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Updated with cause of death: Ktla anchor Chris Burrous’s death has been ruled accidental, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office.

Burrous died on Dec. 27 from what the coroner called methamphetamine toxicity, authorities said today. Other contributing factors in Burrous’ death included hypertension and heart disease.

Burrous is survived by his wife Mai and 9-year-old daughter Isabella.

Earlier: Ktla Morning News reporter and weekend anchor Chris Burrous died Thursday after being found unconscious at a Glendale motel. His death is being investigated as a possible overdose, police said. He was 43.

Burrous was found unresponsive at a Days Inn in Glendale after a male he was with called authorities around 1:15 Pm to report he had passed out and was possibly not breathing, Glendale Police Sgt. Dan Suttles said at a news briefing. Paramedics administered CPR before transporting Burrous to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead,...

An investigative report on Ktla anchor Chris Burrous has determined that his cause of death was attributed to methamphetamine toxicity, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Burrous, 43, was found unconscious at a motel in Glendale, Calif on December 27, and later died at the hospital. The death has been ruled as accidental.

The coroner’s report said that in addition to the Class A drug, “Other contributing factors include hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.”

Glendale police were contacted by a man who told them “an individual he was with had passed out and was possibly not breathing.” The man he was with administered CPR before Burrous was taken to the hospital. The medical emergency occurred during a sexual encounter, the report specified. It went on to explain that Burrous had met up through the Grindr app with a male companion, with whom he had met four times previously.

Chris Burrous, the weekend news anchor and reporter at Los Angeles-based at Ktla, died in December from methamphetamine toxicity, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said Friday. He was 43.

Other contributing factors to Burrous’ death include hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the coroner’s office added.

The manner of Burrous’ death was deemed accidental, according to the coroner’s office.

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Burrous was found unresponsive at a hotel in Glendale, California, on Dec. 27, 2018. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:06 p.m., the coroner said.

Burrous joined Ktla in 2011 as a reporter and anchor and helped to expand its popular morning news shows to a seven-days-a-week broadcast.

The son of a Central Valley farmer and a Nasa engineer, he previously worked in Bakersfield and Fresno before...

"Big Bang Theory" star Kunal Nayyar is making one big gesture ... because he's one of several people who have donated to the family of late TV news anchor and reporter Chris Burrous. Kunal donated $5,000 to Burrous' family Sunday, the largest donation yet on the GoFundMe account. The page was set up to help Chris' wife, Mai, and 9-year-old daughter, Isabella, cover funeral costs and other expenses in the wake of the popular Ktla anchor's shocking death.

The death of Chris Burrous, the co-anchor of Los Angeles’ “Ktla 5 Morning News,” has left both fans and co-workers stunned and saddened on Friday, with many of them sharing memories of the 43-year-old newsman on social media.

Meteorologist Liberte Chan called Burrous a “master of live television” during her appearance on Ktla’s morning show on Friday.

“I miss him so much,” Chan said. “I’m sorry I don’t have the words to express exactly how I feel but he was more than just a colleague, he was one of my best friends here and I’m just so heartbroken over the loss of him.”

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Lynette Romero, who co-hosted the weekend show with Burrous, tweeted on Thursday night that Burrous made her “laugh until I cried. My tears now are for your sweet little girl, your...

Ktla anchors and reporters are sharing heartfelt tributes to Chris Burrous, Ktla 5’s Morning News reporter and anchor who died Thursday at 43.

Anchor Dayna Devon, who worked with Burrous on weekends, tearfully remembered her colleague as “a true genius..he just got it.” You can watch the video above.

Christina Pascucci wrote on Instagram, “This morning he was supposed to be sitting next to me.” “I keep thinking ‘what would Chris do’ in this situation,” Pascucci wrote. “Chris, we will do our best to honor you today and always in every assignment, but nobody does it like you.”

Anchor Chris Schauble tweeted that Burrous was a multi-faceted talent. “No one has his amazing range. Unmatched as a proud husband & father. Right now he’s telling the angels where to find the best food.”

.@chrisburrous is the hardest working/most talented person @ktla.

There used to be a term for people like Chris Burrous, the Ktla news anchor and field reporter who died Thursday at age 43. This term pretty much disappeared when everyone with WiFi and a WordPress blog site considered themselves a communicator. The term is “citizen journalist,” and that’s what Chris Burrous was, and that’s why he will be missed.

