Authorities used a drone to help them locate a vehicle that drove off a road in the Santa Monica Mountains on Monday night.  (April 15, 2025)

New evidence emerging in the Eaton Fire has many legal analysts pointing the finger at Southern California Edison. Rick Chambers reports April 17, 2025. Details: ktla.com

Police in Riverside have shed more light on the arrest of a driver involved in a multi-vehicle crash that claimed the life of one man and injured six others. This report aired April 17, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/drugs-speed-suspected-in-riverside-crash-that-killed-1-injured-6/

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s bid for shorter sentences and a shot at freedom has again been delayed due to disputes among prosecutors and the brothers’ lawyers. Mary Beth McDade reports April 17, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ap-a-california-judge-is-set-to-decide-whether-the-menendez-brothers-deserve-reduced-sentences/

A violent multi-vehicle crash in the San Fernando Valley Thursday night left at least seven people injured, two of them seriously, officials announced.  This report aired April 17, 2025. Details: ktla.com

At least two people have died and six people are hospitalized after a gunman, who is now in custody, opened fire at Florida State University Thursday, according to police. The two people who died were not students at the university, but the shooter is believed to be a 20-year-old student named Phoenix Ikner, son of a local sheriff’s deputy, according to Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil.

KTLA's Angeli Kakade reports on April 17, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/active-shooter-reported-at-florida-state-university/

Erik and Lyle Menendez's bid for shorter sentences and a shot at freedom has again been delayed due to disputes among prosecutors and the brothers' lawyers.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic on Thursday set a new hearing for May 9 to tackle two issues in the brothers' resentencing case: whether material from risk assessments completed by the state parole board at the governor's order can be used in court, and whether the Los Angeles County district attorney should be removed as prosecutor in the case. The resentencing hearings will be on pause until those issues are resolved next month.

KTLA's Carlos Saucedo reports on April 17, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ap-a-california-judge-is-set-to-decide-whether-the-menendez-brothers-deserve-reduced-sentences/

A funeral service was held to honor a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy who was killed during a high-speed pursuit crash in Victorville. Loved ones and colleagues gathered to honor the life of Hector Cuevas Jr., 36, at the Ontario Convention Center on Thursday morning.

KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on April 17, 2025.

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One man has been arrested, and another is wanted by police for a forgery scheme bilking businesses in Los Angeles out of at least $10,000. This report aired on ktla.com April 17, 2025.

The resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have spent 35 years behind bars for killing their parents, will be delayed again, a judge said Thursday. KTLA's Chip Yost and Kimberly Cheng report. April 17, 2025.

The resentencing hearing for Eric and Lyle Menendez is going forward Thursday morning despite a motion for delay filed by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.

Chip Yost reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 17, 2025.

An active shooter situation forced a lockdown across the sprawling campus of Florida State University on Thursday. April 17, 2025.