A man who barricaded himself inside a sporting goods store in Norwalk early Thursday was taken into custody after a standoff that lasted several hours. The incident began around 3:07 a.m. at Turners Outdoorsman on the 11300 block of Firestone Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. Deputies said the suspect entered the [...]

A death investigation is underway after a body was found at a bus stop in West Hollywood early Wednesday, authorities said. Deputies responded to a call around 6:30 a.m. at the corner of La Brea Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, outside the Target store, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. The circumstances surrounding [...]

LeBron James had an emotional return to Cleveland, Ohio, on Wednesday to play against the team that drafted him over 20 years ago. The Los Angeles Lakers star immediately teared up when the Cavaliers played a tribute video for him before the game at Rocket Arena. I didnt expect that, he told reporters of the [...]

Video above: Waymo expands driverless service in LA which aired on June 18, 2025 A Waymo autonomous vehicle struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica last Friday. Waymo reported the incident to the National Highway Traffic Safety and told the agency the child sustained minor injuries. The NHTSA has opened an investigation into the [...]

Community members are remembering Shirley Raines, known to many as Ms. Shirley, a social media creator and nonprofit founder whose mission was to help people experiencing homelessness look good and feel even better. On Wednesday, her organization, Beauty 2 The Streetz, announced that Raines had died. She was 58. KTLA first met Ms. Shirley in [...]

One person is in custody after a home invasion in the Hollywood Hills. The Los Angeles Police Department told KTLA 5 that officers responded to a home on the 2200 block of Maravilla Drive just southwest of the Hollywood Bowl at around 3:00 a.m. Thursday. The suspect was located nearby on Castilian Drive and was [...]

Authorities are searching for the driver who struck and killed a bicyclist early Thursday morning in Boyle Heights. The collision occurred around 5:20 a.m. near 7th Street and Boyle Avenue, according to Los Angeles police, and the driver fled before officers arrived. Paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Sky5 footage showed a white [...]

A multivehicle crash blocked lanes of the southbound 170 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley early Thursday morning, causing major traffic backups. Los Angeles firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene and were conducting vehicle checks and potential rescues. The crash, which occurred just north of the 101 Freeway interchange, involved five or six ...

Shirley Raines, a social media creator and nonprofit founder who dedicated her life to caring for people experiencing homelessness, has died, her organization Beauty 2 The Streetz said Wednesday. She was 58. Raines was known as Ms. Shirley, to her more than 5 million TikTok followers and to the people who regularly lined up for [...]

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is entering an already crowded race for governor, telling Inside California Politics host Nikki Laurenzo that we need to fix California. Thats a change of tune for the Bay Area mayor, who just last month said he would run for governor as a last resort. Watching the race unfold so [...]

The California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert early Thursday for two abducted children and an adult suspect last seen in Los Angeles County. Authorities said 12-year-old Romeo Ordonez and 9-year-old Sofia Ordonez were last seen around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Santa Clarita. The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Cristal Ordonez, was last seen with the ...

A 19-year-old man who police say was armed with a handgun was fatally shot during what began as a routine traffic stop in Orange County on Wednesday night. Santa Ana police said officers attempted to stop a vehicle near East 4th and French streets around 10:30 p.m., but the driver continued for about a block [...]

A second person hasdiedina suspected fireworks explosion inside an apartment in Bell Gardens Tuesday night, leaving a family devastated. Multiple people reported hearing the blast shortly after 6 p.m. in the 6500 block of Purdy Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. We thought it was an earthquake because the house literally felt ...

A woman was arrested for allegedly speeding her SUV through a busy park during a girls softball game in Whittier. The suspect was identified as Madalyn Alatorre, 36, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. The incident occurred on Nov. 9, 2025, as families attended a youth softball game at Sorensen Park around 11 [...]

A man was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of a woman at an Orange County mall. The suspect was identified as Jermi Gerardo Characoto Caraballo, 26, of Santa Ana, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. On Jan. 15, the victim, a 44-year-old woman, said she had visited the Bee & Co. store at [...]

Three men believed to be linked to an organized transnational burglary ring were arrested in Orange County, while one suspect remains outstanding, authorities announced. In a joint news release issued by the Newport Beach and Irvine police departments, investigators said the three men were suspected in a series of residential burglaries in Newport Beach ...

A Los Angeles nursing assistant was arrested for the alleged sexual abuse of patients at a care home. The suspect was identified as Kayode Agbolade Ogunba, 61, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Office. Authorities began investigating the case on Nov. 3, 2025, after two patients ata care home on South Patterson Road in [...]

New details are emerging about an 80-year-old man killed by a hit-and-run driver in a Maserati in the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday night. Family members identified the victim as Andriy Korshunov, who immigrated to the United States a few years ago after surviving the war in Ukraine. He also survived the holocaust as a [...]

A suspect was arrested for allegedly entering a business in downtown L.A. and sexually assaulting a woman inside. Los Angeles police identified the suspect as Joseph Lee Davis, 30. On Jan. 25, the victim was inside a business near 8th and Main streets when Davis entered the building around 5 p.m. He was reportedly searching [...]

A 39-year-old woman in San Bernardino was taken into custody in connection with the stabbing death of her boyfriend, authorities announced. In a news release, officials with the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department said Victor Valley deputies responded to the 40000 block of East End Road inLucerne Valley on Jan. 27 just before 10:30 p.m. [...]

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department are in pursuit of a driver reportedly behind the wheel of a vehicle that was reported stolen out of Simi Valley. The suspect was leading authorities in chase on Reseda Boulevard at Plummer Street in Northridge and the area of Porter Ranch around 5:20 p.m. Simi Valley police [...]

Renting is now cheaper than owning a home in every major U.S. metropolitan area, including Los Angeles, according to a new study from LendingTree. The report highlights the growing unaffordability of the housing market, particularly for younger Americans who feel increasingly priced out of homeownership -- long considered a key piece of the "American ...

Metrolink will be offering free rides on Transit Equity Day, observed annually on Feb. 4 in honor of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. Riders will be able to board without a ticket at any of Metrolinks 67stationsand travel systemwide, including on theArrowservice. Transit Equity Day honors Rosa Parks legacy and the principle that everyone deserves [...]

A federal immigration agent pepper-sprayed a woman during an enforcement operation in Santa Barbara on Wednesday, according to video posted on social media. Witnesses told KEYT that around 7:15 a.m., masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted to detain the driver of a white Toyota 4Runner in the area of Salinas Street and Carpinteria ...

Firefighters are battling a dangerous commercial blaze in South El Monte Wednesday afternoon, with propane tanks exploding at a property on North Tyler Avenue, according to Los Angeles County fire officials. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, crews were dispatched around 2:32 p.m. to the 2215 block of North Tyler Avenue, with a [...]