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Samantha Cortese

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@KTLA. Emmy award loser. Desert rat. 8th grade's Most Humorous. ✞ KTLAsam on ig. I love a good local story and the smell of creosote.

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  • 1 month ago | ktla.com | Pablo Chacon |Samantha Cortese |Lu Parker |Tammy Chan

    Platinum-selling indie rock quartet The Walters are back in the spotlight, reigniting their musical journey with the release of their debut album. Tonight, they’re performing at The Hollywood Palladium, but first, they stopped by KTLA for Music Fest Fridays. The band shared how they first formed in college, broke up and why they reunited. The reunion led to their debut album, Good Company, and a headline tour. Good Company is now streaming on all major music platforms.

  • Oct 7, 2024 | ktla.com | Tony Kurzweil |Samantha Cortese

    The Tournament of Roses will announce the grand marshal for the 2025 Rose Parade Monday morning. The grand marshal will ride down Colorado Boulevard in the Rose Parade, themed “Best Day Ever!” on January 1, 2025. Singer and actress Audra McDonald handled the grand marshal duties in the 2024 Rose Parade, dubbed “Celebrating a world of music.”The seven Rose Court finalists were selected from a field of 28 last Monday.

  • Sep 24, 2024 | ktla.com | Will Conybeare |Christine Samra |Samantha Cortese

    LOS ANGELES – Another woman is suing Sean “Diddy” Combs. Attorney Gloria Allred and alleged victim Thalia Graves claim Combs and another defendant committed a “violation of New York City’s victims of gender-motivated violence protection law by viciously and violently forcing sexual contact [including] oral sex and sexual intercourse on the plaintiff.”The lawyer and women’s rights advocate made the announcement in a press conference on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

  • Sep 18, 2024 | ktla.com | Pablo Chacon |Samantha Cortese |Glen Walker

    It’s Make-A-Wish Wednesday!Anne Grey, the new President and CEO for Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire, joined us live with board member Carie Jernquist-Ferry to share details on the annual fundraising gala event. The Make-A-Wish Gala: A Parisian Masquerade will take place on October 19th at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach with our very own Glen Walker as emcee. For more information, tickets, or sponsorship opportunities, visit www.wishgala.org.

  • Sep 4, 2024 | ktla.com | Will Conybeare |Samantha Cortese

    It’s not just the Chargers and Rams that are bringing new concepts to the table, as there will be new food options at SoFi Stadium for the upcoming NFL season. KTLA 5’s Samantha Cortese, a Chargers fan, was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of some of the new food items and spoke with the stadium’s executive chef, Omar Almaraz. “We did a lot of research and development [in the offseason] and really brought the culture of Los Angeles and the region,” Almaraz said.

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