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Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour heads to theaters

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:18 GMT

(KTLA) - Please do not be alarmed, remain calm.For Beyhive members who have felt a bit melancholy since the end of the Renaissance World Tour, Beyonce has something significant in store.Late Sunday night Queen Bey revealed "Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé" presented by her own production company Parkwood Entertainment.FILE - Beyoncé performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. Beyoncé shined the brightest in a city full of Hollywood stars during the second night of her epic Renaissance Tour show on Saturday night, Sept 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)The global superstar announced the film moments after the curtain closed on her final tour show in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday night. She posted a teaser trailer for the film on Instagram."Be careful what you ask for, 'cause I just might comply," her caption read, a lyric from her song "All Up In Your Mind."The trailer begi...

Person missing after possible shark attack at California beach

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:18 GMT

(KRON) — A person is missing off the California coast after what witnesses say may have been a shark attack.Rescue crews responded to the area of Wildcat Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore, roughly 40 miles north of San Francisco, on Sunday after receiving a missing person report, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office.Friends of the missing person reported to authorities they had seen a shark and blood in the water in the area where they last spotted their friend. At this time, officials have not confirmed a shark attack occurred.Point Reyes NPS first reported the active search on X at noon on Oct. 1. Personnel from the National Park Service, as well as jet skis, helicopters, and fire engines from surrounding agencies, responded to the search.The U.S. Coast Guard reportedly called off the search early Monday morning, but no additional information has been released.

Mariah Carey announces holiday concert in Chicago

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:18 GMT

CHICAGO — The Queen of Christmas music is hitting the road for the holidays!Mariah Carey announced Monday the return of her "Merry Christmas One and All!" tour. The 13-date event will kick off Nov. 15 in California — and will include a stop at Chicago's United Center on Dec. 3.The tour will end in New York.Her announcement on social media reads, "Yes, the actual defrosting has begun! Announcing the MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL Tour! On sale 10/6." Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour heads to theaters Tickets for presales will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. and general public tickets go onsale Friday at LiveNation.com. 

300,000 electric skateboards recalled after multiple deaths reported

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:18 GMT

(WHTM) - Three hundred thousand self-balancing electric skateboards have been recalled due to a crash hazard and four reported deaths.According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the reason for the recall is that the skateboards can stop balancing the rider if the board's limits are exceeded, which poses a crash hazard that can cause serious injuries or death. Courtesy of USCPSCCourtesy of USCPSCThe CPSC says the manufacturer Future Motion has received dozens of reports of incidents involving the recalled skateboards, including four deaths that were reported between 2019 and 2021. The deaths were a result of head trauma — three of the riders were not wearing helmets.Injuries such as traumatic brain injury, concussion, paralysis, upper body fractures, lower body fractures, and ligament damage have also been reported.The recalled Onewheel Electric Skateboards were sold online at www.onewheel.com, other websites, and at independent shops nationwide from Jan...

Virginia mother killed by tire while driving with husband, 5 children

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:18 GMT

YORK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) -- Virginia State Police say a Williamsburg woman died in a crash on Sunday in York County when a tire hit the car she was driving.It happened around 12:22 p.m. on I-64 eastbound at mile marker 241 near the Camp Perry exit. Police say the driver of a Jeep Renegade was heading west on I-64 when one of her vehicle's tires dislodged and traveled into the eastbound lanes. Woman on lawn mower hit and killed by plane in Oklahoma The tire hit the driver's side of a Ford Explorer, fatally wounding the driver, 53-year-old Tammy M. Parsons. Parsons was traveling with her husband and five children at the time. Police say the others were not injured. A photo of Parsons' vehicle shared by VSP shows the driver's side windshield and the roof concaved in. The vehicle appears to have collided with a highway barrier but was otherwise undamaged.(Virginia State Police)Police say the investigation is ongoing and charges are pending, though alcohol and speed are not considered ...

