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Los Angeles native's pursuit of NBA dream featured in new Prime Video documentary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

A new documentary on Prime Video is telling the story of several basketball prospects as they work to keep their professional hoop dreams alive by playing in the NBA's development league. "Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey" follows multiple players in the NBA's G League as they grind through a season in hopes of receiving the elusive callup to join one of the league's 30 teams. Among those players featured in the series is a Los Angeles native who became a cultural phenomenon and is now trying to make NBA history.Ryan Turell, born in Valley Village and a graduate of Valley Torah High School, is one of the league prospects chronicled in the documentary.Turell was selected in the G League draft last season, breaking barriers by becoming the first Orthodox Jew to play in the NBA's developmental league.Ryan Turell provides an interview as part of "Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey" on Prime Video. (Courtesy of Prime Video)Turell starred at Valley Torah and shocked his family and man...

Paella Nights At Lunetta And Ramen Burgers in Little Tokyo – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

Chef Raphael Lunetta, in collaboration with Executive Chef Emillio Cuyuch, will host an indulgent paella experience starting Wednesday, Aug. 9, through Saturday, Aug. 12, as part of the Taste Of Lunetta summer tasting menu series.Presented in the traditional copper pan, it’s laden with bay scallops, steamed clams, roasted mussels, tender squid, sautéed wild shrimp, rock shrimp, roasted Jidori chicken, chistorra, in lobster broth with saffron-infused bomba rice.The Spanish tasting experience starts off with an amuse-bouche for two, featuring marinated olives alongside pan con tomate y jamon, followed by zucchini blossoms with basil-infused ricotta, complemented by aged sherry and mandarin tomato concasse. For the main course, there’s the choice of paella or a grilled lavender rack of lamb with roasted eggplant, confit tomatoes, sugar snap peas, olives, and crispy fingerling potatoes alongside a harissa lamb reduction. Orange flan is for dessert. The tasting experience is offered at $...

Woman Arrested in DUI Crash on James Road [Oildale, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

2 Injured Following Two-Vehicle Collision near McCray StreetOILDALE, CA (August 8, 2023) – Thursday night, police arrested a woman after a DUI crash on James Road that left two people injured.The collision happened on July 27th, around 11:00 p.m., near the intersection of James Road and McCray Street.According to reports, a woman was operating a 2014 Ford Edge while under the influence. She lost control of the vehicle and ended up striking a 2016 Chevrolet Cruz.Immediately after the crash, the woman left the vehicle with two children, ages 8 and 10, inside, and tried to flee on foot. However, police apprehended her a short distance from the crash.Officials booked her into Kern County jail on charges of DUI and felony hit-and-run causing injury.Thinking, reasoning and muscle coordination are essential in operating a vehicle safely. However, these are impaired when alcohol and certain medications or illegal drugs are in the body. Never drive while impaired as the consequences ca...

Pedestrian Seriously Injured after Hit-and-Run Crash on State Road 478 [Vado, NM]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

Hit-and-Run Accident near Milepost 7 Left One Pedestrian HospitalizedVADO, NM (August 8, 2023) – Authorities are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on State Road 478 that hospitalized one person.Per initial reports, the accident occurred at about 6 a.m., August 1st, after authorities received calls about an unknown vehicle that struck a pedestrian. The vehicle involved quickly fled the scene after the collision.Upon arrival, first responders quickly transported the injured person to a nearby hospital. However, their identity has not been released at this time.The only description given about the vehicle was that it was possibly a Ford truck or SUV. Moreover, Vado Officials will release additional information once it is made available to the public.Furthermore, both directions of the roadway were temporarily shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.When driving, it is vital to always be alert for pedestrians and other vehicles. This is especiall...

Tory Lanez gets 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

By Andrew Dalton | Associated PostLOS ANGELES — A judge sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison Tuesday for shooting and wounding hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford handed down the sentence to the 31-year-old Lanez, who was convicted in December of three felonies: assault with a semiautomatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.The sentence brings an end to a dramatic trial that created a cultural firestorm in the hip-hop community, churning up issues including the reluctance of Black victims to speak to police, gender politics in hip-hop, online toxicity, protecting Black women and the ramifications of misogynoir, a particular brand of misogyny Black women experience.Herriford said it was “difficult to reconcile” the kind, charitable person and good father many people described Lanez as being during the sentencing hearing with the person ...

