Educators in the Los Angeles Unified School District overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike after months of stalled contract talks, union leaders announced Saturday. Members of United Teachers Los Angeles approved the measure by a 94% margin, giving the unions elected board the authority to call a strike if the district does not reach an [...]

CAIRO (AP) Palestinians in Gaza watched with hope and impatience Sunday as workers laid the groundwork to reopen the territory's Rafah border crossing with Egypt, its lifeline to the world. Israel says the crossing is scheduled to resume Monday as its ceasefire with Hamas moves ahead. Opening the crossing is a good step, but [...]

Video shows a man appearing to undress at Universal Studios on Saturday, turning a tram tour traumatic for somevisitors. A KTLA viewer named Gabriel submittedmultiple angles of the incident and said the guest appeared to be under the influence and began to cause a disturbance, including exiting the vehicle and removing his shirt, during the [...]

LOS ANGELES (AP) The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday with a dramatically different tone than last year. The 2025 award show was completely reimagined and refocused to relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires. In 2026, focus has been placed once again on the music, where Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, [...]

Theres one official Oscars category that no film professional has ever won and its likely because the Academy doesn't feel there are enough people to nominate.

Only 14 cities have hosted the Super Bowl in the last two decades.

Work requirements are kicking in for more older adults and parents of teenagers across the U.S. who get help with groceries through theSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Multiple suspects were detained in connection with an alleged burglary in Woodland Hills overnight, and police are still searching for at least one other person believed to be on the loose. Details on the burglary itself were limited at first. It reportedly occurred between midnight and 3:30 a.m. Sunday at a home near Campo Road [...]

Worried residents in a Los Angeles neighborhood believe theyre being targeted by burglary crews after multiple homes in the area were broken into and ransacked. On Jan. 30, a homeowner, who did not wish to be identified out of safety concerns, said surveillance video captured three masked men scurrying around her backyard in the Mid-Wilshire [...]

Los Angeles police officers chased a suspect driver in South Los Angeles Saturday night. It was unclear what the driver was wanted for as patrol units followed closely behind. The driver was seen speeding recklessly on surface streets. Eventually, the driver pulled over in a residential area before exiting the vehicle and fleeing on foot. [...]

A man was beaten and stomped on in West Hollywood Park early Thursday morning. That man, who wishes only to be identified by his first name, Saint, was attacked in the park behind the Abbey at about 1:30 a.m., as reported by the WeHo Times. In a GoFundMe seeking to raise money for Saint's medical [...]

Just one day after Orange County officials announced confirmed a case of measles in a toddler, Los Angeles County confirmed a case of their own, and this person also visited Orange County. Unlike the O.C. measles case, which involved a child who had not traveled, the L.A. case is tied to a traveler who was [...]

A homicide investigation is underway after a body was found in Marina del Rey Saturday. Los Angeles County deputies received reports of a womans body spotted about half a mile west of the Marina del Rey harbor entrance around 2:36 p.m. The woman, who was not identified, was confirmed to be deceased. A cause of [...]

A woman accused in a deadly 2025 shooting in Moreno Valley has now been charged with voluntary manslaughter and arrested following a lengthy investigation, Riverside County authorities said. Teesha Lucas, 47, was taken into custody Jan. 29 after prosecutors filed charges in the death of Xavier Cox, a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot last [...]

A massive chain-reaction crash involving as many as 150 vehicles shut down both directions of Highway 99 in central California early Saturday as dense fog created dangerous driving conditions, officials said. According to County of Tulare Fire, the collision stretched across the northbound and southbound lanes from Avenue 24 to the Kern County line, forcing ...

Federal officials seized a large cache of illicit items, including identification documents, access devices and dozens of firearms, from a convicted felon in an upscale Southern California community. The Homeland Security Task Force Los Angeles Financial team conducted a search warrant in the Calabasas-Hidden Hills area on Jan. 28, federal officials said ...

Monster Jam is back in Southern California! Talented drivers have taken over Angel Stadium, bringing with them 12,000-pound trucks and catching big air, doing stunts and more. Two new trucks made their first appearances in SoCal this year, including the newest Monster Jam truck, the Teck Deck Wreck Deck, inspired by the world of skateboarding. [...]

Police are searching for a driver who struck and killed an elderly woman who was crossing the street in Pacoima Friday evening before fleeing the scene. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the deadly crash happened around 5:50 p.m. along Van Nuys Boulevard, east of Glenoaks Boulevard. Investigators said a black Dodge Durango was [...]

A young boy named Jaxson from Porter Ranch nailed a live TV interview earlier this month, visibly impressing the KTLA 5 Weekend Morning News team. After the live shot, Jaxson told KTLA 5s Carlos Herrera that his dream is to be a broadcast meteorologist. It goes a little further than that, though: he wants to [...]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers has been suspended 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA's anti-drug program, the league announced Saturday. The NBA did not disclose the nature of the violation or the substance that was involved, and George released a statement to ESPN saying he took something that [...]

Police are searching for a suspect after two armed men broke into a multimillion-dollar home in the Beverly Grove area early Saturday morning. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded around 2:20 a.m. to reports of a burglary in the 700 block of North Fuller Avenue, authorities said. Investigators said two male suspects were [...]

Grady Demond Wilson, an actor best known for his role as Lamont Sanford on the sitcom "Sanford and Son," has died at the age of 79, according to reports. According to TMZ and BET, Wilson was pronounced dead on Friday morning at his home in Palm Springs, California. Wilson died from complications related to cancer, [...]

Nearly 100 firefighters rushed to San Pedro early Saturday after a fire tore through a boarded-up former church, forcing crews into aggressive interior and exterior attacks as heavy smoke poured from the aging structure. The blaze was reported around 6:52 a.m. in the 100 block of West 1st Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire [...]

While January started out wet and cold for Southern California, the forecast showsthe first month of 2026will wrap up with warm and dry conditions. The National Weather ServicestatedSaturday morning that"very warm" temperatures will last throughout the weekend. Highs could be 10 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year, NWS says. ...

A person had to be airlifted to safety after the car they were in careened 200 feet off the side of a cliff in Orange County on Friday evening. The Orange County Fire Authority posted on social media that they received reports ofa single-vehicle crashin the area ofCorsica Road and Napoli Way in Mission Viejo around 6:45 [...]