At ACC, nearly $500K in student pandemic aid went to employees

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:18 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for Oct. 2, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) – Amid a KXAN investigation of Austin Community College’s use of student pandemic relief money, the institution acknowledged on Friday it launched an internal review of its aid distribution and how 115 full-time employees received nearly $500,000 of pandemic grants intended to help struggling students.KXAN found many of those employees were career staffers who weren’t taking course credit before, or after, the semester they enrolled and qualified for emergency student assistance, according to records of ACC’s use of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund money. The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says KXAN began filing record requests and investigating months ago, after receiving an anonymous tip from a person claiming to be a concerned ACC employee.HEERF was a multi-billion-dollar aid program to help college students with b...

How to get to, from the 2023 Austin City Limits Music Festival

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:18 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hundreds of thousands of festival goers will flock to Zilker Park over the next two weekends for the 22nd Austin City Limits Music Festival, running Oct. 6-8 and Oct. 13-15. As you put the finishing touches on your festival-ready 'fits and finalize your artist playlist, here's a breakdown of how to get to and from Zilker Park.Free shuttle servicesACL will run a free shuttle service traveling to and from Zilker Park, with attendees boarding at Republic Square Park in downtown Austin. Shuttle riders will then be dropped off at the festival entrance before taking the shuttle back to Republic Square each night.CapMetro bus servicesCapMetro will offer special event services throughout both Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 of the ACL Music Festival. Festivalgoers can purchase a bus pass and receive an unlimited number of rides for $2.50 a day. High-frequency bus routes 2, 4, 7, 10, 20 and the 801 depart every 15 to 30 minutes and will drop riders off approximately a block away from...

Birthday celebration for late Texas musician Stevie Ray Vaughan to be held at Auditorium Shores

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:18 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Late Texas musician Stevie Ray Vaughan would've turned 69 this week. To honor the iconic Dallas native, the Trail Conservancy is holding a birthday celebration Tuesday from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Statue at Auditorium Shores. This year also marks the 30th anniversary since the statue was placed there, according to the conservancy. The Stevie Ray Vaughan statue on downtown Austin's hike and bike trail in November 2021.ARNOLD WELLS/ABJThere will be live music by Bill Carter, who wrote a lot of Stevie Ray's music, the Trail Conservancy said. Vaughan would've turned 69 this year. He died in 1990 in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin.

Foo Fighters to play first local show in nearly six years when they headline Target Field in July

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:18 GMT

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Foo Fighters will play their largest show yet in the metro when they headline Target Field on July 28.Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. There are at least eight presales taking place, including one for Citi cardholders that starts at 10 a.m. Tuesday. For further details, see foofighters.com. Neither the venue nor the promoter announced prices.Fellow Rock Hall inductees the Pretenders and grunge-era rockers L7 are also on the bill.The band had booked an August 2022 stop at Huntington Bank Field that, due to a disagreement between the band and venue over COVID protocols, was then moved to U.S. Bank Stadium. But that March, drummer Taylor Hawkins died of an overdose before a show in Colombia, causing the band to cancel the tour.Led by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the Foo Fighters have become one of the most successful contemporary rock bands of the era. In 2021, Paul McCartney inducted the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in ...

Aerosmith postpones farewell tour, which includes a November stop at Xcel Energy Center

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:18 GMT

Aerosmith is postponing all upcoming tour dates, including a Nov. 13 stop at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center, to give Steven Tyler the chance to recover from a serious vocal injury.All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates, which have yet to be announced but will take place in 2024. Once the new schedule is announced, refunds will be available for ticketholders who can’t make the rescheduled date.Tyler first hurt his vocal cords on the third night of the tour, a Sept. 9 concert in New York, which led to the group postponing a half dozen dates. But after Tyler took an extended break from singing, his doctors found further damage.“Unfortunately, Steven’s vocal injury is more serious than initially thought,” reads a post on the band’s Facebook page. “His doctor has confirmed that in addition to the damage to his vocal cords, he fractured his larynx which requires ongoing care. He is receiving the best medical treatment available to ensur...