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Here’s where “Breaking Bad” actors Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul drank mezcal in Denver

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:47:30 GMT

Forget the Oscars red carpet. Denevrites were raving about celebrity sightings over the weekend, as actors Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul traveled around the region pouring drinks that featured their original mezcal.The duo, otherwise known as Walter White and Jesse Pinkman from “Breaking Bad,” was on a semi-secretive tour, stopping by several liquor stores to sign bottles of Dos Hombres, a mezcal they first released in 2019. They also popped up unannounced in bars and restaurants throughout the Mile High City shaking up cocktails, serving samples and taking selfies with adoring fans.We asked readers to give us a heads-up when they spotted Cranston and Paul. Here’s where the actors hit on their tour of Denver. Know of another place? Hit me up at [email protected]’s Beverage WorldBOULDER,CO: March 10:Bryan Cranston, left, and Aaron Paul, congratulate Aidan Duncan, who was lined up at 4:30 am to be first in line. Actors, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul of "Breaking Bad...

How (and where) to watch Oscar-winning films (mostly) online

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:47:30 GMT

Replete with spellbinding multiverses, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” topped the 95th Academy Awards with big wins including best picture and a historic win for Michelle Yeoh. Stories of family permeated 2022 cinema and winners this year, as did big-budget blockbusters (even if they were denied top honors Sunday night).Even the Oscars itself is now streaming — you can find the star-studded ceremony on Hulu. Some of the winning films are still in theaters but most are available online to stream now with either a subscription or as a digital rental. Here’s where you can find many of 2022’s Oscars-winning films:“EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE”This image released by A24 Films shows, from left, Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan in a scene from, “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” (Allyson Riggs, A24 Films via AP)Seven wins including best picture. Digital purchase.The A24-produced indie “Everything Everywhere All at Once” has been a critical success a...

Student dies in accident during physical education class in Lawndale

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:47:30 GMT

A student at Leuzinger High School in Lawndale died last week after suffering an undisclosed injury during a physical education class.The accident happened on Thursday around 1 p.m., according to officials from the Centinela Valley Union High School District.Details about the accident are sparse, but school district officials said the unnamed student was taken to the hospital by emergency services and later died from their injuries.The school district said it has increased counseling support at Leuzinger High School, and a team is in place to assist students and staff who may need help processing the feelings that come from the "tragic loss" of the student."Please join us in respecting the family’s privacy as they process this unthinkable loss and hold them in your hearts," said Cammie Vogel, Director of Communications & Events at CVUHSD.Leuzinger High School is located at 4118 West Rosecrans Ave. in Lawndale, south of Los Angeles proper. It's one of five schools in the Centinel...

Yet another storm headed for Southern California; 2-4 inches of rain expected in Los Angeles

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:47:30 GMT

Rinse. Repeat.Another atmospheric river “event” is expected to bring heavy amounts of rainfall to Southern California on Tuesday into Wednesday, and the National Weather Service is warning that more flooding is possible.“We’re not just talking about a little shower passing through. We’re talking about a significant 24-hour storm,” said KTLA weather anchor Kacey Montoya.After a relatively dry Monday, rain begins to arrive early Tuesday morning and will increase in intensity throughout the day.“During peak rainfall around midday, some areas of the Los Angeles metro area will receive a half-inch to an inch of rain per hour,” Montoya said.Metropolitan Los Angeles can expect 2-4" of rainfall with the next storm. March 13, 2023.The NWS is forecasting rainfall totals of two to four inches for coastal areas and valleys, and three to six inches in the foothills. The mountains of southeastern Santa Barbara County and western Ventura County may see as much as seven inches of rain. California...

KTLA 5 coming to YouTube TV

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:47:30 GMT

Television viewers in Los Angeles and elsewhere will soon be able to watch "L.A.’s Very Own," KTLA, streaming on YouTube TV.On Monday, KTLA’s parent company, Nexstar Media Group, announced a multi-year agreement with YouTube TV to carry its 59 stations, including 29 CW affiliates and four independent stations. Nexstar’s cable news network, NewsNation, will also be available.Launch dates have not yet been announced.“Many viewers have written to KTLA asking to watch us on this platform. This agreement will give YouTube TV subscribers a way to spend time with the KTLA personalities they love and watch the great local news and programming that we produce each week,” said Janene Drafs, KTLA’s Vice President and General Manager. “With the most locally produced programming in Southern California, KTLA truly is L.A.’s Very Own.”KTLA produces 17 hours of local programming each weekday, including 15.5 hours of live news. The station also broadcasts special events including the Rose Parade, th...

