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May 2014

Thursday, May 22, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, May 22, 2014
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“Shield” actor charged with murdering wife

“The Shield” actor, Michael Jace’s, life has turned into a real police drama. Today the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office charged Jace with murder in connection with the shooting death of his wife last Monday.. Police say the actor called 9-1-1 Monday night to say he had shot his wife. April Jace was discovered in the hallway of the couple’s Los […]
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, May 22, 2014
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A chance of thunderstorms in Burbank today

More cool temperatures and cloudy skies for Burbank today, Also, we could get a scattered thunderstorm or two. The chance of rain is 20 percent in the Media City. The high only in the low to mid 70s. Weather watchers have been predicting a warm-up for the start of the long Memorial Day Holiday weekend. Now, the forecast is showing […]
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, May 21, 2014
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eBay hacked

Internet giant, eBay, is the latest victim of a massive cyber attack. The global marketplace company posted an announcement on its website today “…  asking all eBay users (both buyers and sellers) to change their passwords…” There reportedly are 145 million eBay users worldwide. The security breach apparently occurred sometime between “late February and early March” of 2014, but only detected two […]
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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Jennifer Lopez has a new book deal for a memoir

Jennifer Lopez photo courtesy NUVOtv Entertainer Jennifer Lopez is on a roll. Last Sunday, J Lo picked up Billboard’s Icon Award. Now, comes the announcement that the singer has landed a deal for a new memoir, “True Love.” The Penguin imprint, Celebra, says the book will explore a  “… transformative two-year journey of how, as an artist and a mother, she […]
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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Partly cloudy skies and cool temps in Burbank

Lots of clouds in the sky along with sunshine and cool temperatures in Burbank. It’s a little breezy, too. A dramatic change from last Tuesday, when we were in the middle of a spring heat wave and the temperatures were in the 90s by noon. Today we’ll be lucky to reach the low 70s. Tomorrow is expected to be more of […]
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Monday, May 19, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, May 19, 2014
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Catching up: New mascot for Burbank library feted

The studious and very green new mascot for the Burbank library was unveiled at a ceremony last Wednesday. Dewey the Dragon is the creation of Burbank artist Chris Runco. Last March, the community development and leadership organization, Burbank Neighborhood Leadership Program, launched a contest to find a “creative mascot” to promote the city’s three library branches. They got more than […]
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Monday, May 19, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, May 19, 2014
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NBA puts L.A. Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling on notice

  Today the NBA moved to strip embattled Los Angeles Clippers’ owner, Donald Sterling, of his team. The league put Sterling on notice of the charge against him and what he needs to do to respond, according to a news release issued this afternoon. Here’s what the release says about the charge against the 80 year-old billionaire: “The charge asserts that […]
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Sunday, May 18, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, May 18, 2014
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Around the Southland: Dolly Parton puts SoCal home up for sale

Entertainer Dolly Parton is selling her home away from home. The actress/singer/songwriter has listed her West Hollywood property for $1.395 million. That’s only a small bump up from the $1.2 million Parton paid for the home in 2007, according to the Zillow blog. At a little less than 1,200 square feet, the 2-bedroom and 2-bath house is more cottage than palace. […]
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, May 17, 2014
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NASA prepares to launch saucer-shaped aircraft

It looks like some alien flying saucer, but it did not come from outer space. NASA’s saucer-shaped test vehicle is the creation of experts at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in nearby La Cañada Flintridge. Scientists hope it will lead to future missions on Mars involving human exploration. The aircraft is called the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project. It’s designed for a number of functions […]
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