Concern is growing Friday among experts and the public alike over a minke whale trapped for several days in a Long Beach harbor.

Erin Myers reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 4, 2025.

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the youth soccer coach accused of killing 13-year-old boy is an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador. KTLA's Annie Rose Ramos reports. April 8, 2025.

A popular, unsanctioned spring break party known as “Deltopia” near UC Santa Barbara ended in hundreds of citations and over twice the number of arrests from last year.

The KTLA 5 News team covers the day's top local and national news. April 8, 2025.

Police are searching for a driver who struck a woman on a scooter, then ran her over and left her to die in the Vermont Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles early Tuesday.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 8, 2025.

A man and woman are fighting for their lives following a crash involving a wrong-way driver that left him and the couple's baby dead in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday night.

Carlos Herrera reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 8, 2025.

Today marks the three-month anniversary of the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles, with city and county leaders assessing the progress of recovery efforts. Mary Beth McDade reports April 7, 2025.

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Two sisters among the six victims of a violent and deadly crash in Santa Ana over the weekend have been identified by family members. Carlos Saucedo reports April 7, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/family-identifies-sisters-in-horrific-santa-ana-crash-that-left-4-teens-dead/

The coach of a missing 13-year-old who was found dead last week in Ventura County has been charged with the boy’s murder, and now authorities are searching for additional victims who may have been sexually assaulted by him. Sandra Mitchell reports April 7, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/oscar-omar-hernandez-murder-charge-coach/

KTLA Consumer Analyst David Lazarus weighs in on China’s forceful response to President Trump’s latest tariff threats. This report aired April 7, 2025.

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A brave 9-year-old girl is being praised by law enforcement officials after her calm 911 call helped save her family’s Orange County home during a burglary attempt. The Westminster Police Department released this audio recording of the call on April 7. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/caught-on-audio-9-year-old-girl-calls-911-as-burglar-breaks-into-her-orange-county-home/

A case of measles has surfaced in Riverside County for the first time in seven years. This latest case comes as the U.S. sees three new deaths and hundreds of total cases, doubling the number of reported cases in all of 2024.

Shelby Nelson reports April 7, 2025.

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The KTLA 5 News team covers the day's top local and national news. April 7, 2025.