Bill Withers’ cause of death ruled as cardiac arrest

The postmortem into Kobe Bryant’s death has been released along with those who lost their lives too in the fatal helicopter crash.

Vanessa Bryant is suing the company that owns the helicopter that crashed on Jan. 26 in Calabasas, California, killing her husband, Kobe, her 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other victims.

This is California today. “On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom will offer the Legislature his ideas on how to eliminate a deficit that could total $54.3 billion between now and July of next year, fueled by the coronavirus crisis. No economic collapse in modern times has ever happened so fast,” reports the Los Angeles Times.

— Glen Powell, Paul Wesley, Jay Ellis, Dane Cook and more took motorcycle rides to donate and deliver 250 meals from STRFSH in Santa Monica to nurses and staff at the Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center in L.A. in partnership with Frontline Foods.

The Hollywood Bowl is canceling all summer events.

© 2019 Greg Doherty HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 03: Lew Temple attends the 2019 Beverly Hills Film Festival Opening Night at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on April 03, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images) A brutal plot twist from hit drama The Walking Dead was scrapped for being too “dark” for television.

A tragic turn of events. YouTuber Corey La Barrie has died after suffering injuries in a fatal car crash, Us Weekly can confirm. He was 25.

When the concert business shut down in mid-March, Bobby Garza abruptly shifted from putting on live events to tearing them down -- his company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food and music festival Yountville Live later that month, and massive productions like December's Trail of Lights in Austin are in question, too.

Paul L. Vasquez, who shot to fame after a video of his emotional and awestruck reaction to seeing a double rainbow went viral in 2010, has died at age 57.

A proposed bill before California lawmakers would make it a crime for first responders to share photos of bodies taken at crime scenes for any other purpose than investigatory, a result of the outcry after pictures were shown from the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site. The bill, titled“Invasion of Privacy: First Responders,” was introduced by Assemblymember Mike Gipson.

Lauren Jauregui was incensed by video footage in which a Rancho Cordova, California, police officer arrests a 14-year-old teen while wrestling him to the ground and punching him."This officer very obviously used excessive force on a child," Jauregui tweeted on Wednesday morning (April 29) along with a link to the official statement from the Rancho Cordova PD. "Not a 'juvenile'; a child.

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced during his daily COVID-19 press conference Thursday, that he had signed an executive order that severely limits debt collectors the ability to garnish stimulus checks. However, the he said that his order does not apply to those who owe child support or alimony. The Governor also noted that that 21 out of the state’s 24 largest loan servicers will offer a 90-day forbearance on student loan debt, which will impact over 1.1 million Californians.

By Dave McNary

Wow. Kelly Dodd has joined the ranks of TV personalities Dr. Drew, Dr. Oz, and Dr. Phil in putting out some of the worst coronavirus hot takes we’ve ever heard. Are we sure she isn’t actually going by TV’s Dr. Kelly??

Health officials say two people died with the coronavirus in California weeks before the first reported death from the disease. Santa Clara County officials said Tuesday the people died at home Feb.

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