Legendary Entertainment seeking new WB deal now -- or else

Legendary Entertainment Chief Executive Thomas Tull said Tuesday morning that his company will have a new contract at its home at Warner Bros. in as soon as 60 days — or it might be heading somewhere else.

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover to take Lego form, thanks to voters

Perhaps it was only a matter of time before NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover got its own official Lego avatar. The Mars Science Laboratory robot was picked by thousands of fans to be designed in toy brick form, and it joins a pantheon of other Red Planet spacecraft that have become popular playthings over the years.

Dining Out: Sizzling, laid-back Korean barbecue

For years now, I've been asking my Korean American friends, "What's the best Korean restaurant in La Crescenta?" The answer is always "None. We go to Koreatown." I think CHAM Korean Bistro in Pasadena is very good and much closer, but they're right about La Crescenta. I've been to every Korean eatery in the area and for the most part, the food is bland, the service unfriendly and the prices high.

In what could be described as a bold affront to karma, police say a thief stole $300 worth of “good luck money” early Tuesday from a Glendale meat market.

Disney to premiere new Mickey Mouse shorts on TV

The Walt Disney Co. means a lot of things these days: Marvel superheroes, "Star Wars" and Pixar among them, but the company is going back to basics for its latest Disney Channel series, titled simply, "Mickey Mouse."

Gusty winds coupled with tinder dry vegetation and low humidity have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning for region’s mountain areas Wednesday into Thursday.

Glendale police are looking for a man who reportedly grabbed the buttocks of a 28-year-old Glendale woman last week as she was walking her dog.

Review: A wacky, inspired 'Midsummer Saturday Night's Fever Dream'

Though Shakespeare’s Bottom claimed his dream was “past the wit of man” to describe, it’s well within the wit of the Troubadour Theater Company to revive in spectacular sequin-studded style with the return of “A Midsummer Saturday Night’s Fever Dream” to Burbank’s Falcon Theatre.

In the latest push to expand its television production business, DreamWorks Animation has signed a five-year deal to produce animated television shows for German broadcaster Super RTL.

Police say a 23-year-old Glendale man badly beat his sister Friday after she confronted him for being disrespectful to his girlfriend.

A Word, Please: The staying power of language superstitions

I've said it before and I'll say it again: There's a lot of bad information out there about grammar. But seldom does it come bundled in a veritable value pack of linguistic baloney like the one I found in a link on slate.com.

Three men were arrested after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards from the Toys R Us in Burbank, police said.

A 39-year-old Burbank man was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly throwing a bottle of tequila at a mailman, police said.

Graduates of Glendale Community College’s nursing program were looking forward to bright futures in the high-demand career field during a traditional “pinning” ceremony on Saturday at the Lanterman Auditorium in La Cañada Flintridge.

In the highly competitive world of Section 8 housing assistance, Glendale officials say there have been reports of people promising people a highly coveted voucher in exchange for money.

The new state budget could push Glendale Unified out of contention for extra money earmarked for school districts with a majority of students who are poor or are learning English.

A federal trial sought by five Armenian American Glendale police officers who are suing the city for alleged discrimination and harassment has been pushed back again and now isn¿t expected to start until November.

By the 2014-15 school year, assistant principals at local middle and high schools will work five fewer days a year, saving Burbank Unified close to $30,000 annually.

'Man of Steel' posts biggest June opening ever with $113.1 million

"Manof Steel" was the kryptonite to any box-office rival this weekend, monopolizing ticket sales and flying away with No. 1.

DreamWorks Animation, Netflix sign deal for original TV programs

Glendale-based DreamWorks Animation has signed a multi-year deal to produce more than 300 hours of original programming for Netflix Inc.

Coroner's office identifies man struck, killed after crash on Ventura Freeway

The coroner’s office on Sunday identified the man who was struck twice and killed on the Ventura (134) Freeway early Saturday morning after he’s had exited his vehicle following an earlier crash.

News-Press Cartoon: Superman to the (tax) rescue

Bert Ring images the Man of Steel helping out average Glendale citizens about a rather, well, pedestrian matter. 

An attempt to boot Councilman Frank Quintero out of office has more to do with his support of a recent ban on gun shows on city-owned property than a misinterpretation of a decades-old revolving-door policy, attorneys for Glendale contend in court documents.

Man struck, killed after crash on Ventura Freeway

A driver who got out of his car following a crash on the Ventura (134) Freeway in Glendale early Saturday morning died after being struck twice by oncoming traffic, according to California Highway Patrol investigators.

The median prices of single-family homes and condominiums continued their double-digit gains in Glendale last month, the result of an ongoing shortage of homes for sale and a wealth of potential buyers, according to the latest real estate report.

Leader Cartoon: Seeking outside counsel

With all the trials, literally, and tribulations, figuritively, Bert Ring wonders how Burbank Police Chief Scott LaChasse is doing. 

Glendale native honored by U.S. Navy

When Paul Ignatius first stepped aboard a Navy ship, he was anxious. Japan had already attacked Pearl Harbor and the war in the Pacific was going strong.

The first graduating class of Crescenta Valley High School, which was in 1963, is having its 50th reunion on June 22 and 23 at Angeles National Golf Club in Sunland.

Ron Kaye: Water provides a lesson in government

Many government meetings are broadcast live and archived with a vast array of official records posted online. Mainstream media may be on financial life support, but more than half the adult population still reads a newspaper daily, in print or digital form, as part of their news overload from radio and TV and their blogosphere favorites.

Burbank city and school officials have found themselves this month with the unenviable tasks of determining how far they can stretch their respective budgets to help subsidize after-school activities for local children.

Small Wonders: Dreaming Father's Day dreams

It's an age-old question with as many answers as there are muffin-topped men afraid to talk about their feelings wandering the barbecue aisle at Home Depot on Saturday:

A federal trial sought by five Armenian American Glendale police officers who are suing the city for alleged discrimination and harassment has been pushed back again and now isn't expected to start until November.

By the 2014-15 school year, assistant principals at local middle and high schools will work five fewer days a year, saving Burbank Unified close to $30,000 annually.

With the City Council's approval this week of a construction contract of just over $5 million, the historic Alex Theatre is poised to get the renovations it has long needed — and not a moment too soon.

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who bit a 20-year-old cosmetics employee at the Burbank Town Center -- after he tried to kiss her.

For Rio and Rachel Ray, captains of the Salvation Army of Glendale, leaving the city will be like leaving family behind.

The city will continue to operate after-school programs at various Burbank Unified sites when the academic year begins anew in August despite losing roughly $200,000 on the program each year.

The new state budget could push Glendale Unified out of contention for extra money earmarked for school districts with a majority of students who are poor or are learning English.

Warner Bros.' "Man of Steel" is now expected to bring in $115 million in its opening weekend, which is much more than earlier estimates of $90 million to $100 million.

A 45-year-old Sun Valley woman on Tuesday intentionally spilled Slurpee mix on the floor inside a 7-Eleven, allegedly punched the worker who tried to stop her and then hid atop a nearby roof, Burbank police said.