IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Black bear wandered into hotel that inspired ‘The Shining’
ESTESPARK, COLO. » A black bear wandered the lobby of the Colorado hotel that inspired Stephen King to write “The Shining.”
Stanley Hotel Vice President Reed Rowley tells KDVR-TV that 300 guests were sound asleep as the bruin figured out how to open the door and climbed over furniture. A front desk supervisor captured video of the romp.
There was no damage, but the furniture got rearranged before the bear walked out of the lower level door.
The hotel in Estes Park opened in 1909. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
King wrote “The Shining” after he and his wife stayed at The Stanley in 1974. The 1980 horror film was not shot there.
LA prosecutor arrested after crash with radio host Big Boy
CALABASAS » A prosecutor on leave from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence after his car smashed into one carrying popular Los Angeles radio personality Big Boy.
The Los Angeles Times reports Michael Kenneth Pettersen, 54, was arrested Tuesday.
Video from the crash scene in Calabasas shows a man sitting behind the wheel of a smashed car swigging from a bottle after the wreck.
An incredulous, but unhurt, Big Boy says, “He’s sitting in the car still drinking.”
Sheriff’s deputies help him from the car before he falls to the ground.
Ballot petition nixed for ‘Law and Order’ actress Diane Neal
KINGSTON, N.Y. » It looks like curtains for “Law and Order” actress Diane Neal in her bid for a new role as congresswoman from a sprawling upstate New York district.
The state Board of Elections has invalidated Neal’s nominating pe- tition to get on the November ballot as an independent candidate in the 19th Congressional District. The board rejected 1,852 of the 4,181 signatures on Neal’s petition, leaving her 1,171 short of the needed 3,500.
Neal said Friday that the board is doing the bidding of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. She says she’s confident she’ll succeed in her appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Democrat Antonio Delgado is challenging incumbent Republican Rep. John Faso to represent the district north of the New York City metro area.
Neal, who portrayed Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak on “Law and Order: SVU,” hasn’t held political office.
Dylan Farrow to publish 2 young adult fantasy novels
NEWYORK » Dylan Farrow is getting into the book business by releasing two young adult novels.
The story is set in a fantasy world where those in control of society use magic to change the truth.
The first book, “HUSH,” will hit stores in fall 2020.
The series will be published by Wednesday Books, which announced the news Friday. It is an imprint of St. Martin’s Press.
Farrow is the daughter of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen.