VIDEO: Katt Williams is in Jail --Again

Seventh arrest in 26 months for volatile comedian

2013-01-09

The Skanner News

Comedian Katt Williams is behind bars in Los Angeles after blowing off a court appearance in Sacramento.  Read the complete article

Frank Ocean Cited For Marijuana Possession

Not one but two stops for speeding led to Oceans pot bust

2013-01-04

By Jane Caffrey CNN

Frank OceanFrank Ocean ended 2012 with a run-in with the law. On New Year's Eve, the singer was pulled over for speeding and ended up busted for alleged marijuana possession. Read the complete article

News Briefs


A Baby Announcement for Kanye West and Kim Kardashian

Twitter goes wild over news of the pregnancy

2012-12-31

CNN

Rapper Kanye West announced Sunday that his girlfriend Kim Kardashian is pregnant. The family confirmed the news on Twitter. Read the complete article

The Skanner News Photographer Julie Keefe Tapped as Portland’s ‘Creative Laureate’

'She feels every image personally, each picture she takes tells a complete story, and her dedication to improving the lives of the people she photographs is unmatched in Oregon journalism'

2012-12-11

Of The Skanner News

The Skanner News’ longtime photographer Julie Keefe has been named as Portland’s first-ever Creative Laureate by Mayor Sam Adams. Read the complete article

Eddie Barnett Junior Memorial Tournament this Weekend at Grant High School

The event targets youth heart health as well as love for sports

2012-12-06

Lisa Loving Of The Skanner News

The Second Annual Eddie Barnett Jr. Memorial Tournament is this weekend, Dec. 7-8 at Grant High School. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Brubeck -- Jazz Master with Big Heart

Brubeck led iconic jazz ensemble in '50s, 60s; crossed onto pop charts with ‘Take Five’

2012-12-06

Gene Seymour Special to CNN

(CNN) -- Jazz fans, as with their counterparts in rock 'n' roll, tend to enthralled with the outlaws, renegades and mystics in their artistic realm. The further "out" jazz musicians or composers are in their personal lives, goes the myth, the more visionary and transcendent their output. Who creates great, or even good art by playing it safe? Read the complete article

Katt Williams: 'I'm Kinda Done' With Stand-Up Comedy Career

Comedian has been involved in incidents in Sacramento, Oakland and Seattle over past few weeks

2012-12-04

Alan Duke CNN

(CNN) -- Katt Williams announced the end of his stand-up comedy career Monday, a day after a bizarre incident in Seattle that landed him in jail. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Joe Jackson Suffers 'Mild' Stroke

He created the Jackson 5, the legendary R&B and pop group made up of his sons

2012-11-30

Alan Duke CNN

(CNN) -- Joe Jackson, the Jackson family patriarch, suffered a stroke Thursday morning and is being treated in a Las Vegas hospital, a source close to the Jackson family said. Read the complete article

OBT Artistic Director Christopher Stowell Quits Ballet, Citing Changed ‘Business Model'

'I have come to the conclusion that I am not the best candidate to lead OBT into that future'

2012-11-28

Of The Skanner News

Oregon Ballet Theatre Artistic Director Christopher Stowell today cited a change in the organization’s business model as the reason for submitting his resignation after nine years as the popular and successful leader of the company. Read the complete article

Facebook Will Ask You to Vote Against Your Right to Vote

30 percent of the site's 1 billion users must participate for it to count

2012-11-26

John D. Sutter CNN

(CNN) -- Facebook will hold a vote, possibly later this week, in which it will ask users to abolish their right to vote on changes to the social network's privacy policies. Read the complete article

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