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Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students pleads not guilty to murder, held on $4M bail
Read full article: Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students pleads not guilty to murder, held on $4M bailAuthorities say the 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu has pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder.
Southern California university mourns loss of four seniors killed in Pacific Coast Highway crash
Read full article: Southern California university mourns loss of four seniors killed in Pacific Coast Highway crashA Southern California university wrestling with the deaths of four seniors who were struck by a car sought to comfort students and faculty at a campus prayer service.
Driver arrested after Pacific Coast Highway crash in Malibu kills 4 Pepperdine University students
Read full article: Driver arrested after Pacific Coast Highway crash in Malibu kills 4 Pepperdine University studentsOfficials say police have arrested a 22-year-old driver on suspicion of manslaughter after a crash in Malibu killed four college students and injured two others.
Surveillance video from motel captures shooting, cover-up crash in Oakland Park
Read full article: Surveillance video from motel captures shooting, cover-up crash in Oakland ParkThe Broward Sheriff’s Office released surveillance video Wednesday that they say proves a man was involved in a nearly fatal shooting and then tried to cover it up by faking a crash.
Gonzaga, Auburn lead NCAA men's committee's initial rankings
Read full article: Gonzaga, Auburn lead NCAA men's committee's initial rankingsGonzaga, Auburn, Arizona and Kansas hold No. 1 seeds in the initial rankings for the committee that will select the field for next month’s 68-team men's NCAA Tournament.
Gonzaga, Baylor top AP Top 25, Sooners climb, Drake in
Read full article: Gonzaga, Baylor top AP Top 25, Sooners climb, Drake in9 Alabama on Saturday, the Sooners became just the second team in 25 years to beat three straight top-10 opponents. The Sooners got off to shaky Big 12 start, opening 2-3 after losses to Baylor and Kansas. Oklahoma (11-4, 6-3 Big 12) has been on quite a run since then, taking down then-No. 17 West Virginia earlier this month, knocked off the Crimson Tide despite playing without Austin Reaves and starting guard Alondes Williams due to COVID-19 protocols. The Bears (16-0, 8-0 Big 12) received the other three first-place votes following wins over Kansas State and Auburn.
Foot of snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travel
Read full article: Foot of snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travelA major winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the middle of the country stretching from central Kansas northeast to Chicago and southern Michigan. – A major winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the middle of the country while another system blanketed parts of the Southwest with snow, disrupting travel for a second consecutive day Tuesday and shuttering many schools. Everything felt like a foot of snow when you were a kid,” Nicolaisen said. In the Chicago area, between between 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) and 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) of snow had fallen by early Tuesday. In the Southwest, more than a foot of snow fell in the mountains of Southern California, Nevada and Arizona.
Storm threatens Midwest with heavy snow, travel disruptions
Read full article: Storm threatens Midwest with heavy snow, travel disruptionsSeveral coronavirus testing sites in Nebraska and Iowa were closing early Monday because of the snow. More than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of snow had already fallen in parts of eastern Nebraska by Monday evening. The agency said most roads in the area were covered with snow and heavy snow continued falling Monday afternoon. A major winter storm buried northern Arizona in snow on Monday while sending flurries to the outskirts of Las Vegas and Phoenix. Three to 6 feet (91 cm to 1.8 meters) of snow is forecast in the Sierra above elevations of 7,000 feet
Power company says it likely started California wildfire in 2018
Read full article: Power company says it likely started California wildfire in 2018A helicopter drops flame retardant on part of the Woolsey Fire on Nov. 10, 2018, in Malibu, California. ROSEMEAD, Calif. - Southern California Edison has acknowledged that it may be responsible for starting last year's Woolsey Fire following an investigation by a fire department, the company said in a statement. "Absent additional evidence, SCE believes it is likely that its equipment was associated with the ignition of the Woolsey Fire," the statement said. An investigation report from the Ventura County Fire Department said that SCE's electrical equipment caused the fire, according to the statement. In the statement, SCE said it has not inspected its equipment because Cal Fire removed it as part of the agency's investigation.
Liam Hemsworth files for divorce from Miley Cyrus
Read full article: Liam Hemsworth files for divorce from Miley CyrusLiam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus attend the Saint Laurent Mens Spring Summer 20 Show Photo Call on June 6, 2019, in Malibu, California. (CNN) - A little over a week after announcing their separation, actor Liam Hemsworth has filed for divorce from singer Miley Cyrus. Hemsworth and Cyrus have been married since Dec. 23, 2018. Last year, a Malibu home shared by Cyrus and Hemsworth was lost in a wildfire. Days after they announced their split, Hemsworth posted a gracious message on social media wishing Cyrus "nothing but health and happiness going forward."
Miley Cyrus releases breakup song 'Slide Away'
Read full article: Miley Cyrus releases breakup song 'Slide Away'Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus attend the Saint Laurent Mens Spring Summer 20 Show Photo Call on June 6, 2019, in Malibu, California. (CNN) - Days after her split with husband Liam Hemsworth, Miley Cyrus has come in like a wrecking ball with a new song. "Slide Away" features lyrics that many are taking to being about the couple, who recently announced they have separated after less than a year of marriage. Cyrus, 26, and Hemsworth, 29, met in 2009 on the set of "The Last Song." The chorus says "So won't you slide away / Back to the ocean / I'll go back to the city life."
On this day: September 9
Read full article: On this day: September 91997: Actor Burgess Meredith, best known for his roles as boxing trainer Mickey Goldmill in the first three "Rocky" movies and as The Penguin in the 1960s "Batman" TV series, dies from complications of Alzheimer's disease and melanoma at age 89 in Malibu, California. Some of Meredith's other memorable roles came in the movies "The Day of the Locust," "Grumpy Old Men" and "Foul Play" and in four episodes of the TV series "The Twilight Zone," including the famous "Time Enough at Last" episode (pictured). Hide Caption