NM Prosecutors Will Announce if Charges will be Filed Over Fatal `Rust’ Shooting

Prosecutors in New Mexico will announce Thursday whether any criminal charges will be filed in connection with the fatal shooting by actor Alec Baldwin of a cinematographer on the set of the film “Rust” near Santa Fe. First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special prosecutor Andrea Reeb will make the announcement via a written […]

LA Council Approves $50M, Emergency Fund for Mayor’s Homelessness Initiative

In a show of support for Mayor Karen Bass’ efforts to address Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis, the City Council voted Wednesday to create and transfer $50 million into an emergency fund for the mayor to use at her discretion. The funding, which passed by a 13-0 vote, would go toward Bass’ Inside Safe Initiative, which […]

State Sen. Dave Min Joins OC Congressional Race

State Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine, announced Wednesday he will run for the congressional seat opening up in Orange County as Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, runs for the U.S. Senate. Min joins former Democratic Rep. Harley Rouda and Republican businessman Scott Baugh, who came close to unseating Porter in November, as the announced candidates. Rouda and […]

Netflix Receives 21 Nominations for GLAAD Awards

Netflix programs led the list of nominations announced Wednesday for the 34th annual GLAAD Media Awards, honoring fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Salina EsTitties and Sasha Colby from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” announced the nominations in a YouTube video presentation on behalf of GLAAD, the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and […]

LA Area Filming Suffers Sharp Decline in Final Quarter of 2022

Film production in Los Angeles declined sharply in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a report by FilmLA released Wednesday. Production of commercials was 24.5% below the five-year annual average and declined 22.6% from 2021. Overall, there were 8,674 shoot days in Los Angeles between last October and December, and 2022 finished with […]

Documentary Firm Settles Access Dispute Over Bryant Crash Video

A documentary production company and attorneys for Los Angeles County have settled the firm’s legal efforts to obtain video through the California Public Records Act regarding the 2020 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others, it was announced Wednesday. Real World Media LLC — which conducts investigative news reporting […]

USC Study Finds Music Education Boosts Students’ Mental Wellbeing

Music education increases neural connections in the brains of adolescents and boosts their overall wellbeing, according to a USC study released Wednesday bolstering the benefits of music programs in California public schools. Beatriz Ilari, an associate professor of music education at the USC Thornton School of Music, said in statement that she believes music could […]

Irvine Man Charged with Killing Father

A 24-year-old Irvine man was charged Wednesday with fatally stabbing his father. Tyler Bernard Shipper was charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. Shipper is accused of killing 69-year-old Bruce Shipper on Saturday, according to Irvine police. Police and firefighters were dispatched to a residence on Windwood […]

Man Charged with Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend in Stanton

A 22-year-old man was charged Wednesday with fatally stabbing his girlfriend in Stanton. Edgar Amezcua Navarrete was charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon and two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Navarrete is accused of killing 22-year-old Serena Celeste Gallardo on Sunday, according to […]

Person Found Dead at Motel Fire in Lancaster

A person was found dead Wednesday at the scene of a fire in a Lancaster motel, authorities said. Firefighters sent to the 43500 block of 17th Street West at about 3:55 a.m. extinguished the flames in the two-story building in about 25 minutes, the Los Angeles County Fire Department reported. Information was not immediately available […]

Trial Begins in Dispute Over LOL Surprise Dolls

An attorney for rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris and his wife, singer-songwriter Tameka “Tiny” Harris, told jurors Wednesday that toy giant MGA Entertainment Inc. stole the likenesses of their popular girl group for the popular OMG LOL Surprise doll line, but the toymaker’s attorney said it was the other way around. The trial in a federal […]