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Sling TV: Is it worth your $20 a month?
Offering CNN, the Cartoon Network and Food Network without cable is great, but Dish knows the real star of Sling TV is ESPN. Is that alone worth paying $20 a month for?
WTVD anchor Larry Stogner announces retirement following ALS diagnosis
WTVD evening anchor Larry Stogner said the ALS diagnosis is ending his nearly-40 year career in broadcast journalism.
Ex-FOX TV employee kills himself outside New York headquarters
Phillip Perea alleged he was the victim of "workplace bullying" in a handful of audio recordings published on YouTube.
Islamic State supporters release audio tape of purported Japanese hostage
Some are questioning the authenticity of the audio recording released in a video that was distributed online Saturday.
Former news anchor Sabrina Rodriguez maintains innocence
Former news personality Sabrina Rodriguez says if she's guilty of anything, it's of being an enabler to her drug-addicted ex-boyfriend.
Former KTXL news anchor Sabrina Rodriguez sentenced to probation in grand theft case
Rodriguez entered a plea of "no contest" in Sacramento County court on Friday to a single misdemeanor charge of grand theft.
Judge sentences journalist Barrett Brown to 5 years prison in obstruction case
The journalist and online activist was sentenced for being an accessory to a hack attack and obstruction of justice.
Veteran KCRA-TV reporter Tom DuHain announces retirement
The veteran newsman will leave KCRA after more than four decades of reporting.
SF Weekly drops Brandon Reynolds, taps Mark Kemp for chief editor role
The shake-up is the latest in a series of changes to hit publications owned by the San Francisco Media Company.
Pentagon official says CENTCOM Twitter hack a “prank”
"It's an annoyance," a senior Pentagon official said after the US CENTCOM Twitter account was compromised on Tuesday.
Canadian news anchor suspended over public relations conflict
News anchor Leslie Roberts was part owner of a public relations firm whose clients regularly appeared on Global news broadcasts, The Star reported.
French websites vandalized by Islamic State sympathizers
A group calling itself "L'APoca-Dz" claimed credit for a vandalism attack that saw the defacement of several French websites on Thursday.