NEW YORK (AP) — Hugh Downs, the genial, versatile broadcaster who became one of television’s most familiar and welcome faces with more than 15,000 hours on news, game and talk shows, has died at age 99. Downs died of natural…
Tri-Citians have already started Fourth of July celebrations with the sound of firecrackers and bright sky explosions accompanying each night this week. Kids are out of school, some are still working from…
Comedy Central on Wednesday announced "Beavis and Butt-Head" creator Mike Judge will reimagine the Gen X MTV series in two new seasons. Judge also will create additional spinoffs and specials of the animated series."Beavis and Butt-Head," which first aired in…
One of the world's most famous Covid-19 survivors has reportedly made his feelings known about those who don't wear masks.Actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress/singer Rita Wilson, were two of the first celebrities to announce they had contracted the…
Carl Reiner, the writer, actor, director and producer whose many decades' worth of credits -- including "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "The 2000-Year-Old Man" -- showcased a ready wit and a generous spirit, has died, his son, director Rob…
St. Louis rapper Huey, known for his 2007 hit "Pop, Lock & Drop It," was killed in a double shooting, St. Louis County police said Friday. The shooting took place Thursday in Kinloch, Missouri, a city about 15 miles north…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Amid calls to change the Splash Mountain theme park ride over its ties to “Song of the South,” the 1946 movie many view as racist, Disney officials said Thursday it was recasting the ride based on…
The Dixie Chicks will now be called, the Chicks.The country brand announced the news on their website Thursday, with the caption "We want to meet this moment."The news follows Lady Antebellum's recent decision to change their name to Lady A,…
WASHINGTON - Thursday night may have been Washington's hottest music event of the summer. The All in WA covid-19 relief concert united Washington music favorites including Pearl Jam, Brandi Carlile, Macklemore and more, for a worthy cause. Backed by a…
Here's one OK thing to come out of this awful, world-wide pandemic: we may finally be getting a new "Game of Thrones" book."I have to confess, after half a year of pandemic, I am showing signs of cabin fever. If…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- With many businesses closed over the last three months, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties have adapted to the pandemic by making videos for kids to engage with at home. Now they are…
Joel Schumacher, an eclectic director whose career ranged from a pair of divisive Batman movies to "St. Elmo's Fire," died Monday after a year-long battle with cancer, a representative for Schumacher told CNN. He was 80. Schumacher worked on a…
AMC Theatres will require all of its customers to wear masks when it reopens its theaters nationwide next month, the company said Friday.It was a quick reversal for the world's largest movie theater chain, which said on Thursday guests would…
British actor Ian Holm has died at the age of 88, according to a statement from his agent. Holm had a long and varied acting career that saw him cast as a slew of characters, including Bilbo Baggins in the…
MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. -- Country music artist, Garth Brooks, will be performing live on the big screen at 300 drive-in theaters across North America next Saturday, including M-F Drive-In Theater in northeast Oregon. Tickets for the event go on sale at 9:00…
On June 21, Fran Drescher will officially be 20 years cancer-free, and that's cause for celebration."I tell you, I'd always envisioned hitting the big two-o and throwing a major bash, but of course that's not going to happen right now,"…
LOS ANGELES -- “That '70s Show” actor Danny Masterson was charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s, Los Angeles prosecutors said Wednesday. The three counts of rape by force or fear come after a three-year investigation…
The CEO of Netflix says he will donate $120 million to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), calling the gift "an investment in America's future."Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, and his wife Patty Quillin, said Wednesday they are donating…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- With Father's Day coming up, a Washington author, artist and mother is releasing her new children's book in honor of her dad. Angie Barness wrote "My Papa Was a Wild One", an adventure book based on the…
The daughter of country music star Hank Williams Jr. has died in a car crash. Katherine Williams-Dunning was 27.Williams-Dunning was driving a 2007 Chevy Tahoe while towing a boat Saturday night in Henry County, Tennessee, when it crashed, according to…
Film's biggest night is being rescheduled for the first time in 40 years due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday that the 93rd Oscars will no longer take place on February 28…
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Hugs from Mickey Mouse are out at Walt Disney World. So is bunching up at Six Flags to snag a front-seat roller coaster ride. But the season won’t be completely lost for thrill-seekers. Carefree days of…
MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. -- M-F Drive-In Theater will be showing a Garth Brooks concert live on the big screen on June 27. The country superstar previously announced that he'd be performing a concert that will be shown at drive-in theaters across…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The best week of summer is now the latest disappointment coming brought about by the pandemic. Organizers of the Benton-Franklin Fair & Rodeo announced in a Facebook post on Thursday that…
