A homicide victim found near the Great Dismal Swamp in Chesapeake has been identified.

Fullerton police have been handing out gift cards instead of tickets when pulling over some motorists this holiday season.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 24, 2024.

A nationwide ground stop for American Airlines flights on Christmas Eve morning has been lifted.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 24, 2024.

https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/american-airlines-requests-ground-stop-for-all-flights/

American Airlines requested a ground stop for all its flights on Christmas Eve morning.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 24, 2024.

Two notorious San Fernando Valley men sentenced to death in federal court in 2007 for a kidnappings-for-ransom scheme and the cold-blooded murder of five people have had their sentences commuted to life in prison by President Biden.

Mary Beth McDade reports on Dec. 23, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/death-sentences-of-2-ruthless-southern-california-serial-killers-commuted-by-biden/

The 17-year-old girl who was fatally stabbed in Azusa on Friday has been identified by her family, according to reports.

Carlos Saucedo reports Dec. 23, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/azusa-teen-killed-in-stabbing-ided-by-family/

As his presidency winds down, President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row, converting their sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Loyola law professor Jessica Levinson joined Cher Calvin and Micah Ohlman to discuss the legal and political ramifications of the big move. Dec. 23, 2024.

Four people were arrested in connection with an organized “bank jugging” operation in San Bernardino County after investigators were able to piece together surveillance footage capturing the crime.

This report aired on ktla.com Dec. 23, 2024.

“High to potentially damaging” surf and coastal flooding are in store for Southern California as the holidays approach.

Details: https://ktla.com/weather/weather-officials-forecast-high-to-potentially-damaging-surf-coastal-flooding-ahead-of-holidays/

Jennifer McGraw reports for the KTLA 5 News at 4 on Dec. 23, 2024.

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Washington hospital on Monday with a fever, his spokesperson said on social media. https://trib.al/ceiV2ss

The Boston Red Sox will sign pitcher Walker Buehler to a one-year contract, according to multiple sources. (Dec. 23, 2024)

A man and a woman who spent more than 17 years in prison for an East Hollywood murder had their convictions vacated, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday.

Annie Rose Ramos reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 23, 2024.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-woman-released-17-years-after-wrongul-convictions-in-east-los-angeles-murder/

The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges.

Erin Myers reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 23, 2024.

https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/ap-luigi-mangione-to-appear-in-manhattan-court-to-face-state-charges-in-death-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo/