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Stunning supermoon illuminates the sky in California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:44 GMT

The first supermoon of 2023 brightened the skies above California Sunday night into Monday morning. NASA said at 4:38 a.m. Pacific Time, the moon reached its closest point to the Earth and was directly opposite the sun in Earth's longitude. The supermoon as seen from San Juan Bautista, California on July 2, 2023. (@ericthomaschu via Storyful)The moon's closest point, called the perigee, is an average distance of about 226,000 miles from Earth."When a full moon appears at perigee it is slightly brighter and larger than a regular full moon – and that's where we get a supermoon," NASA says.Three other supermoons will occur on Aug. 1, Aug. 30 and Sept. 29.

The many ways to watch KTLA for free

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:44 GMT

No cable? No satellite? No problem!There are many ways to watch KTLA 5 News for free on your smart TV, computer, tablet and mobile device. First, you can watch live newscasts, news replays, and episodes of Off the Clock, L.A. Unscripted, Frank Buckley Interviews, California Cooking and Inside California Politics on KTLA.com on our main live page. If you have Roku, FireTV or Apple TV, install the free KTLA+ streaming app. In addition to live news and other local broadcasts, you will find hundreds of hours of video on demand so you never miss a story.Install the free KTLA+ streaming app for RokuFor a more interactive experience, install the free KTLA 5 News app for iOS and Android devices for live news, video on demand, mobile breaking news alerts, customized weather information, contests, and much more. Wherever you are and wherever you go, L.A.'s Very Own KTLA 5 News wants to keep you connected.

Man Killed in Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Crash on Galleria Drive [Henderson, NV]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:44 GMT

Male Pedestrian Pronounced Dead after Hit-and-Run Collision near Wellness PlaceHENDERSON, NV (July 3, 2023) – Early Tuesday morning, one man was fatally struck in a hit-and-run pedestrian crash on Galleria Drive.The incident occurred around 6:04 a.m., near Wellness Place.Per reports, the driver of a White Dodge Challenger struck a male pedestrian who was walking within a marked crosswalk.Upon impact, the driver fled the scene east on Galleria Drive.Paramedics arrived and transported the 71-year-old man to Sunrise Trauma Hospital in critical condition. Due to the extent of injuries sustained, medics later pronounced him dead.Emergency crews closed off the surrounding area for a brief time during cleanup and preliminary duties. Once available, further details will be provided. At this time, police are still working to identify the driver of the involved vehicle.The Sweet James team sends their warm and sincerest sympathies to the friends and family of the deceased man. May you f...

Chef Lorna Maseko Brings A Taste Of South Africa To L.A.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:44 GMT

Pickled fish skin in fermented gel with cauliflower might not sound sexy at first, but South African chef Lorna Maseko delivered the regional dish with the elegance of her ballerina past as part of an intimate six-course dinner recently at the Los Angeles Cooking School in Culver City.Internationally known from Top Chef, MasterChef South Africa, and BBC’s HomeGrown South Africa, Maseko began her career in dance becoming the first Black Prima Ballerina in South Africa. She became a finalist on Celebrity Master Chef and has taken the culinary landscape by storm since then, launching Cooking with Lorna and Friends, serving as host and executive producer of lifestyle reality series The Hostess with Lorna Maseko, and creating her own cookware line with HSN. Maseko currently hosts Homegrown SA on BBC Lifestyle and Celebrating with Lorna Maseko on Recipe.TV, and was a guest judge on Season 20 of Top Chef World All-Stars.Pickled fish skin with cauliflower (Santiago Vasquez)“It’s an interest...

Meet the Mannerist Monsters of Beck+Col

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:44 GMT

Beck+Col are an artist duo whose intertwined imaginations spawn marvelous, mannerist monsters. They then build worlds for these queer and regal surrealist beings to inhabit—only to shake it all up with stylish gore. Influenced by everything from gaming to cognitive science and chromatic theory, for Beck+Col the exaggerations and violence operate both as compelling spectacle and as a meta-critique of the extreme decadence of late-stage capitalism. Though ultimately works of performance and filmmaking, along the way, disciplines from couture to music, cinematography, choreography, and special effects come into play—as does a profound ethos of collaboration. Often the films are full of works of mixed media art made by their extended community of adventurous colleagues—and in service of their new work Red Night, the artists have staged an architectural installation at the art room in whose animated, aggressive color story they show clips from the movie among art and artifacts from the f...

