A gray whale was found washed up on Huntington City Beach on Friday. KTLA reports on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Police in Long Beach arrested a man suspected of abusing a dog in an incident that was caught on video earlier this week.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 23, 2025.

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

A popular street food vendor who serves up free meals to the homeless on L.A.’s Skid Row was brutally beaten by a suspect who remains at large. Chris Bailey, known on TikTok as @kloverkinglosangeles, can typically be seen on the busy streets of downtown Los Angeles cooking on his food cart and offering up meals to those who stop by.

KTLA's John Fenoglio reports on April 22, 2025.

The decision by officials at the Los Angeles Zoo to send two of its aging elephants not to a sanctuary but instead another zoo in Oklahoma has sparked controversy among some animal rights activists. Sandra Mitchell reports April 22, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/cruel-practice-activists-want-aging-l-a-zoo-elephants-sent-to-sanctuary/

A federal raid at a Home Depot store in Pomona has sparked concern as families and community members said a group of day laborers were taken into custody Tuesday. Carlos Saucedo reports April 22, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/federal-raid-and-arrests-in-pomona-sparks-concern-outrage-in-community/

A man believed to be responsible for taking a chainsaw to dozens of trees in downtown Los Angeles has been taken into custody. Mary Beth McDade reports April 22, 2025. Details: ktla.com

In Sacramento, lawmakers in both houses are considering legislation this week aimed at improving tax incentives for film and television production, and in turn, keeping those productions in the Golden State. This, at a troubling time for Hollywood, with production days and soundstage occupancy collapsing in recent years. With more on the state of Hollywood, the legislation, and the road ahead, Cher Calvin and Micah Ohlman are joined by Philip Sokoloski, Vice President of Communications for FilmLA. April 22, 2025.

Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral and allowing ordinary faithful to begin paying their final respects starting Wednesday, when his casket is brought into St. Peter's Basilica.

The cardinals met for the first time Tuesday in the Vatican's synod hall to chart the next steps before a conclave begins to choose Francis' successor, as condolences poured in from around the world grieving history's first Latin American pope.

KTLA's Jennifer McGraw reports on April 22, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/cardinals-set-pope-francis-funeral-for-saturday-morning-public-viewing-starts-wednesday/

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

A spike in distraction-style jewelry thefts targeting elderly victims in Los Angeles prompted police to hold a news conference Tuesday to warn the public about the spike in thefts. Angeli Kakade reports April 22, 2025. Details: ktla.com

Community members are on edge after federal agents raided a Home Depot in Pomona and arrested 15 to 20 day laborers on Tuesday. KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on April 22, 2025. Details: KTLA.com

Jurors have convicted a Southern California judge of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife while they argued at home while watching TV. KTLA's Chip Yost reports. April 22, 2025.