LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Police say Jonathan Foster was not found Tuesday in northeast Harris County. Jonathan Foster has remained missing since his disappearance on Christmas Eve. The 12 year old was last seen at his mother’s north Houston apartment.

Search efforts changed Tuesday when a burned body was found. By during a news conference this afternoon, officials confirmed that the burned remains were too badly burned to identify promptly as Foster.

Jonathan Foster’s parents were questioned today. They are not in custody. But the couple’s older Mercedes was towed away by police investigators from a home Jonathan shared with his mom and step father. Foster is a fifth grader at Durham Elementary in HISD. Yet despite his disappearance last week, an Amber Alert was not issued until Monday.

In a news conference today, HPD spokesman Kese Smith said some investigators believe the boy is alive. Houston Police Sgt. Stuart Harris however said “I don’t know if it’s an abduction.” Jonathan has red hair and blue eyes; he weighs 100 lbs and stands five feet tall. If you have any information, contact HPD at 713-731-5223.

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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – Today’s Sugarloaf Mountain derailment has injured six. The Sugarloaf Mountain derailment happened after a strong wind caused five chairs to drop 30 to 40 feet.

The Sugarloaf Mountain derailment struck specifically the Spillway East lift at 10:30 am. In a news statement issued by Sugarloaf today, reps confirmed only six persons have been injured even though hundreds were en transit at the time. None of the injuries are life threatening. All persons have been taken to a local area hospital.

Sugarloaf has yet to confirm the exact cause of the derailment but did confirm 220 people were traveling on the lift when it derailed. Ethan Austin, a spokesman for the ski resort, says this week is the resort’s biggest week.

The Spillway East lift is over one thousand feet in length. it was installed in 1975, modified in 1983, and has 162 chairs. “Sugarloaf Mountain is absolutely committed to the safety of its guests and employees,” the resort said in a news statement today.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Lydia Hearst (photo above) wants to play Lindsay Lohan, but for years Lydia Hearst has tried not be Lindsay Lohan nor Paris Hilton. Lydia Hearst’s decision to play Lindsay Lohan is ironic because in 2008 she told that she’s spent her life trying not to be like Paris Hilton and friends.

In an MSNBC interview reported on LALATE back in 2008, Hearst (then described as a model and designer, not as an actress) appeared in a segment with Alli Hilfiger and Erin Lauder. Collectively the women said they don’t want to be called socialites and don’t want to be associated with image of Paris Hilton and young party girls.

Ironically, in August that same year, Hearst was out partying with Aubrey O’Day. When news photographers approached the two, the kissed in front of spectators at Butter New Club.

Months earlier, Hearst was reportedly dating on-and-off boyfriend Cisco Adler (previously linked to Mischa Barton and Paris Hilton).

Now Hearst is reportedly set to play a character based upon Lindsay Lohan in the film “Dogs in Pocketbooks”. Lohan’s mother Dina Lohan is reportedly upset about the movie.

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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – Adam Robinson has been arrested in Des Moines. Adam Robinson’s arrest for illegal substance possession came during a routine traffic stop Monday for a mere license plate infraction.

Adam Robinson is the University of Iowa football player already under team suspension. The school had previously suspended Robinson for “failing to comply with team expectations and policies.” But on Monday, Robinson’s troubles worsened.

Robinson was a passenger in a car stopped at 10:45 pm Monday evening in town. Iowa State Patrol tell news today that they made a routine traffic stop for no front license plate on a car driven by 20 year old Ermin Zornic. The stop was effectuated on East Fourth Street.

But after the trooper approached the car, the situation changed.

Iowa State Patrol tell news that the trooper smelled a strong odor of the substance, prompted a vehicle search. Zonic was charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana and drunken driving. Robinson was given with a single possession charge. He was released on his own recognizance; Zornic was incarcerated in Pok County Jail.

Robinson is due in court January 5. He has yet to comment on the matter.

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PHILADELPHIA (LALATE) – Governor Ed Rendell “nation of wussies” remarks dominate a news interview in advance of the Vikings-Eagles game. Ed Rendell “nation of wussies” comments were made to radio station The Fanatic 97.5. Today, Rendell is defending the remarks.

Pennsylvania State Governor Ed Rendell denounced the postponement of the Vikings vs Eagles game until Tuesday night. (Tonight’s game marks the first time the NFL has held a game on Tuesday night since the 1940s). When asked what he thought about the NFL postponing a game because of a snow blizzard, he said “Vince Lombardi would be spinning in his grave.”

Ed Rendell didn’t stop there. When pressed if he thinks it was correct to reschedule the game, Rendell said no, calling it a “joke”. “I think it is a joke. I was looking forward to this. It would have been a real experience. This is what football is all about. We’re becoming a nation of wussies… “This is no way, shape or form a blizzard!”

When asked by CBS3, Rendell continued his argument. He said football is suppose to be played despite bad weather. Rendell said “old-time football games” were played in blizzards and no one complained.

Eagles Andy Reid supported the NFL’s postponement.  And for the Vikings, this is the third game in a row that has changed schedule because of winter weather conditions.

Yet it remains unclear if the Governor was reading NFL rep Greg Aiello’s twitter page this weekend. Aiello felt that there was a public safety issue at play. “Due to public safety concerns and uncertainty of snow emergency in Philadelphia tonight, Vikings-Eagles game has been postponed til Tuesday night”.

Along with Ed Rendell’s remarks, Vikings owner Zygi Wilf has been campaigning to play  Vikings games outside in an open-air stadium, instead of the Metrodome, for upcoming NFL seasons.

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