Gavin Quinton

2 weeks ago | outlooknewspapers.com | Gavin Quinton

Firefighters swiftly quelled a 20-acre brush fire that set blaze to the Verdugo hillsides last night, prompting evacuations of the surrounding neighborhoods near Walnut Avenue above Bel Air Drive. The fire was rapidly contained without damage to structures, and all evacuation orders were lifted as of 5:25 p.m., according to the Burbank Fire Department. Firefighters remained at the scene to extinguish remaining hot spots and conduct cleanup operations.

2 weeks ago | outlooknewspapers.com | Gavin Quinton

Photo by Jackson Tammariello / A local woman was present at ICE-facilitated deportation flights at Hollywood Burbank Airport Saturday afternoon. People held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention at the Los Angeles Field Office were transported by bus to a private charter airline hangar located at the Hollywood Burbank Airport, where they were transferred onto planes and flown to San Antonio, Texas, on Friday and Saturday.

3 weeks ago | outlooknewspapers.com | Gavin Quinton

In the wake of the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires this year, Burbank officials are renewing efforts to protect the city’s hillside neighborhoods with a sweeping update to its Wildfire Mitigation Plan.

3 weeks ago | outlooknewspapers.com | Gavin Quinton

Burbank Unified School District Superintendent John Paramo resigned Thursday, June 5, following revelations of an alleged $93,000 conflict-of-interest scheme involving school board member Charlene Tabet and her daughter, BreAnn Weist, which is now under criminal investigation. At a closed session meeting last night, the Board of Education voted 4-0 to accept Paramo’s resignation, with Tabet absent from the meeting. The board appointed Oscar Macias as acting superintendent until further notice.

4 weeks ago | outlooknewspapers.com | Gavin Quinton

Just days after federal authorities arrested multiple members of Armenian organized crime groups with ties to Burbank, the Burbank Police Department announced this week that investigative leads shared by the department have resulted in the arrest of another organized crime group with ties to South American crime tourism.