COLOMBIA: "Colombian regional music singer Yeison Jiménez was among six people killed in a plane crash near Bogotá, according to local media reports. The crash occurred on Saturday in the area between Paipa and Duitama, according to a statement from Colombia’s Aerocivil. The aircraft, registered as N325FA, was carrying six occupants, including a pilot, a co-pilot, and four passengers, and was en route to Medellín. Local media outlets reported that all six people aboard the aircraft were killed, including Yeison Jiménez. Authorities did not immediately confirm the cause of the crash.

Jiménez was a prominent figure in Colombia’s regional popular music scene, known for songs that garnered millions of streams on digital platforms and a large following across the country. He had built a national career over the past decade and was considered one of the genre’s most recognizable voices.

Jiménez said in an interview last year that he had experienced recurring dreams about dying in a plane crash."

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/01/colombian-singer-yeison-jimenez-among-6-killed-in-plane-crash-near-bogota/

Mob of rioters descending onto the federal building property in Los Angeles; warnings being given for them to leave, as pepper balls deployed from agents inside gate.

HOLLYWOOD: "Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose rhythm guitar work, songwriting and tireless touring helped push traditional American blues and folk music into the modern era, has died, according to a statement posted Saturday to his official website. He was 78. The statement, also posted to social media, said Weir had been diagnosed with cancer in July, beat it, but succumbed to "underlying lung issues."

Emerging from the psychedelic scene in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, Weir’s early days of the Dead are well chronicled as part of the rise of the hippie movement, most notably Ken Kesey’s “Acid Tests,” LSD-fueled parties at which the Dead performed. Though middling in record sales, the Dead’s aggressive touring regimen, combined with a policy that allowed fans to record shows and trade their favorite recordings, built a following that would grow organically over the decades."

https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bob-weir-grateful-dead-founding-member-jam-band-icon-dies-at-78/3966786/

LAPD in riot gear now on scene in front of the federal building.