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IHEARTCOMIX at Comic Con: A Look at their Haunted Mansion and Twisted Metal Activations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:21 GMT

A creative marketing agency with a focus on entertainment and music, IHEARTCOMIX works with major studios to create experiences, stunts and digital campaigns around fan-favorite properties. Franki Chan and his company helmed two major activations at San Diego Comic -Con this year, interactive promotions, venues and stunts for Disney’s Haunted Mansion and Peacock’s Twisted Metal, both of which release this week. We asked him to give LA Weekly readers a behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment look at what went into creating them. Sisqo and Franki Chan (Courtesy IHEARTCOMIX)IHEARTCOMIX has been around pretty much as long as I’ve been attending Comic-Con. Having come from promoting music events, when I made the move to L.A. to start DJing and throwing my own parties there, the name IHEARTCOMIX was the natural fit. It was a dream to bring the energy from the music scene I knew to the fantasy land of Comic-Con. It’s always been my annual happy place. Before I attended my fir...

Biden works to provide heat relief as high temps persist

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:21 GMT

By Chris Megerian, Matthew Daly and Drew Costley | Associated PressWASHINGTON — With heat waves spreading across the United States, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect workers — including a hazard alert notifying employers and employees about ways to stay safe from extreme heat — as well as measures to improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible.The actions come as nearly 40% of the U.S. population faces heat advisories, according to the National Weather Service. High temperatures have already scorched the Southwest this month, and more heat is expected in the Midwest and the Northeast in the coming days. Washington won’t be spared, and the heat index in the capital could reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit or 43 degrees Celsius on Friday.It’s a worldwide problem, and scientists calculate that July will be the hottest month on record.Noting that ocean temperatures near Miami topped 100 F (38 C), Biden said “that’s mor...

Singapore-bound United flight transmits general emergency code, returns to SFO

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A United Airlines flight that was bound for Singapore had to turn around to head back to SFO, KRON4 has confirmed. The flight transmitted a 7700 code, indicating general emergency, according to flight tracking website Flightradar. Oakland carjacking suspects arrested in connection to Skyline Blvd. incident, others A United Airlines spokesperson told KRON4 it returned to SFO and landed without incident.United flight UAL 29 was scheduled to depart SFO at 11:20 a.m. and arrive in Singapore at 6:45 p.m. The flight's departure time has now been delayed until 10:55 p.m., according to the United Airlines website.The aircraft, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, is capable of carrying 255 passengers.

Security guard who killed Banko Brown fined for concealing weapon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The security guard who shot Banko Brown was fined $1,500 by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) for several violations during the day of the shooting. Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony was found to be carrying a concealed firearm without a permit to do so, per the BSIS. He also was not wearing required patches showing that he was working as private security during the incident. Brown, a 24-year-old Black transgender man, was shot dead at a San Francisco Walgreens on April 27. Brown was allegedly shoplifting, and Anthony confronted him as he was leaving the store. Man who was shot and killed by SFPD in Bayview was armed: Police After a struggle, Anthony drew his gun and fired. Surveillance video was released, which you can watch here. WARNING: The video may be disturbing for some viewers. Anthony was fined $1,000 for carrying a concealed gun without a permit. The BSIS said he had the gun in a zippered pouch on a tactical vest he was wearing ov...

Case reopened for Fairfield girl who vanished 3 decades ago

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:21 GMT

(KRON) -- Four-year-old Amanda Nicole "Nikki" Campbell went missing from her Fairfield neighborhood when she walked to a friend's house in 1991. For three decades, the mystery of what happened to Amanda has remained unsolved. "Amanda was last seen going to a friends house and is believed to have been abducted by a stranger," the California Department of Justice wrote.This week, the Fairfield Police Department assigned a detective to the Amanda Campbell cold case after a former church pastor made a murder confession in a separate case. The pastor, David Zandstra, lived in Fairfield during the same time that Amanda disappeared without a trace, police told KRON4. Zandstra recently told investigators that he killed 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington in 1975 while she was walking to bible camp in Pennsylvania.Zandstra allegedly confessed that he lured Gretchen into his car because he intended to rape her, according to investigators. When she refused to remove her clothing, the pastor killed ...

