Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 135th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day. Many of the people that lined the 5.5-mile parade route camped out overnight on the sidewalk to secure the best viewing spots while millions […]
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Olathe teen honored on Rose Parade float for organ donors
OLATHE, Kan. — Parents of an Olathe teen traveled to Monday’s Rose Parade to see Jayme Sue Louque on a float honoring donor heroes. Louque died in 2021, but her legacy lives on. Kansas City-area families welcome first babies of 2024 “We were just anticipating the float coming down Colorado Boulevard, and out of the […]
Pasadena hotel workers go on strike amid contract negotiations and nearby Rose Bowl Parade
Some California hotel workers welcomed the new year with a labor strike. Workers at the Hilton Pasadena and the Hyatt Place Pasadena who belong to Unite Here Local 11— a union representing a range of hotel employees — walked out at dawn Sunday as preparations were underway for the Rose Bowl Parade. In a statement […]
Rose Parade to kick off in Pasadena after COVID attendance slump, with tight security
The 135th Rose Parade is set to kick off Monday as the world ushers in the start of 2024. With its petal-packed floats, marching bands and high-stepping horses, the New Year’s Day event is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and will travel 5 1/2 miles along the streets of Pasadena. The theme this year […]
How to watch tonight’s Rose Bowl NCAA college football game
Jam Miller #26 and the Alabama Crimson Tide play the Michigan Wolverines at the 2024 Rose Bowl. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) The regular NCAA college football season is over, 2024 has officially begun, and now, it’s time for the annual Rose Bowl game. This evening, after the Rose Parade, No. 1 Michigan will play No. 4 […]
Rose Parade spectators converge on Colorado Boulevard
While an estimated 1 million people are expected to hit the streets of Pasadena tomorrow for the 135th annual Rose Parade, thousands have already converged along Colorado Boulevard to camp overnight for the iconic event. Surrounded by lots of her family and friends, young Andelin Clark is among the campers. “It’s really fun,” Clark told […]
W MI musicians play for Michigan marching band in Rose Bowl
PASADENA, Calif. (WOOD) — From the Tunnel in the Big House to sunny California, The Victors has been heard plenty of times this season. But on Monday, the Michigan marching band has its biggest audience. “I mean, it’s every band kid’s dream to come in and march in this parade,” said Allegan High School alum Kassidy […]
Gypsy Rose Blanchard shares her plans for the future after prison release
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the child abuse victim who was convicted of killing her mother, has been released from prison, starting 2024 as a free woman. Blanchard, 32, was released from the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Chillicothe, Missouri, on Dec. 28 at 3:30 a.m., a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Corrections said, three years before […]
Despite rumors, Gypsy Rose Blanchard isn’t at Arrowhead for Chiefs’ New Years game
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has returned to Louisiana following her release from a Missouri prison Thursday after serving eight years for her role in her abusive mother’s murder. While it was rumored that Blanchard planned to attend the Chiefs game on New Year’s Eve after her release from Chillicothe Correctional Center, she posted a TikTok Sunday […]
Gypsy Rose Blanchard shares new pic from her ‘welcome home’ party
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is sharing more personal moments after she was released from prison. Following her release Dec. 28, Gypsy Rose Blanchard shared several posts on social media celebrating her freedom, including photos of moments spent with her family. On Dec. 29, she shared a photo on Instagram posing with her stepsister, Mia, at a […]
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Has Been Ordered to Leave the State of Missouri by Her Parole Officer
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has been ordered by police to leave the state of Missouri immediately. According to TMZ, Blanchard was told by her parole officer that she and her family had to get out of Missouri. There’s no official word on the decision for her exit, but local law enforcement officials spoke to the state corrections […]
Modesto father and son will march in Rose Parade on New Year’s. Part of huge bagpipe band
Michael Akard of Modesto and his son, Elisha, will march with 54 other bagpipers in the Rose Parade. The 135th annual event will take place on New Year’s Day in Pasadena and be televised live nationwide. The Akards were chosen for an entry called Pipes on Parade, which also will have Celtic drummers and dancers […]