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Lucy Walker made a searing film about wildfires in 2021. Now, people may be more inclined to listen
January 14, 2025 - 5:21 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — When Lucy Walker debuted her harrowing documentary about California wildfires, “Bring Your Own Brigade,” at Sundance in 2021, it was during peak COVID. Not the best time for a film on a wholly different scourge.
Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs say sex acts are distorted by 'sexist and puritanical' prosecution
January 14, 2025 - 2:55 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs labeled the prosecution against the hip-hop star as “sexist and puritanical” on Tuesday, saying nine recordings of sex acts considered important evidence in the case show only consensual sex between willing adults.
Hollywood's awards season dates, and how they've been affected by the wildfires
January 14, 2025 - 11:21 AM

Hollywood's awards season has all but come to a rare halt as the wildfires continue to disrupt life and work in the Los Angeles area. There are near daily updates from the Hollywood guilds and organizations that put on awards shows as the industry navigates the ongoing crisis.
Carrie Underwood, Village People to perform at Trump's inauguration events
January 13, 2025 - 3:25 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump's inauguration next week and the 1970s hitmakers Village People will perform at two inaugural events.
Beyoncé donates $2.5 million to fire relief and Meghan delays show launch due to the disaster
January 13, 2025 - 2:44 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Weaker winds and intense firefighting efforts over the weekend boosted containment of fires burning in and around Los Angeles, but the effects of the blazes on the entertainment world continue.
Book Review: Robert Crais spins the tale of a hardboiled private eye who uncovers a conspiracy
January 13, 2025 - 7:48 AM

Traci Beller was 13 when her father — co-owner of a heating and air conditioning company — went out on some service calls and never returned home. The police, who found no trace of him, concluded that he had simply abandoned his family.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 19-25
January 13, 2025 - 7:42 AM

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 19-25:
As Biden joins the former presidents club, here are some ideas for his retirement to-do list
January 12, 2025 - 4:40 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is about to have a lot more free time. He need look no further than past presidents for ideas on what to put on his retirement to-do list.
'A miracle.' James Woods posts on X that his house survived Los Angeles wildfires
January 11, 2025 - 7:15 AM

Actor James Woods says his house in Pacific Palisades has survived the Los Angeles wildfire s that had devastated much of his neighborhood.
'Hell on earth': Ottawa rapper TwoTiime among Canadians displaced by L.A. fires
January 11, 2025 - 3:00 AM

Ottawa rapper Khalid Omar, who performs under the name TwoTiime, was forced to evacuate his Calabasas condo as wildfires tore through the Los Angeles area this week, leaving the studio where he records in ruins.
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First stand-alone Taco Bell in BC opens in Vernon
Whether it’s for a quick lunch or a much needed late night burrito after an evening at the bar, folks in Vernon now have the option to visit Taco Bell. The city’s first Taco Bell, and one of the only ones in the B.C. Interior ha

Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California town. Rive

2024 worst year for Central Okanagan real estate sales in 12 years
Last year was the worst year for real estate sales in the Central Okanagan for more than a dozen years. While sales in December picked up considerably year-over-year, overall the region saw the lowest number of sales since 2012. Real

Entertainment News

Lucy Walker made a searing film about wildfires in 2021. Now, people may be more inclined to listen

Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs say sex acts are distorted by 'sexist and puritanical' prosecution

Hollywood's awards season dates, and how they've been affected by the wildfires

Carrie Underwood, Village People to perform at Trump's inauguration events

Beyoncé donates $2.5 million to fire relief and Meghan delays show launch due to the disaster

Book Review: Robert Crais spins the tale of a hardboiled private eye who uncovers a conspiracy

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 19-25

As Biden joins the former presidents club, here are some ideas for his retirement to-do list

'A miracle.' James Woods posts on X that his house survived Los Angeles wildfires

'Hell on earth': Ottawa rapper TwoTiime among Canadians displaced by L.A. fires

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