DA announces attempted murder charge with enhancements in Oakland bus attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:21 GMT

(KRON) -- Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has announced an attempted murder charge with enhancements for the suspect in a knife attack aboard an Oakland bus. The charges were filed against an Oakland man for what's been described as a "harrowing incident of attempted murder" aboard an AC Transit bus on July 17.The suspect, Edward Lee Corley, faces multiple felonies, including attempted murder, use of a weapon, and violent conduct by a felon, the DA said. DA Price has also authorized the addition of two enhancements to the charges. Contra Costa County DUI driver sentenced after killing 2 teens The first enhancement entails an additional year of sentencing for the use of a deadly weapon in the crime. The second enhancement mandates an extra three years in prison for severe bodily harm inflicted on the victim.The event unfolded on Monday, July 17 aboard an AC Transit bus in Oakland. Corley initiated a seemingly innocuous conversation with the victim before suddenly reve...

Metro workers help deliver baby on train in Prince George’s Co.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:21 GMT

Three D.C. Metro employees are being honored for their quick actions in helping to deliver a baby onboard a train.Latasha Bostic, Jose Flores and Thomas Adams were cleaning the New Carrollton Metro station on the afternoon of July 13, when someone summoned them for help.Bostic said that while she was cleaning, someone came up to her asking if she had a cart or a crate. Confused, she questioned why they needed the items, and the person responded, “There’s a lady on the train, she’s about to give birth.”Bostic said she was able to keep the train from departing and notified the station manager to call 911. Then, she and her co-workers got personal protective equipment and towels and got on the train to help the woman.“It was hectic,” Bostic said in an interview obtained by 7News.The rail car cleaners said another challenge was that the mother, who was in pain, did not speak English, and so they did their best to help. Others on the train also stayed to help until first responders arriv...

Chargers’ Austin Ekeler on plight of running backs: ‘We’re not just numbers on a page’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:21 GMT

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Austin Ekeler has the most scrimmage touchdowns in the past two years and became the fifth running back in NFL history last season to have at least 100 catches in a season.It isn’t Ekeler’s on-field accomplishments though that gained attention throughout the offseason and leading into Los Angeles Chargers training camp. Instead, it has been about him trying to unite veteran running backs in seeking improved salaries along with fighting the narrative that the position has lost its value in a passing-heavy league.Ekeler organized a Zoom call with other running backs last Saturday that also included Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Nick Chubb, Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey. “We’re not just numbers on a page, we’re actual players and we all have different impacts on each team, so it’s very situational, as far as what a specific player can have as far as impact on each team,” Ekeler said after the Chargers completed their second training camp pra...

No da tregua: el gobierno de Biden aumenta las deportaciones de migrantes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:21 GMT

HARLINGEN, Texas — Cuando el presidente Joe Biden levantó la restricción fronteriza de la era de la pandemia del COVID-19 conocida como Título 42 en mayo, los funcionarios del gobierno esperaban un fuerte aumento en la cantidad de inmigrantes que ingresaban a los Estados Unidos.Los peores escenarios no ocurrieron, y el gobierno ha estado promocionando una caída del 42% en los cruces fronterizos ilegales desde mayo. Pero la realidad en la frontera hay más matices: la cantidad de migrantes que llegan a los EEUU sigue siendo alta, dijeron varias fuentes policiales. Y el gobierno Biden ha estado aumentando las deportaciones.Una parte central de ese esfuerzo se puede ver aquí en la pista de un aeropuerto en el Valle del Río Grande, donde el miércoles por la mañana, más de 100 migrantes, en su mayoría mujeres y niños, bajaban de los autobuses y subían a un avión fletado que los llevaría de vuelta a Honduras. El vuelo está a cargo de ICE Air, un programa que alquila varios aviones cada sem...

The Eagles say Randy Meisner, founding member and singer of ‘Take It to the Limit,’ has died.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:21 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Eagles say Randy Meisner, founding member and singer of ‘Take It to the Limit,’ has died.Source