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Writers Guild and Hollywood studios reach tentative deal to end strike. No deal yet for actors

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:45 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors. The Writers Guild of America announced the deal in a joint statement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that represents studios, streaming services and production companies in negotiations.“WGA has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP,” the guild said in an email to members. “This was made possible by the enduring solidarity of WGA members and extraordinary support of our union siblings who joined us on the picket lines for over 146 days.” The three-year contract agreement — settled on after five marathon days of renewed talks by negotiators WGA and the AMPTP — must be approved by the guild's board and members before the strike officially ends.In a longer message from the guild shared by members on social media, the writers were ...

Scattered severe storms moving through the area

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures hit 103º in Austin at Camp Mabry and at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Sunday. This easily smashed the previous record high for this day at Camp Mabry of 99º set in 1926, 2005 and 2011. The record at AUS was also broken today beating the previous record of 101º in 2005.Scattered severe storms possible tonightSevere storms with large hail, damaging winds and frequent lightning continue to move through the area. Storms have had a history of producing up to baseball size hail. Storms have recently lost some of their intensity, but 60% rain chances continue for the next few hours.Most of the area is in a Level 2 out of 5 severe weather risk tonight with large hail and damaging winds the primary concern. Severe weather risk this evening and tonight (SPC)Hail size could exceed 2", so make sure to put your car in a car port or garage if you have one. Wind gusts over 60 mph could cause isolated power outages and wind damage. NEW BLOG: October forec...

PHOTOS: Large, damaging hail pummels parts of Central Texas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:45 GMT

Editor's Note: The video at the top of this story shows large hail falling in Round Rock, courtesy Suzette Cowan.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Large, dangerous hail fell in parts of Central Texas Sunday night as severe storms moved through the area. Viewers submitted photos to KXAN, showing just how big the hail got in places like Georgetown and Round Rock, as well as the damage it caused to windshields and windows. Shattered windows from large hail in the Cat Hollow neighborhood in Austin on Sept. 24, 2023 (Courtesy: Brandi Lea)Shattered windows from large hail in the Cat Hollow neighborhood in Austin on Sept. 24, 2023 (Courtesy: Brandi Lea)Large hail in the Cat Hollow neighborhood in Austin on Sept. 24, 2023 (Courtesy: Brandi Lea)Large hail in the Cat Hollow neighborhood in Austin on Sept. 24, 2023 (Courtesy: Brandi Lea)Damage from large hail in Round Rock on Sept. 24, 2023 (Courtesy: Tony)Damage from large hail in Round Rock on Sept. 24, 2023 (Courtesy: Tony)Damage from large hail in Round Roc...

West Austin neighbors petition against self-driving cars

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Stopped at a red light near Austin Community College, Jinous Rouhani says she narrowly avoided having her car hit by a driverless Cruise vehicle.“The Cruise car turned onto Rio Grande and it was so close to hitting my car,” she said. “I closed my eyes and just knew it was imminent but luckily it missed me.”The Pemberton Heights resident says the driverless vehicles have caused congestion in her neighborhood at night. Cruise driverless cars turning heads in Austin “The frequency of errors that I see on their part is very worrisome,” Rouhani said.Cruise recently expanded its operations past I-35, into the East Austin neighborhood.Michael Staples is Cruise’s general manager for the Austin market. He says they’ve seen a significant increase in passenger volume this fall.“We’ve gotten a lot of rides coming out of the West and North Campus area, especially going downtown,” he said. “We've seen a huge increase over the last in the last few weeks.”Cruise says its seen a si...

Concert review: Minsoo Sohn opens Chopin Society’s 40th season with exquisite performance

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:45 GMT

The Chopin Society of Minnesota began its 40th season with a delicious concert at Macalester College’s Mairs Concert Hall on Sunday, featuring lesser-known Rachmaninoff works played by Korean American pianist Minsoo Sohn.An austere presence, Sohn imbued the keys with a potent energy as he played the piano works in a masterful and precise performance.Introducing Sohn, Mary Sigmond, president of the Society, noted that all guest artists presented by the organization, including Sohn, have “authenticity.” It’s an intriguing word to use these days, what with the rise of artificial intelligence. You can go online and watch an AI-created video of Rachmaninoff’s works, and yet, no computer has known trauma. An AI program has never experienced sublime passion, desolate grief or unstoppable laughter. The gift musical performers give us is their ability to channel emotion, frailty and strength into the instrument they are playing. Computers can’t match that magic — at least not yet. They also ...