A Central California road trip winds through Cambria, Cayucos and more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:44 GMT

There’s no doubt that last winter was a monster — or more like a series of them — and some of California’s roadways are still digging out. But that should not dissuade you from any California coastal road trip plans this summer.The Big Sur coastline is one of the planet’s most spectacular, but while a section of Highway One — near Limekiln State Park — remains off limits, a bit of creative re-routing presents an often overlooked region to explore. Approaching Big Sur from the south brings plenty of wildlife sightings, great food stops and plenty of fun to be had.The following itinerary offers a leisurely loop that is perfectly do-able in a weekend with something for every passenger in tow.Pass through PasoWhether you’re headed for San Simeon or Cambria, the Big Sur road closure makes traversing 101 basically unavoidable. That’s not a bad thing, though, when the first available cutover to the coast involves Paso Robles. As you hea...

Strange dog in video from Fresno home was missing K-9 officer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:44 GMT

A Fresno woman was baffled to see a unfamiliar dog in video from her home — and then was surprised to find out hours later that he was a missing police dog.Odin, the missing dog. (Madera County Sheriff’s Office) Meanwhile, he hung out with her own dog and even went on a walk with them.The adventure of Odin, a K-9 officer with the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, began around 4 a.m. Sunday. Video from the Fresno home where he lives with his handler showed the 3-year-old Belgian Malinois climbing on top of his kennel and jumping from there over the yard’s 6-foot fence.By 8:30, Odin’s deputy partner realized he was gone, and the office put out a public call for sightings.That morning, Camryn Escoto made a Facetime call to check in with her uncle, who was watching her Fresno home while she was in Bakersfield. She told the Fresno Bee that as her uncle gave her an update on her German shepherd, she noticed another dog in the yard. “I’m like, w...

Robert De Niro’s grandson found dead by friend ‘who hadn’t heard from him in a few days’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:44 GMT

While there were no obvious signs of trauma, the death of Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, the 19-year-old grandson of Robert De Niro, is nonetheless under investigation by New York City authorities.The young actor was found dead Sunday afternoon, sitting in a chair inside his one-bedroom apartment in the posh Cipriani Club Residences on Wall Street, TMZ and the Daily Mail are reporting. A worried friend found Rodriguez while checking on him after not hearing from him for a few days. Citing a law enforcement source, the Daily Mail also said that a white powdery substance was found on a plate near his body.Son of Drena De Niro and grandson of Robert De Niro, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez has died at the age of 19. https://t.co/XxsKmtJsI5— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) July 3, 2023In confirming Rodriguez’s death, his mother Drena De Niro said on Instagram Sunday night, “I wish that love alone could have saved you.” She shared no further details of his death, but expressed ...

Alameda’s Left Field Dogs knocking classic fave out of the ballpark

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:44 GMT

Baseball and hot dogs go together about as well as a ball and glove. Seemingly meant for each other, usually the hot dog involved in this pairing is a pretty pedestrian affair, except on Alameda’s West End.For the past eight months, residents of the Island city have feasted on more substantial hot dogs, all with a baseball theme, at Left Field Dogs on Webster Street.“Alameda’s known for its baseball culture,” says the hot doggery’s co-owner, Abraham Kinfu, 38. “We wanted to pay homage to our baseball athletes.”Describing himself and partner John Ngu, also 38, as baseball fans, Kinfu, who holds an MBA from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, says the pair, who first met while attending Alameda’s Encinal High School, wanted to incorporate baseball culture, love for their hometown and hot dogs into the venture. To that end, most of the menu’s hot dogs are named after players with an Alameda or East Bay connection.Hot dog establishments that heavily influenced the pair inclu...

Alameda County: 1 dead after struggle between law enforcement and alleged car thieves

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:44 GMT

ALAMEDA COUNTY — One man died and two others were injured early Monday morning after a struggle in which an alleged car thief attempted to disarm a law enforcement officer in unincorporated Alameda County, according to the county’s sheriff’s office.In a news conference Monday morning, a spokesperson with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said a CHP officer was responding to a report of a stolen car out of Hayward that was found speeding on eastbound Interstate 580.The officer was following the car when it exited on 164th Avenue and later crashed. Three suspects, all wearing ski masks, then left the vehicle on foot, according to the sheriff’s office.An Alameda County sheriff’s deputy who responded to the call saw the CHP officer on their back, fighting two of the suspects. One of the suspects appeared to be attempting to disarm the officer, the sheriff’s office said.“Shots were fired,” Lt. Tya Modeste said in the early morning news co...