Latest news with #NBC4LosAngeles
USA Today
22-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Nebraska volleyball player to train for LA Olympics in 2028
A former Nebraska Cornhusker and professional indoor volleyball player is making a transition to the beach. Ally Batenhorst is pairing with reigning beach volleyball world champion Sara Hughes, leading up to the LA 2028 Olympics. Battenhorst spent the last year playing for the Omaha Supernovas in the Pro Volleyball Federation. The former Husker told NBC 4 Los Angeles that she's excited to make this change in her volleyball career. "I would say it's like a completely different sport. You have to learn little things like wind and you're outside and it's only two of you, so little things like that are an adjustment for sure. But at the end of the day, it's volleyball." Battenhorst played at Nebraska from 2021 to 2023, participating in both indoor and beach volleyball. She would transfer to USC for the 2024 season and would be named an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention. Hughes began looking for a new partner after suffering from an Achilles tendon injury, and her 2024 Olympic partner, Kelly Chen, left to partner with Molly Shaw. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and
New York Post
16-07-2025
- New York Post
Celeb-filled LA enclave where ‘American Idol' exec was executed saw 40% spike in terrifying break-ins
The wealthy Los Angeles enclave where 'American Idol' executive Robin Kaye and her husband were murdered in an apparent home-invasion was terrorized by a string of violent break-ins last summer. Encino — located northwest of downtown LA and home to celebrities like Nick Jonas and Dave Grohl — saw a 40% spike in home burglaries in late July and August last year during a stretch where at least eight break-ins were reported in a matter of weeks. In most of those burglaries, teams of masked thieves smashed open windows and glass doors and broke in — often while terrified families and kids were cowering inside, according to NBC 4 Los Angeles. Robin Kaye and Thomas DeLuca were gunned down in their Encino home last week. Facebook Police ended up having to add helicopters to their patrols to tamp down the crime spree. It's a playbook that mirrors the invasion at Kaye's $4.5 million mansion last week, when a creep apparently broke a window and snuck inside — then executed the 70-year-old and her husband, Thomas Deluca, when they walked in on the burglary. Their bodies were found in separate rooms with fatal gunshot wounds to the head on Monday after they hadn't been heard from for days. The break-in and murders are believed to have happened on Thursday. A 22-year-old suspect, Raymond Boodarian, was arrested Tuesday. Police say he had no connection to the couple, and that the break-in seemed to be an isolated incident with no connection to greater crime rings. The suspect is belived to have broken into their $4.5 million mansion, and killed the couple when the walked in on him. 4CRNS, WCP / BACKGRID But in the weeks before they were killed, Kaye and Deluca reportedly reached out to a private security company with concerns over someone lurking about their neighborhood, NBC Los Angeles reported. 'She felt threatened by somebody because of somebody around their home or around their neighborhood who felt suspicious,' said Kris Herzog, owner of Bodyguard Group of Beverly Hills that Kaye and Deluca contacted. They did not end up hiring Herzog. Neighbors say they didn't hear anything at the house last week, but that one person called police after a someone was seen hopping the couple's fence. 'My renter saw somebody hopping the fence, but that was back on Thursday. She called 911, but we didn't hear anything since then, so we have no idea if it's even related or not,' neighbor Amee Faggen said. Police responded to that call, but found 'no signs of forced entry or trouble.' Kaye was a music supervisor who spent 15 years working for 'American Idol' and took home a bevy of industry awards along the way. Her husband was a musician. Last summer's Encino break-ins appeared to follow a playbook used by local Latin gangs, where thieves target a neighborhood for weeks at a time before moving on a new area, according to police.
The Advertiser
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Doctor says heart failure caused Michael Madsen's death
Michael Madsen died from heart failure. The Reservoir Dogs actor was found dead at his home in Malibu, California, at the age of 67 last week, and his cardiologist has now confirmed the cause of his passing. The unnamed doctor told NBC4 Los Angeles that heart failure will be listed as the cause of death, with heart disease and alcoholism named as contributing factors. An autopsy will not be conducted because the Kill Bill star's cardiologist signed the death certificate, and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has closed its investigation into Madsen's death and listed it as being due to natural causes. Madsen was found unresponsive in the early hours of Thursday when deputies responded to his home after a 911 call and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Hateful 8 star's manager Ron Smith told that he died from a "cardiac arrest". "In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life," his representatives said in a statement. "Madsen was also preparing to release a new book called Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems. "Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, who will be missed by many." The actor suffered heartbreak in 2022 when his son Hudson took his own life at the age of 26. The star is survived by his five other children and wife DeAnna Morgan. Lifeline 13 11 14 Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 (for people aged 5 to 25) Michael Madsen died from heart failure. The Reservoir Dogs actor was found dead at his home in Malibu, California, at the age of 67 last week, and his cardiologist has now confirmed the cause of his passing. The unnamed doctor told NBC4 Los Angeles that heart failure will be listed as the cause of death, with heart disease and alcoholism named as contributing factors. An autopsy will not be conducted because the Kill Bill star's cardiologist signed the death certificate, and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has closed its investigation into Madsen's death and listed it as being due to natural causes. Madsen was found unresponsive in the early hours of Thursday when deputies responded to his home after a 911 call and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Hateful 8 star's manager Ron Smith told that he died from a "cardiac arrest". "In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life," his representatives said in a statement. "Madsen was also preparing to release a new book called Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems. "Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, who will be missed by many." The actor suffered heartbreak in 2022 when his son Hudson took his own life at the age of 26. The star is survived by his five other children and wife DeAnna Morgan. Lifeline 13 11 14 Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 (for people aged 5 to 25) Michael Madsen died from heart failure. The Reservoir Dogs actor was found dead at his home in Malibu, California, at the age of 67 last week, and his cardiologist has now confirmed the cause of his passing. The unnamed doctor told NBC4 Los Angeles that heart failure will be listed as the cause of death, with heart disease and alcoholism named as contributing factors. An autopsy will not be conducted because the Kill Bill star's