Mke Epps and Wanda Sykes are back for The Upshaws season 3. The series continues to be popular with viewers tuning in to watch Bennie Upshaw (Epps), his wife Regina (Kim Fields) navigate raising their blended family with the ever present Lucretia (Wanda Sykes) Regina’s meddling sister all up in their business. While their problems are often serious in nature, their solutions are chalked full of laughs. In the season 2 finale, viewers were left wondering how the patriarch would get out of his latest blunder that landed Bennie and Lucretia in jail for his bright idea of how to increase profits…
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By: David Goldstein | CBS Los Angeles There are new questions about the accuracy of this year’s Los Angeles homeless count. It was just completed last month, but some volunteers are telling KCAL News about problems trying to report the numbers. It’s the second year in a row we’ve documented a lot of problems with the accuracy of this homeless count. https://2urbangirls.com/2023/01/inglewood-homeless-count-numbers-appeared-skewed/ The federal government mandates that cities count the homeless every year because federal funds, in part, are based on those numbers. So getting it as accurate as possible is the key. But now, for a second year in a row,…
Locura is the new single by the New York Singer-Songwriter Jessica Medina, which is now available on all streaming platforms. Recorded in the Dominican Republic, Locura was penned by the award-winning composer Alex Cuba, musical arrangements and production by Janina Rosado (Juan Luis Guerra). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jessica Medina (@jessicamedinamusic) Jessica Medina once again demonstrates her passion for fusions, this time bringing together the rhythms of Merengue and electronic synths with Samba in her new single “Locura”. Locura is part of her upcoming EP entitled “Rosa”, which will be released this April. In this…
NEWBURY PARK – A man has been arrested for fatally shooting his sister Thursday night, according to authorities. Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from a father stating his son had just shot and killed his daughter in the 100 block of Sandra Ct. Deputies arrived on the scene to learn the son was still inside the residence with the gun along with the mother and father. Deputies were able to safely evacuate the parents from the residence as well as take the son into custody without further incident. The daughter was pronounced deceased at the scene. No…
FONTANA- A driver was killed after driving into the rear of a trailer Thursday evening in Fontana, according to authorities. CHP and fire personnel responded to a traffic collision around 9:30 p.m. near Cherry Ave. and San Bernardino Ave. Upon arrival, they found the car had rear-ended the trailer of a semi-truck and pronounced the driver deceased. Their identification is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
POMONA – Police found one person and another wounded inside a red pickup in Pomona, authorities said Friday. Pomona Police Department officers responded to calls regarding a pickup blocking westbound traffic just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday at Foothill Boulevard and Falcon Street, Fox 11 reported. Upon their arrival, they found one person dead and another wounded inside the truck, both suffering from gunshot wounds. The wounded person was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition. The genders and ages of the victims were not immediately known. There were no further details.
LANCASTER – A woman has been shot in front of her children today in Lancaster, according to authorities. Deputies and fire department personnel responded to Sierra Highway near Avenue J for reports of a gunshot victim. The woman was suffering from a gunshot to her shoulder. Witnesses described the woman as being “pistol whipped” and punched before being shot. The victim was transported to a local hospital in an unknown condition. Deputies then received a tip the suspect fled in a U-haul truck towards the city of Rosemond. Deputies then surrounded a home in the 3900 block of Springfield Court…
STARZ today released an explosive trailer for season three of the highly anticipated drama series “Power Book II: Ghost.” “Ghost” returns on Friday, March 17 at midnight ET on the STARZ app, all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms. On linear, it will debut on STARZ at 9 PM ET/PT in the U.S. and Canada. Season three takes off in dramatic form with brand new twists, turns, and murder as Tariq, Brayden, and the Tejada family are grieving the death of Zeke, but they won’t get much time as a new set of problems and questions arise. This season is flashier, juicer, and…
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents a revival of Picnic, the sensual, passionate and delightfully funny Pulitzer Prize winning play by William Inge. Directed by multiple award winner John Farmanesh-Bocca (Tempest Redux, Lysistrata Unbound), performances will run March 25 through May 28 at the Odyssey Theatre in West L.A. In addition, there will be two public previews, on Wednesday, March 22 and Thursday, March 23, followed by one press preview (also open to the public) on Friday, March 24. Powerful and moving, Inge’s drama is not simply a breezy summer romance. Set in small town Kansas, this is a sexy world, dangerous and cruel, where residents keep each other in their place while longing to break free.…
Samantha Valle is devoted to her family, her studies, and her community, all of which drive her and motivate her to persevere through the challenges life presents. “There are obstacles and things come up, but there is a way to make it work,” said Valle. “We all face challenges all the time.” Valle, a non-traditional student, graduated from King Drew Medical Magnet High School in 2006 and enrolled at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona after graduation. Shortly into her studies at Cal Poly Pomona, Valle had to drop out due to a serious illness and hospitalization. Once she recovered, she continued her…