Chris was the weekend anchor at Ktla, a Los Angeles-based TV station whose morning news became a juggernaut in content delivery. The news was personality driven, and Chris’ place in the motley crew that occupied living rooms, kitchens and cars every morning was a testament to brilliant programming. He was like the kid brother whose role was eclipsed by the more stalwart, fame-familiar older siblings, and that’s the feeling I got about him when I watched him anchor.

Such is the role of the second-string star whose adeptness...

Update December 28, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. Pt: Bre Payton died Friday at age 26, according to a tweet from her friend Morgan Murtaugh

Bre Payton, a staff writer at The Federalist, was found unconscious in her room Thursday morning and is currently in critical condition at a San Diego, California, hospital.

Payton, 26, was discovered by her friend Morgan Murtaugh, who first reported the news on Twitter Friday morning.

“24 hours ago I found my friend unconscious and called 911,” Murtaugh said. “She’s been in a coma since and really needs a miracle right now. Please, if you’re religious at all, send prayers this way. We really need them.”

Also Read: Bre Payton, Staff Writer for The Federalist, Dies at 26

Murtaugh also shared a website about Payton’s condition that had more information.

“Bre was taken to the hospital where she was admitted to the ICU, sedated & intubated, and doctors began working up a diagnosis.

KTLA anchor Chris Burrous died Thursday afternoon after being found unconscious at a motel in Glendale, Calif. He was 43.

Burrous was found unresponsive by Glendale firefighters and died later at a hospital. Firefighters found him “suffering from a medical emergency” in a room at the Days Inn in downtown Glendale, according to the Glendale Police Department.

“The man was not breathing and CPR was administered as paramedics prepared to transport him to the hospital,” Glendale police said in a news release. Police were contacted by telephone at 1:14 p.m. by a man who told them “an individual he was with had passed out and was possibly not breathing.”

Police said the caller indicated that Burrous “had possibly overdosed.” No other information was disclosed about the caller or details of what was found at the scene. Police are awaiting a Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office report for a determination on the cause of death.

Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Chris Burrous, an anchor on Ktla 5’s Morning News, was found unconscious in a motel room, according to Glendale authorities. Burrous was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital — he was 43. According to a CBS Los Angeles report, the suspected cause of death is a drug overdose. The emergency call to the Glendale Police Department stated that a man was unconscious and possibly not breathing. The Police Department said in a statement that the caller suspected Burrous suffered from an overdose. However, the Glendale police investigators will await the […]

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Chris Burrous, the weekend news anchor and reporter Los Angeles-based Ktla, was found dead Thursday at a motel. He was 43.

According to a statement from Glendale Police, authorities received a call at 1:14 p.m. Pt that Burrous “had possibly overdosed” and was unconscious. He was not breathing when paramedics arrived at a Days Inn, and efforts to revive him failed. He was later pronounced dead at an area hospital.

Glendale detectives are investigating while awaiting a report from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office on the cause of death. There was no indication that the death was by suicide, Glendale Sgt. Dan Suttles told Ktla.

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Burrous joined Ktla in 2011 as a reporter and anchor and helped to expand its popular morning news shows to a seven-days-a-week broadcast.

The son of a Central Valley farmer and a Nasa engineer, he previously worked...

Chris Burrous, Ktla's Morning News anchor since 2011, has died. He was 43. 

Burrous' death was reported by Ktla on Thursday evening. In a statement, Glendale Police said he was found unresponsive at a Days Inn motel in Glendale, California, at 1:14 p.m. on Thursday after receiving a call from a man who was with Burrous. Paramedics administered CPR at the scene before transporting Burrous to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. 

Police say the original emergency call indicated a possible overdose, and they are investigating the matter. 

Burrous joined Ktla in 2011 after 14 ...

The PBS SoCal special “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” is among the nominees for the 67th annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards.

The interview special that features pairings of prominent actors discussing their craft is a contender in the entertainment programming category. “Actors on Actors,” a co-production between Variety and PBS SoCal, will vie against Ktla’s “Live From the Oscars” and Kcbs/Kcal’s “Lexus: Music Uncovered” series.

In the competitive investigative reporting category, Fox’s Kttv is up against Kcbs and Univision’s Kmex, which has two nominations. Hard news reporting noms went to Kcbs/Kcal’s David Goldstein and Catherine Gelera; Kvea’s Azucena Gomez; Kmex’s Antonio Valverde; and separate noms for Knbc’s Robert Kovacik and Tony Shin.

In the competition for the three regularly scheduled newscast categories, there are no nominations; all stations that submit entries are contenders. The morning and daily newscast races this year are among Kttv,...