California
Five years after California’s worst modern maritime disaster, relatives of the Conception boat fire victims are angry about what they call the slow pace of accountability, while a top U.S. safety official says the Coast Guard continues to stall on reforms.
Sept. 2, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis have co-written ‘Warriors,’ a concept album inspired by the 1979 cult hit movie “The Warriors.”
Aug. 1, 2024
A U.S. District Court judge delayed ruling on restitution owed by Capt. Jerry Boylan, who still has not begun his prison term after his conviction in the 2019 deaths of those aboard the dive boat.
July 11, 2024
The Olivier Award-winning revival of “Cabaret,” starring a physically precise and theatrically audacious Eddie Redmayne, comes to Broadway but misses his London co-star, Jesse Buckley.
April 21, 2024
Jerry Boylan could have faced up to 10 years in federal prison for his conviction on what is colloquially called seaman’s manslaughter. The lighter sentence left many of the victims’ family members furious.
May 2, 2024
Movies
After starring in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and landing an Oscar nomination for ‘Lion,’ Dev Patel pours blood, sweat and tears into his pounding directorial debut.
April 4, 2024
After successful sequels helmed by Matt Reeves, director Wes Ball, best known for the ‘Maze Runner’ movies, brings youthful energy to the still-vital franchise.
May 9, 2024
Choreographer and director Justin Peck brings an athletic grace to a new, category-defying Broadway musical spun from a Sufjan Stevens album. The singing? It’s gorgeous
April 26, 2024
A Sun Valley woman is sharing movies with the community for free through her Little Free Blockbuster kiosk, which is stocked with DVDs, candy and popcorn.
Jan. 19, 2024
UC police are asking for pepper balls, sponge rounds, launchers, drones and other weapons in their annual requests. UC says they are mostly for training.
Sept. 19, 2024