Theater review: Theater Latte Da’s ‘Falsettos’ worthy of high praise

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:45 GMT

There are departures and then there are departures. Leadership roles change hands regularly in the arts, but it’s different when a theater’s founder and artistic director leaves, for it’s their vision that brought the company into being and shaped what it’s become.Like Penumbra’s Lou Bellamy and Mixed Blood’s Jack Reuler, Peter Rothstein has placed a very individual stamp on his company, Theater Latte Da, which he founded in 1998 and led for 25 years before moving on to Florida’s Asolo Repertory Theatre this summer.Next month, his successor arrives when Justin Lucero comes northward from the El Paso Opera. But Theater Latte Da’s aesthetic of intimate and insightful interpretations of musical theater lives on in its richly entertaining season-opening production of William Finn’s “Falsettos.” The deeply committed cast throws itself passionately into each characterization and song, the attention to musical detail is awe-inspiring, and the stagecraft is impeccable.Thatcher Jacobs and Ni...

Darryl Mount trial set to begin in October

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:45 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - It has been over ten years since the death of Darryl Mount and the decision regarding his death is now a decade in the making. New regulations for high school sport spectators 24-year-old Darryl Mount was left comatose after falling from scaffolding while being chased by police for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend on Caroline Street back in 2013. He later died as a result of those injuries in 2014.“The civil lawsuit has been pending for more than 9 years. And it's gone through a lot of twists and turns. Most recently about a week ago the judge assigned to the case denied the city’s request to dismiss the complaint,” said Saratoga Springs Public Safety Commissioner, Jim Montagnino.The defendant, the City of Saratoga Springs, was seeking a summary judgment in the case and cited Mount’s fall as the actual cause of death.  Mount’s family’s lawsuit claims that was not the case. Saratoga Black Lives Matter (BLM) leaders agree with the family.  After ...

3 killed in wrong-way crash on I-44 in St. Clair

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:45 GMT

ST. CLAIR, Mo. – Three women died Sunday morning in Franklin County when a wrong-way driver caused a series of crashes.The crash happened just before 10 a.m. on westbound Interstate 44 at mile marker 240, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.The highway patrol says a 2020 Jeep Cherokee, driven by Tina Degonia of House Springs, was going the wrong way on the interstate when she collided with a 2017 Nissan Rogue, then continued on and hit a 2010 Toyota Corolla and a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee.Degonia, 64, was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital Washington. Sabrina Sutton, the driver of the Nissan Rogue, died at the scene. She was 26. The passenger in the Rogue, Rachel Worley, died at Mercy Hospital Washington. She was 27.A fourth woman, 59, suffered minor injuries.

Police continue search for East Hollywood suspect that allegedly shot 2 people

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:45 GMT

A suspect believed to have shot two victims Sunday in East Hollywood evaded authorities after SWAT entered an apartment where the person was believed to be holed and he was gone. Officers responded to the scene, located in the 1500 block of Serrano Avenue, near Sunset Boulevard, just before 2 p.m., LAPD confirmed to KTLA.  Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department seen speaking with an apparent gunshot victim in East Hollywood on Sept. 24, 2023. (Citizen app)Details are limited and it is currently unclear what led to the shooting, but a neighbor, EZ Montana Edwards, said the incident began as a dispute between neighbors, one armed with a knife and another with a gun. "Actually, I was laying down on the couch and I just heard gunshots as if they were in my living room," she told KTLA's Omar Lewis. "I got up immediately. I put my clothes on, my shoes on and I ran outside because I know the manager lives over there and I wanted to make sure she was all right." On her way, Edwards...

Silver Lake businesses targeted by smash-and-grab thieves

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:45 GMT

Surveillance video captured smash-and-grab thieves hitting two Silver Lake businesses in the early morning hours Sunday, who ended up leaving more of a mess than getting away with any valuables.  The incident happened at around 3 a.m. in the 3800 block of Sunset Boulevard.  Their likely target was Undefeated, a high-end sneaker store. However, that store has been broken into three times before and now has metal gates protecting the shop in both the front and the back.  “They just happened to break into the wrong door, just a maintenance door,” Leo Valsquez, who works at Undefeated, told KTLA. “A year ago, they broke in and sledgehammered through it, and this time, they were out of luck.”  The supervisor at neighboring Oakberry Açai Bowl, Maria Novaes, also believes the burglars thought they were breaking into the back of the shoe store, but an hour after they left, the same crew returned and broke into her shop.  “It’s sad because we work hard every day and it ju...