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Aly & AJ’s tour got off to a rocky start after a deadly mass shooting broke out near their venue.

Pop duo Aly & AJ were "caught in the crossfire" of a mass shooting that left six dead and injured 12 early Sunday morning. The sisters explained they were "distraught" after the shooting, but confirmed everyone in their touring group was ok in an update made via Twitter. "Distraught by the mass shooting last night outside the venue in Sacramento," they tweeted from their official account.

The first big studio wide release in three weeks, Paramount’s The Lost City, kicked off at 3,400 theaters yesterday at 4PM for a $2.5M take. I understand that number doesn’t include any of the previous weekend Fandango previews or those at the AMC earlier in the week. The movie is expected to hit $25M, but it would not be shocking if it lands in the $30M-range. Rotten Tomatoes reviews are at 75% fresh.

Pearl Jam have announced a new set of dates for their upcoming North American tour, marking their first run of headline shows in the US and Canada since 2018 – find tickets here.Initially set to go down in 2020, before the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spurred a slew of postponements, the tour will now start in San Diego on Tuesday May 3. They’ll wrap that week up with two shows in Los Angeles, before hitting stages in Glendale, Oakland, Fresno, Sacramento and Las Vegas over the next fortnight.After breaking for a slate of shows in Europe and the UK, Pearl Jam’s North American run will continue in September, kicking back off with a gig in Quebec and three in Ontario at the top end of the month.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn the heels of legendary punk progenitors the MC5’s nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the group’s guitarist and co-founder Wayne Kramer has released two new songs and announced The Heavy Lifting Tour in May, all as a “reanimation” of the pioneering group, dubbed We Are All MC5.The tour begins with a special hometown show, celebrating the birthday of Detroit’s El Club, before moving on to the East Coast (Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Brooklyn) and West Coast (Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego). Joining Kramer in the touring band will be singer Brad Brooks, drummer Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction), bassist Vicki Randle (Mavis Staples), and guitarist Stevie Salas (David Bowie). “Nonstop touring, especially the last decade, I’ve come to understand that the music of the MC5 is as necessary as ever,” Kramer said.

Khloé Kardashian just threw some MAJOR shade at Tristan Thompson!!!

Celine Dion has canceled the remaining shows on the North American leg of her “Courage World Tour,” citing her ongoing recovery from “severe and persistent muscle spasms” that she’s suffered from of late, with the tour’s European leg still to kick off in Birmingham, England on May 25.

latest new movie releases out now in theatres!In a city as big and bountiful as Sacramento, California, there are so many local movie theaters near you to choose from that it can be hard to know where to start.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWalter Cronkite held forth from New York and Washington for CBS News. His heirs at a new ViacomCBS unit will do the same, while also monitoring Sacramento, Minneapolis and Dallas.The two executives named to head a newly fashioned division that combines the CBS local stations with CBS News and the team that manages the CBSN live-streaming news service offered their early vision for how the operation will function.

For the second week running, a large group of California’s most-populous counties are moving from the most restrictive Purple tier of Governor Gavin Newsom’s reopening program to the less restrictive Red tier.

Republican U.S. House candidates shattered expectations in the 2020 election, in part because independents and some Democratic voters "connected the dots" between liberal Democratic governance and the economic deterioration in their communities, according to one GOP lawmaker.

TMZ reports that they are planning to spend Thanksgiving with each other's families on the West Coast.Dale, the website says, has already flown from New York to Sacramento to be with Clare. The couple will then head down to San Diego to meet with family and friends on both sides.The holiday comes amid allegations that Dale, a model, was seen kissing another woman in the Big Apple this week.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerOne of the most iconic retailers in entertainment has returned in a new incarnation.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after California Governor Gavin Newsom teased that more of the state’s counties would be allowed to open further as cases fall, the specifics were revealed.The state’s Director of Health and Human Services reported that the counties of San Francisco, Almador and Calaveras would be allowed to move into the Orange — or Moderate — tier and Sacramento, Fresno and Santa Barbara would be allowed to progress into the Red — or TK — tier.

Calif. LGBT Legislative Caucus members; Assemblymember Evan Low, Sen. Scott Wiener, Governor Gavin Newsom Assemblymembers Susan Eggman and Todd Gloria. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor of California)

Will Thorne Staff WriterJoseph James DeAngelo, known as the Golden State Killer, was sentenced to multiple life terms in prison Friday for the series of murders he committed over a 13-year period between 1973 and 1986.The sentencing was delivered by Honorary Judge Michael Bowman in the Sacramento Superior Court in California, where victim’s families had gathered to hear the sentence.In delivering his the maximum possible sentence in his power, Bowman said that the “victims must be assure that

Newsom's announcement comes as California reported 8,460 new cases of COVID-19, according to July 11 data from the state's health department. The state now has a total of 320,804 positive cases.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the closing of bars in six counties, including Los Angeles, due to the rising spread of COVID-19. Newsom announced the new order on TwitterSunday,listing Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, L.A., San Joaquin and Tulare as counties required to close bars.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOn Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered that bars in seven California counties close bars and nightspots as cases surge in the state.

RuPaul Charles was inducted into the California Hall of Fame on December 10 in Sacramento in an official state ceremony at the California Museum. Photo: California Museum.