For the second year in a row, the Fresno County Historical Society will host a set of Murder Mystery events at the Kearney Mansion Museum. There will be six sessions starting Oct. 27 and continuing through Halloween night on Oct. 31. "People are always looking for something fun to do...
Beverly Hills Bans Trick-or-Treating to Stem Virus Spread
BEVERLY HILLS — The city of Beverly Hills has banned trick-or-treating this Halloween to try to prevent spread of the coronavirus. The action was taken in an urgency ordinance approved by the City Council Tuesday night. The ordinance bars trick-or-treaters from going house to house or car to car, which...
Airbnb Blocking Some Rentals Over Halloween to Halt Parties
Airbnb will prohibit one-night rentals over Halloween weekend as part of its ongoing effort to crack down on party houses. The action, announced Friday, comes nearly a year after a deadly shooting at an Airbnb in Orinda, California. Five people were killed in the shooting, which happened during an unauthorized Halloween party....
No Trick: Los Angeles Limiting Many Halloween Festivities
LOS ANGELES — Halloween traditions including trick-or-treating, haunted houses and parades have all been nixed in Los Angeles County this year under new health guidelines because of the coronavirus pandemic. “Since some of the traditional ways in which this holiday is celebrated does not allow you to minimize contact with...
4 Dead, 4 Wounded in Halloween Party Shooting in SF Bay Area
ORINDA — Four people were killed and four were wounded at a Halloween night party shooting at a large rental home in a wealthy San Francisco Bay Area community, police said Friday. The shooting in Orinda, a city of about 20,000 near Oakland, happened at a party attended by 100...
Poll Unmasks Halloween Plans, From Candy to Costumed Pets
CHICAGO — The good news for kids this Halloween: They'll likely come home with a bigger pile of candy than of healthy snacks while out trick-or-treating. Americans have a wide variety of plans to celebrate the spooky holiday this year, from carving pumpkins to watching scary movies. Some even plan...
Big Fresno Fair: Master Carver Turns Pumpkins Into Art
Russ Leno's mastery of pumpkin carving started as a way to entertain friends. "Instead of just partying all the time, we would sit down and start carving," Leno recalled. He's taking that post-retirement hobby from his home in Olympia, Washington, to various fairs across the country. Listen to this article: ...
Follow These Tips to Keep Kids Safe on Halloween
Halloween is a day for children to dress up in their favorite costumes and get free candy. But many people may not know the last day in October is one of the most dangerous, particularly for young pedestrians. In fact, there is a 43 percent higher risk of pedestrian deaths...
Why Is It Fun to Be Scared?
John Carpenter’s iconic horror film “Halloween” celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Few horror movies have achieved similar notoriety, and it’s credited with kicking off the steady stream of slasher flicks that followed. Audiences flocked to theaters to witness the seemingly random murder and mayhem a masked man brought to...
Roe's Video Pick: In Time for Halloween, Make-Up Illusions
This video is an oldie but a goodie. It's also timely with Halloween lurking just around the corner. I watched this makeup artist's tutorial in 2016 when it first came out. In this example, she seems to become a wooden puppet doll right before our eyes. I couldn't help but tilt...