• Gylan Kain, Founding Member Of The Last Poets, Has Died

    Gylan Kain, a founding member of the famed spoken word group The Last Poets, has died as shared in a recently published report. The family of Kain did not initially release details of his death, which happened early last month. The New York Times reports that Gylan Kain died in the city of Lelystad in the Netherlands while at a nursing home. According to Kain’s son, Rufus Kain, his father passed away from heart disease. As seen on the website of founding The Last Poets member Abiodun Oyewole,...

  • Linda L. Bean, entrepreneur and granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder, dies at 82

    Linda L. Bean, an entrepreneur and granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder Leon

  • Greg Lee, singer of influential L.A. ska band Hepcat, dies at 53

    Greg Lee, co-lead singer of stalwart L.A. ska group Hepcat, died March 19. He was 53. Lee suffered a brain aneurysm followed by cardiac arrest on March 17 at his home in Paramount; he died in a hospital. Hepcat was slated to perform at the highly anticipated SoCal festival No Values at the Pomona Fairplex on June 8. "He has touched the lives and hearts of so many people all around the world through music and travel. His songs with Hepcat helped so many of us in both joyous and even depressing...

  • Linda L. Bean, Maine businesswoman and granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder, dies at 82

    The St. George resident, a granddaughter of L.L Bean founder Leon Leonwood

  • Linda Bean, L.L. Bean heir who backed Trump, dies at 82

    Linda L. Bean, the granddaughter of the L.L. Bean founder who had a sprawling career as a businessperson and GOP activist, died at the age of 82. Bean died Saturday, her business manager — Veronika

  • Linda Bean, granddaughter of outdoor retailer L.L. Bean, dies at 82

    Linda L. Bean, a granddaughter of famed outdoor retailer L.L. Bean who

  • L.A. County deputy shoots, kills man in East L.A.; 'replica' gun found

    A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy shot and killed a man in East L.A. on Saturday night, the department said in a statement. Deputies were dispatched to a “person with a gun” report in the City Terrace neighborhood around 9:30 p.m. “When the responding deputies arrived on scene, the suspect produced a handgun and a deputy-involved shooting occurred,” the department said. “A replica firearm was recovered at the scene.” A description of the replica was not provided. The Sheriff's...

  • East Palestine veteran staff member dies

    East Palestine choir director and assistant band director Anthony Chiporo died early Thursday morning.

  • 2 crew members die during ‘incident’ on Holland America

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. >> Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship’s engineering space, the cruise line said.

  • Visionary L.A. theater impresario Bill Bushnell dies at 86

    Former theater impresario Bill Bushnell, who led the influential but short-lived Los Angeles Theatre Center during a heady six-year run in the late 1980s, has died at age 86. One of the key figures in the city's theater scene in that era, Bushnell died Jan. 31 in Cueca, Ecuador, where he had retired, according to former colleague Lisa Mount. No cause was given. Bushnell was the driving force behind the creation of the city-run Los Angeles Theatre Center, a four-stage complex in a renovated bank...

  • Man dies after being shot, slamming car into building in downtown L.A.

    A man died after he was shot and crashed his vehicle into a building in downtown Los Angeles early Sunday, police said. Officers responded to reports of a vehicle driving into a building near 9th Street and Stanford Avenue in the Fashion District shortly after 5 a.m., said LAPD Officer Charles Miller. Firefighters were attempting to treat the man when they noticed he had been shot, Miller said. The unidentified man, who was described as being in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene....

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    NU'EST Members Reunite To Celebrate Band's 12th Debut Anniversary

    In a delightful treat for fans, the entire NU’EST group gathered for a meal and posed together to mark their 12th debut anniversary. The snapshot, shared on social media, features all five members – Aron, Kim Jong Hyeon (JR), Baekho, Ren, and Hwang Min Hyun. This reunion holds special significance as it’s one of their rare get-togethers post their disbandment. NU’EST, originating under Pledis Entertainment and debuting on March 15, 2012, was disbanded on March 14, 2022. On March 19, during the...