welbourn Jr., a retired insurance executive and World War II veteran, died April 29 of complications from dementia at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. He was 98. The son of Edward H. Welbourn, who owned Rennous Kleinle...
Tags: Anglicanism, Christianity, Alzheimer's Disease, Dwayne Johnson, Religion and Belief
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Texas tornado victims vow to rebuild
On the limb of a barren tree in the tornado-devastated north Texas community of Rancho Brazos, an American flag flaps in the wind — placed there by a firefighter. "It's symbolic of, 'We're here, we're going to rebuild,'" said Sgt. Nathan Stringer,...
Tags: Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Christianity, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief
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Bay View Woman's Council awards $1,000 scholarship to Petoskey High School senior
Zoey Reager, daughter of Wyndham Reager and Nicole Belmonte of Petoskey, was recently selected as the 2013 recipient of the Bay View Woman's Council Petoskey High School Senior Girl Scholarship. The intent of the council's $1,000 scholarship is to...
Tags: Dance, Entertainment, New York University, Arts, Arts and Culture
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RAW VIDEO: Texas tornado likely had 200 mph winds
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless. Emergency responders were still searching for missing people Thursday... -
Robert M. Douglass, Calvert Cliffs' chief engineer
Robert M. Douglass, former chief engineer of Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.'s Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant, died Monday of cancer at his home in Port Republic, Calvert County. He was 88. The son of an electrical engineer and a homemaker, Robert...
Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Anglicanism, Cheshire, The New York Times, Christianity
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Forecasters eyeing severe storm risks Thursday, likely south of Baltimore
Forecasters are watching for development of potentially severe thunderstorms across Maryland late Thursday, though the strongest chances for severe weather were expected in Southern Maryland. Warming temperatures are expected to fuel the atmospheric...
Tags: Weather Reports, Baltimore Weather, National Weather Service, Weather, St. Mary's County
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'It's definitely a nightmare': Tornado cluster shreds North Texas
About 10 tornadoes slashed through parts of North Texas, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and more than 100 homes damaged or destroyed as the tornado season got off to a frenzied start. At least three Texas counties -- Hood, Johnson...
Tags: National Weather Service, LEGO Group, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Orlando Magic help build Habitat for Humanity home
Here's one upside to the Orlando Magic not making this year's NBA playoffs: Two of the players will join off-court staffers in helping to build a Habitat for Humanity home on Thursday. Magic guard Jameer Nelson and Forward Tobias Harris are teaming with...Tags: Orlando Magic, Mark NeJame, Entertainment, Jameer Nelson, Fashion Shows
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