California lawmaker proposes bill to limit the risk of homelessness for state renters

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:47:30 GMT

A California lawmaker wants to provide more tenant protection for state residents as a way to limit the risk of homelessness and protect renters against unjust actions from landlords.  Sen. María Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, announced on Friday a measure that would strengthen the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019. The current law provides tenant protection for renters statewide, which includes limits on rent increases, unjust evictions and relocation fees for no-fault evictions, according to the law's text. L.A. County Board of Supervisors votes to extend pandemic-era tenant protections until March During a news conference, Durazo said the bill would improve the 2019 law by limiting rent increases to “make them reasonable and humane” and “close the loopholes for landlords to evict people” along with other protections, the Sacramento Bee reported.More details about the bill, known as the Homelessness Prevention Act, are still being finalized.Supporters of the bill cite ...

Fun Oscars red carpet moments with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Nicole Kidman, Idris Elba and more

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:47:30 GMT

KTLA 5's Sam Rubin and Jessica Holmes caught up with some of Hollywood's biggest names while live on the Oscars red carpet on Sunday. Once off the air, the fun continued.Halle Berry walked by in her white gown with sparkling flower details. She revealed she was wearing Tamara Ralph.Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his "Jungle Cruise" costar Emily Blunt arrived at the ceremony together. When Sam assumed Johnson was wearing peach, the star quickly corrected him. "Sam, this is ballet pink," he explained. "Dolce and Gabanna."So did the pair do an outfit check before they arrived? "I said I was wearing white. So, I said 'don't wear the same dress as me.' He went with ballet pink," laughed the "Devil Wears Prada" actress. Johnson laughed along saying he ended up having to change his dress, and that's why he ended up in the pink satin blazer. Eva Longoria dazzled in a silver and white sparkling number. She looked fresh as a daisy considering she flew back to L.A. in the wee hours of the morni...

Richard Dreyfuss Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before: Annie Malee’s Upcoming Film “Abandonment” Showcases the Softer Side of the Oscar Winner and Legend

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:47:30 GMT

Photo courtesy of Malee MoviesOscar winner and screen legend Richard Dreyfuss has crafted a half century career playing stubborn hustlers and arrogant dreamers.  He has even brought a chilling, calculated stillness to his portrayals of real-life figures like Bernie Madoff and Dick Cheney.And while he scraped off a layer of his trademark sarcasm for roles in films like “Always” and “Mr. Holland’s Opus”, Dreyfuss explores an even deeper level of tenderness in Annie Malee’s upcoming thriller “Abandonment”.  He plays a 911 operator frantically trying to save a wounded hiker (Malee) on the Appalachian Trail.  But Dreyfuss’ character is also nursing a very raw emotional wound himself, which casts a heart-wrenching shadow over the pulse-pounding rescue mission.“Abandonment” writer, producer, and co-star Annie Malee says she was thrilled to create a role showcasing the strong but soft duality of a Richard Dreyfuss performance.“Richard brings so many layers to all of his characters”, Malee s...

Missing teen’s phone mysteriously recorded video of murder suspect

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:47:30 GMT

After murder charges were filed in the case of a missing teenage farmer, prosecutors in Utah revealed that a crucial piece of evidence was mysteriously captured on the victim’s phone.Dylan Rounds (Family photograph via Box Elder County sheriff) James Brenner, 59, was charged on March 3 with aggravated murder in connection with the disappearance last year of Dylan Rounds, 19, who lived by himself on his small farm near Lucin, in Utah’s northwest corner.In his last phone call to family, on May 28, Rounds told his grandmother it was going to rain and he needed to put his grain truck in a shed that was five miles from where he was living. Brenner lived in a camper near that shed.Rounds’ boots, spotted with his blood, were found near the shed on May 30, the first day his family went looking for him. Three weeks later, his phone was recovered from a nearby pond.A forensic examination of the phone yielded a startling clue: video that reportedly showed Brenner wearing...

Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88; Japanese author won the 1994 Nobel Prize in literature

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:47:30 GMT

By Mari Yamaguchi | Associated PressTOKYO — Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his childhood memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died. He was 88.Oe, who was also an outspoken anti-nuclear and peace activist, died on March 3, his publisher, Kodansha Ltd., said in a statement Monday. The publisher did not give further details about his death and said his funeral was held by his family.Oe in 1994 became the second Japanese author awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, left, receives the Nobel Prize for Literature from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Concert Hall in Stockholm in 1994. (Gunnar Ask/Associated Press Archives)The Swedish Academy cited the author for his works of fiction, in which “poetic force creates an imagined world where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today.”His ...