Comedian Mo Amer is coming to Los Angeles in April
Stand-up comedian and actor Mo Amer will kick off a new nationwide stand-up tour beginning in February. “So much has happened since my last tour, and I can’t wait to get back to stand-up and feel the energy of the audience for a proper group therapy session,” said Amer in a press release. The tour…
Huntington Beach sues state again over California’s sanctuary law
Huntington Beach is suing California over its “sanctuary state law,” re-upping a previously failed challenge over the limits placed on local police from assisting federal immigration officials. The city filed the lawsuit on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in federal court. Mayor Pat Burns in a news release said the law “obstructs our ability to fully enforce…
Fast-moving wildfire erupts in Pacific Palisades; homes threatened
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Residents are being told to prepare to evacuate due to a rapidly spreading wildfire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles Tuesday morning. The blaze was first reported around 10:30 a.m. as a “vegetation fire” in the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive and had already grown to 200…
Doctors worry that iodine deficiency — a dietary problem from the past — is coming back
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Related Articles Health | Health officials warn of poisonous mushrooms being sold in Monterey County Health | Louisiana person is the first US bird flu death, health officials say Health | Healthcare shipments…
Man charged in Tupac Shakur killing files motion to dismiss the case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An ex-gang leader is seeking to have all the charges against him dismissed in the 1990s killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur. Attorney Carl Arnold filed the motion on Monday in the District Court of Nevada to dismiss charges against Duane Davis in the 1996 shooting of Shakur. The motion…
Fast-moving wildfire erupts in Pacific Palisades; entire community evacuated
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Residents are being told to “evacuate now” due to a rapidly spreading wildfire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. The Palisades Fire was first reported around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive. It had exploded to more than 200 acres as of noon,…
In-N-Out Burger partners with Tough Mudder on a Big Bear challenge
Registration is open for In-N-Out Burger’s Tough Mudder Challenge, taking place Sept 5-7 at Big Bear Lake. The three-day event features 5K and 10K courses at Bear Mountain with secret obstacles and Double Doubles at the end. “Think: FOMO like you’ve never felt before,” according to Tough Mudder’s website. Tough Mudder is a Brooklyn-based presenter…
Upcoming trackwork to halt some BART train services, bus bridge offered
(KRON) — BART train service between Walnut Creek and Concord will be suspended on Jan. 18 and 19 as crews work to replace old track infrastructure, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District announced. A free bus bridge will be offered to BART riders during the closure. The weekend closure will allow workers to replace decades-old…
Skyloft and Bodega restaurants in Laguna Beach close
A truck loaded heat lamps. A commercial espresso machine sat just outside the back door. And a handwritten closure note was taped to the front door. This was the scene outside Skyloft and Bodega Laguna Cocina & Cantina, which closed at the start of the new year. The websites and social media accounts for both…
Homes burning as brush fire threatens Pacific Palisades amid strong windstorm
A brush fire that quickly swelled to about 200 acres amid a strong windstorm in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday morning is burning homes. There are reports from the scene of multiple structures burning, with wind-driven embers creating new fires. At least one home, on Lachman Lane, was fully engulfed, CBS Los Angeles reported at 11:43…