cardiologist signed the death certificate, and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has closed its investigation into Madsen's death and listed it as being due to natural causes. Madsen was found unresponsive in the early hours of Thursday when deputies responded to his home after a 911 call and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Hateful 8 star's manager Ron Smith told that he died from a "cardiac arrest". "In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life," his representatives said in a statement. "Madsen was also preparing to release a new book called Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems. "Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, who will be missed by many." The actor suffered heartbreak in 2022 when his son Hudson took his own life at the age of 26. The star is survived by his five other children and wife DeAnna Morgan. Lifeline 13 11 14 Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 (for people aged 5 to 25) Michael Madsen died from heart failure. The Reservoir Dogs actor was found dead at his home in Malibu, California, at the age of 67 last week, and his cardiologist has now confirmed the cause of his passing. The unnamed doctor told NBC4 Los Angeles that heart failure will be listed as the cause of death, with heart disease and alcoholism named as contributing factors. An autopsy will not be conducted because the Kill Bill star's cardiologist signed the death certificate, and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has closed its investigation into Madsen's death and listed it as being due to natural causes. Madsen was found unresponsive in the early hours of Thursday when deputies responded to his home after a 911 call and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Hateful 8 star's manager Ron Smith told that he died from a "cardiac arrest". "In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life," his representatives said in a statement. "Madsen was also preparing to release a new book called Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems. "Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, who will be missed by many." The actor suffered heartbreak in 2022 when his son Hudson took his own life at the age of 26. The star is survived by his five other children and wife DeAnna Morgan. Lifeline 13 11 14 Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 (for people aged 5 to 25)
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Doctor says heart failure caused Michael Madsen's death
Michael Madsen died from heart failure. The Reservoir Dogs actor was found dead at his home in Malibu, California, at the age of 67 last week, and his cardiologist has now confirmed the cause of his passing. The unnamed doctor told NBC4 Los Angeles that heart failure will be listed as the cause of death, with heart disease and alcoholism named as contributing factors. An autopsy will not be conducted because the Kill Bill star's cardiologist signed the death certificate, and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has closed its investigation into Madsen's death and listed it as being due to natural causes. Madsen was found unresponsive in the early hours of Thursday when deputies responded to his home after a 911 call and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Hateful 8 star's manager Ron Smith told that he died from a "cardiac arrest". "In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life," his representatives said in a statement. "Madsen was also preparing to release a new book called Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems. "Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, who will be missed by many." The actor suffered heartbreak in 2022 when his son Hudson took his own life at the age of 26. The star is survived by his five other children and wife DeAnna Morgan. Lifeline 13 11 14 Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 (for people aged 5 to 25)
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michael Madsen's Cause of Death Revealed After the Actor Was Found Dead at 67: Report
Michael Madsen was found dead at age 67 inside his home in Malibu, California, on July 3 The actor's cardiologist reportedly told NBC4 Los Angeles that the actor died from heart failure, and the outlet reported that authorities closed the investigation into his death His manager previously said in a statement, "What we understand is Michael had a cardiac arrest and was found unresponsive in his Malibu home earlier this morning"Michael Madsen's cause of death has been revealed. Five days after the Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill actor was found dead at his home in Malibu, Calif., at age 67, NBC4 Los Angeles reported on Tuesday, July 8, that Madsen's cardiologist said he died from heart failure. According to the outlet, his doctor said heart failure will be listed as Madsen's cause of death, with heart disease and alcoholism named as contributing factors. The NBC affiliate also reported that an autopsy will not be conducted because Madsen's cardiologist signed his death certificate, and that the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has closed its investigation into Madsen's death and listed his death as from natural causes. Spokespersons for the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner and Los Angeles Sheriff's Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's requests for comment. After Madsen's body was discovered on July 3, a local sheriff's department confirmed to NBC4 Los Angeles that the actor's death appeared to be from natural causes, with no foul play suspected. "What we understand is Michael had a cardiac arrest and was found unresponsive in his Malibu home earlier this morning," Madsen's manager Ron Smith said in a statement at the time. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. The Donnie Brasco actor's managers Smith and Susan Ferris, plus publicist Liz Rodriguez, issued a statement after his death saying, "Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, who will be missed by many.' "In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film, including upcoming feature films Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life." Added Smith, Ferris and Rodriguez, "Michael was also preparing to release a new book called Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems, currently being edited." Aside from Tarantino projects, Madsen was also known for roles as Jimmy Lennox in Thelma & Louise (1991), Glen Greenwood in Free Willy (1993) and, perhaps most famously, Dominick "Sonny Black" Napolitano in Donnie Brasco (1997). Tributes to Madsen poured in following the news of his death, including from his actress sister Virginia Madsen, who said in a statement to Variety, "My brother Michael has left the stage. He was thunder and velvet. Mischief wrapped in tenderness. A poet disguised as an outlaw. A father, a son, a brother — etched in contradiction, tempered by love that left its mark.' 'We're not mourning a public figure,' continued Virginia, 63. 'We're not mourning a myth — but flesh and blood and ferocious heart. Who stormed through life loud, brilliant, and half on fire. Who leaves us echoes — gruff, brilliant, unrepeatable — half legend, half lullaby.' She concluded, 'I'll miss our inside jokes, the sudden laughter, the sound of him. I'll miss the boy he was before the legend; I miss my big brother. Thank you to everyone reaching out with love and memory. In time, we'll share how we plan to celebrate his life — but for now, we stay close, and let the silence say what words can't.' Read the original article on People
