Large lines wrapped around Dodger Stadium Wednesday afternoon as fans eagerly awaited the first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway of the 2025 season. Carlos Saucedo reports April 2, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/sports/dodgers/massive-lines-surround-dodger-stadium-for-first-ohtani-bobblehead-giveaway-of-season/

The soccer coach who was reportedly with 13-year-old Oscar Hernandez who was later found dead in a Ventura County ditch was arrested on an unrelated sexual assault charge, according to court records.

KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports on April 4, 2025.

President Donald Trump’s trade war with the world has seen trillions of dollars in wealth tied to the global markets evaporate within days. While all investors are feeling the pressure, experts say the wealthiest Americans are seeing perhaps the biggest impact. KTLA's John Fenoglio reports live on April 4, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/trumps-trade-war-is-decimating-stock-portfolios-of-the-uber-rich/

UCLA lost 85-51 to UConn in Friday's Final Four match, eliminating the Bruins from the women's NCAA March Madness tournament. KTLA's Rick Chambers reports live on April 4, 2025, from a UCLA watch party. Details on the match: https://ktla.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-strong-fudd-help-uconn-blow-out-ucla-85-51-in-final-four-as-bueckers-moves-1-win-from-elusive-title/

The KTLA 5 News team covers the day's top local and national stories.

The KTLA 5 News team covers the day's top local and national stories.

In 2003, a group of eight young artists in Rhode Island created a secret apartment in the Providence Place Mall. The group lived there for four years undetected. Their saga is now the subject of an incredible documentary, "Secret Mall Apartment," now open in theaters in Los Angeles. Director Jeremy Workman joins Micah Ohlman and Mary Beth McDade with more. April 4, 2025.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, on top of previous levies and retaliation worldwide, are expected to increase prices for everyday items. Local Southern California business owners are worried about the effects it could have on business and prices.

The trade wars have already roiled financial markets and plunged businesses into uncertainty — all while economists warn of potentially weakened economic growth and heightened inequality.

KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports April 4, 2025.

Details: https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-how-trumps-latest-tariffs-could-affect-your-wallet/

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Family members of a 13-year-old boy found dead in a Ventura County ditch say the teen was reportedly with his soccer coach, now allegedly a person of interest, when he disappeared over the weekend.  

KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on April 4, 2025.

Detail: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/soccer-coach-allegedly-linked-to-missing-southern-california-boy-13-found-dead/

KTLA's David Lazarus shares the latest consumer news and insights in this week's episode of Consumer Confidential.

Wall Street’s worst crisis since COVID slammed into a higher, scarier gear Friday.

The S&P 500 lost 6% after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs announced earlier this week. The move increased the stakes in a trade war that could end with a recession that hurts everyone. Not even a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market, which is usually the economic highlight of each month, was enough to stop the slide.

KTLA's Samantha Cortese reports on April 4, 2025.

An Anaheim woman recounts the terrifying moment she was trapped on the second story of her home after an appliance ignited a massive fire in her kitchen.

KTLA's Ellina Abovian reports on April 4, 2025.

KTLA's David Pingalore talks with former Major League Baseball All-Star Bret Boone. April 2025.