Sandra Bullock provided round-the-clock care for beloved partner Bryan Randall until his death from ALS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

In recent months, rumors swirled that Sandra Bullock and her longtime partner, Bryan Randall, had broken up because he hadn’t been seen with her in Vancouver as she filmed her drama, “The Unforgivable,” in 2020 or when she premiered her comedy, “The Lost City,” at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas in 2022.With news that Randall died Saturday at age 57, it’s now known that he probably couldn’t be by Bullock’s side because he was fighting a private, three-year battle with ALS, succumbing to the ravages of what Bullock’s sister called “a cruel disease.”In a statement to the media, Randall’s family revealed that the actor-turned-photographer spent the final months of his life being looked after by “tireless doctors who navigated the landscape of this illness” and “astounding nurses who became our roommates, often sacrificing their own families to be with ours.”Sandra Bullock’s Partner Bryan...

BART, East Bay parks police investigating separate homicides in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

OAKLAND — BART police and East Bay Regional Park District police were investigating separate homicides that occurred around the same time Tuesday afternoon in downtown and East Oakland, authorities said.Both victims were believed to have been killed by gunfire.The park district homicide happened about 2:25 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline on Doolittle Drive, near the Oakland International Airport, authorities said.Five minutes later, at 2:30 p.m., a victim was shot dead at a street level entrance to the Lake Merritt BART Station near a bus zone, a BART spokesperson said.Check back for updates. 

Judge sets Friday hearing on protective order in Trump case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

By Tierney Sneed | CNNUS District Judge Tanya Chutkan scheduled a hearing for Friday at 10 a.m. ET on the scope of a protective order – the rules imposed for the handling of evidence – in the special counsel’s election subversion case against former President Donald Trump.This would be the first hearing before Chutkan, a judge who has already come under criticism from Trump supporters and received increased security.Her move to schedule it for Friday morning comes after Trump’s attorneys – pointing to his busy legal calendar, which includes a Thursday court hearing in Florida in the separate classified documents case – had asked for the elections case hearing in Washington, DC, to be scheduled early next week. The Trump side had said that they had “lost” Friday as an option, but it’s unclear from the filing what they meant by that.Chuktan previously indicated she would like to hold the hearing on the evidence rules by Friday. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team said they were availabl...

Giuliani appears to walk back Georgia defamation admission

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

By Katelyn Polantz | CNNRudy Giuliani still refuses to concede that he should be held liable for the harm he may have caused two Georgia election workers after the 2020 election – even though he has acknowledged he made false and defamatory statements about them, according to a new court filing.A federal judge recently ordered Giuliani to either forfeit the lawsuit filed by the workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, or explain himself further and be called into a court hearing next week.Giuliani previously said he was not contesting that he made false and defamatory statements about the workers when he falsely said they took part in planting fraudulent votes as they counted ballots at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.But on Tuesday, he appeared only to double down on that position, rather than concede the lawsuit and face its consequences in full.Giuliani’s court filing says that “for purposes of this litigation only,” he should be treated as having “default liability” bu...

Los Altos: The Good Salad, Bibo’s NY Pizza joining State Street Market

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

Two South Bay restaurants — one a veteran, one a relative newcomer — are expanding to the Peninsula as part of the State Street Market’s 2.0 lineup.Open now at the Los Altos food hall is The Good Salad, a takeout and catering salad concept that’s been so popular and so highly rated that it’s landed on Yelp’s list of the Bay Area’s top 100 places to eat. The venture was founded in Santa Clara in 2021 by Sanad Al Souz, an engineer who worked with a chef to help create the menu of meal-size salads that feature regional produce, dressings made in-house and 42 customizable ingredients.The top seller is the Blazing Bird, made with Halal Cajun chicken breast, romaine lettuce, black bean and corn pico de gallo, avocado and crispy fried onions, with house-made Chipotle Ranch Dressing and a signature balsamic glaze on the side. Add or subtract toppings as you like. Part of the appeal of The Good Salad is the pricing stricture, which allows customers to delete a topping...