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Kodak Theater faces bankruptcy, wants out
Afternoon News: Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, Business,KFWB News
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The iconic Hollywood theater is asking to get out of its contract for naming rights to the theater in the Hollywood Highland complex as part of its bankruptcy.
This is just the latest blow to the Kodak Theater, after the Academy Awards announced in December that it was exercising a clause in its contract that would allow the Oscars to leave the venue after the 2013 show.
KFWB’s Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee talked with Leron Gubler, president and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, to find out what the developments mean for the city.
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Woman wins almost $10,000 in lawsuit against Honda
Afternoon News: Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, Business,KFWB News
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A Southern California woman won a lawsuit in small claims court against Honda after her hybrid vehicle failed to deliver on it’s promised fuel economy.
But this is just the beginning, or at least the car owner Heather Peters hopes.
KFWB’s Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee spoke with legal analyst Royal Oakes to find out what is so unusual about the case.
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Tips to keep Southern California waterways clean
Afternoon News: Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, KFWB News,L.A. News
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Heal the Bay has come up with 10 resolutions – like reducing litter – for ocean lovers on how to improve the health of waterways.
The resolutions are just one more action in the organization’s history to promote clean coastal waters and watersheds since 1985.
KFWB’s Maggie McKay talked with Meredith McCarthy, director of programs at Heal the Bay, for some tips to keep our rivers, creeks and beaches clean.
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Sundance festival wraps up
Afternoon News: Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, Audio/Video,Entertainment,KFWB News
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For 11 days big movies, celebrities and movie-goers flooded Park City, Utah for the annual Sundance Film Festival.
Now that the festival came to a close on Sunday, KFWB’s Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee spoke with Los Angeles Times blogger Steve Zeitchik for a wrap up of one of the industry’s biggest events.
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FONTANA (AP) — Three adult brothers in a sport utility vehicle and an 11-year-old passenger in a Honda are dead after the vehicles collided in a Southern California intersection.
The San Bernardino County Sun says the Chevrolet Suburban veered off Baseline Avenue in Fontana and slammed into a power pole on Sunday night.
The coroner’s office says the SUV driver, a 35-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man, and a 39-year-old passenger from Bloomington were dead at the scene. A 37-year-old passenger from Fontana died at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center.
All three are brothers, but the coroner hasn’t released names because relatives haven’t been notified.
Investigators say 11-year-old Noah Ferrer of Fontana died in surgery early Monday at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
The cause of the crash hasn’t been determined.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Antelope Valley man will go to jail Friday for 365 days for pleading no contest to 31 counts of felony dog fighting, willful animal cruelty and neglect.
Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley on Thursday announced a $5,000 reward for the anonymous tipster who reported 44-year-old Jesse Jimenez and his wife, who has served her sentence.
At a news conference, Cooley introduced an 11-month-old pit bull that survived the dogfights at the couple’s Lake Los Angeles home and has since been adopted. The dog is one of 14 taken from Jimenez.
Before California shifted lower-level inmates from state prisons to county jails, Jimenez would have faced up to five years in custody. Cooley says people need to urge lawmakers to add animal cruelty to the list of prison-eligible crimes.
Media moguls launch AXS entertainment channel
Afternoon News: Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, Audio/Video,Entertainment,KFWB News
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Some heavy hitters from media and entertainment are joining forces for a new TV channel with a focus on pop culture.
Host Ryan Seacrest, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency and entertainment company AEG have signed on as partners in the new venture AXS. The channel, pronounced “access,” is expected to offer live shows and backstage looks at performances.
KFWB’s Maggie McKay spoke with Robert Thompson, a professor and director of the Bleier Center for the Study of Popular Culture at Syracuse University, about the channel and what kind of audience it will attract.
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Relocating for jobs becoming more common
Afternoon News: Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, Audio/Video,Business,KFWB News
Even though the job market is steadily improving in 2012, the competitive environment means more people are willing to what it takes to get hired – including relocating.
Mike Erwin, of Careerbuilder.com, said more and more people would consider a job that requires a move.
Erwin calls moving a ‘daunting task’, so it’s important to weigh all the financial aspects.
What’s more encouraging is that some employers are willing help pay for a move.
CLICK HERE to listen Erwin talk about the weirdest excuses employees give for being late.
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