A lucky Californian is the state's newest billionaire after winning numbers for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot were drawn Friday night, Dec. 27, 2024.

The winning ticket that hit all six numbers was sold at Sunshine Food and Gas located at 3505 Rhonda Rd. in Cottonwood, a city in Northern California. The jackpot was the fifth-largest in the game's history.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/winning-1-22-billion-mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-california/

A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 124 people, officials said, in one of the country's worst aviation disasters.

The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. The Transport Ministry identified the plane as a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet and said the crash happened at 9:03 a.m. local time.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/ap-south-korean-media-report-28-people-dead-after-a-plane-catches-fire-at-an-airport/

Millions of Americans have been experiencing travel delays this holiday season due to severe storms across the country. KTLA's Chris Wolfe speaks with travelers and workers at LAX. For more, visit: www.ktla.com

The 136th Rose Parade in Pasadena is right around the corner, and individuals building the floats are working harder than ever to make sure their elaborate creations look perfect on the big day.

KTLA's Jennifer McGraw reports on Dec. 28, 2024.

As folks travel back home after the holidays, those driving on the roads or taking a flight into Southern California should brace for large crowds, high traffic and general travel delays.

KTLA's Chris Wolfe repots on Dec. 28, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/post-christmas-travel-these-are-the-best-and-worst-times-to-drive/

Suspects dressed in black police-style attire are alleged to have performed an armed robbery at an apartment building in Los Angeles, authorities say. The incident was reported at about 2:40 a.m. Saturday morning at a luxury apartment building on the 3100 block of Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown.

KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports on Dec. 28, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/armed-suspects-pose-as-police-officers-allegedly-rob-person-at-los-angeles-apartment-building/

The 136th Rose Parade in Pasadena is right around the corner, and individuals building the floats are working harder than ever to make sure their elaborate creations look perfect on the big day. KTLA 5's Omar Lewis reports. (Dec. 28, 2024)

People are coming to -- and leaving-- Southern California in droves as the holiday season wraps up and families trek back to their homes. KTLA 5's Erin Myers reports. (Dec. 28, 2024)

A car caught fire in the middle of the 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles early Saturday morning. KTLA reports on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024.

Los Angeles Police Department investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding a fatal shooting at a smoke shop in downtown L.A. early Saturday morning. (Dec. 28, 2024)

A woman died and three others were hospitalized after two townhomes caught fire in Panorama City overnight.  KTLA 5's Erin Myers reports. (Dec. 28, 2024)

In a rare return to the Southern California coast, a beloved family of orcas made a few star appearances for whale watchers on Friday. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/playful-pod-of-orcas-reappear-off-orange-county-coastline/

The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year's Times Square New Year's Eve ball were installed on Friday morning, marking the first time in 10 years that all 2,688 were replaced at once.

Rapper Pitbull and inventor Joy Mangano were among those on hand to help the organizers of the celebration put the final pieces in place atop One Times Square, the skyscraper from which the 11,875-pound (5,386-kilogram) geodesic sphere drops to mark the new year.

Details: https://ktla.com/entertainment/ap-final-crystal-triangles-installed-on-times-square-ball-ahead-of-new-years-eve/