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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 2, 2011

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Here comes lottery fever!

Look out for lottery fever! The Mega Millions jackpot has leaped over the $100 million mark. You’ve read it here before, but I’ve gotta say it again, no one picked all of the winning numbers in yesterday’s game. The big money numbers are: 1, 12, 19, 20, 47, and the Mega Ball 25. So the jackpot rolled over to 105 million bucks! Two […]

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 2, 2011

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Stevie Wonder gets a standing ovation at the White House

PBS stations across the country ran the premiere of the TV special, “The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House,” last night. The concert recorded in the East Room of the White House back on February 24, 2011, was a celebration of Black History Month and the legendary soul/pop/rhythm and blues sound of Motown Records. Some of the great artists […]

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 1, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $88 million

The Mega Millions is a hot ticket today. The reason: the jackpot for that lottery game is simmering at $88 million. In last Friday’s draw, no one got all the winning digits right. Those numbers are: 4, 5, 17, 19, 50, and the Mega Ball 7. Once again, some lucky player in California did match five of the winning numbers, but missed the Mega Ball. That […]

Sunday, February 27, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, February 27, 2011

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The Oscars: Winners, awards, and those fabulous celebrity gowns

As expected, “The King’s Speech” captured the best picture Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood tonight. The surprise, the historic British drama was nominated for a record 12 awards, but only won four. Along with best picture, Colin Firth grabbed best actor, Tom Hooper best director, and David Seidler walked off with the best […]

Saturday, February 26, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, February 26, 2011

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Pioneer journalist Belva Davis brings book tour to Southland

Award-winning journalist/author, Belva Davis, is in the Southland this weekend for a number of meet-and-greet-and-book signing events. As Black History month draws to a close, this is an incredible opportunity to meet a trailblazer, Davis, the first African American female reporter/anchor in the West, who covered some of the most significant news stories of the past few decades while fighting racism and sexism. In […]

Thursday, February 24, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, February 24, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot hits $76 million and Burbank man cashes in $10 million lottery ticket

The Mega Millions jackpot took another leap — this time to $76 million. On election Tuesday — no one managed to match all the correct digits: 15, 22, 23, 48, 55 and the Mega Ball 31. However, one California player did score all but the Mega Ball — and that ticket is worth $226, 991. The next draw is tomorrow, Friday, […]

Sunday, February 20, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, February 20, 2011

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Photo Gallery: Clipper wins slam dunk contest with amazing feat

Blake Griffin how did ya get so fly? The Clipper power forward stunned the crowd at Staples Center last night, and gained all kind of props and kudos, when he leaped over a car during an amazing slam dunk. Griffin won the NBA’s 26th Annual Slam Dunk Contest. The NBA all-star pumped up his own celebrity and add some magic to the struggling Los Angeles Clippers with […]

Saturday, February 19, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, February 19, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot grows to $64 million and a Southland ticket worth $403, 806

No one hit the jackpot by picking all of the winning numbers in last night’s Mega Millions lottery draw. The lucky digits are 5, 6, 7, 30, 45, and the Mega Ball 42. Two California tickets got all but the Mega Ball number right. Each is worth $105,764. Also, we’ve got a local winner who scored big time on the day […]

Thursday, February 17, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, February 17, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $52 million

The money is stacking up once again in the Mega Millions lottery game. No one picked all of last Tuesday’s winning numbers: 17, 18, 24, 35, 39, and the Mega Ball 18. That pumped the jackpot up to $52 million. One ticket, bought in California, got all but one of those lucky numbers right. That ticket was missing the correct Mega […]