For the people living on the outer banks, this is an all-too-familiar story. Winds reaching up to 65 miles per hour and relentless high tides battered the area Thursday night into Friday morning, devouring one home and leaving another damaged.

A deadly shooting claimed three lives and a house was set on fire in the Antelope Valley overnight. While it was initially reported that a suspect had been arrested, sheriff’s department officials told KTLA shortly before 9 a.m. that they weren’t sure if the shooting and arson suspect was taken into custody, on the run or among the deceased. KTLA 5's Omar Lewis reports. (Nov. 16, 2024)

Four taco stands in the South Bay region of Los Angeles were robbed at gunpoint by a group of men late Friday night, leaving some of the employees badly injured.  KTLA 5's Jacqueline Sarkissian reports. (Nov. 16, 2024)

After nearly two months of relearning how to use his arms and legs, the Orange County Fire Authority announced Friday that firefighter Andrew Brown has returned home. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/i-thought-i-was-gonna-die-in-that-ambulance-firefighter-injured-in-o-c-crash-returns-home/

A Newport Beach man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the anti-LGBTQ and antisemitic hate crime killing of his former classmate, Blaze Bernstein. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/former-classmate-sentenced-to-life-in-hate-crime-killing-of-blaze-bernstein/

Samuel Woodward, the man responsible for killing his former classmate Blaze Bernstein in an anti-LGBTQ and anti-Jewish hate crime, will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Woodward was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

Following the sentencing, Bernstein's family addressed the media, saying "Hate is not the answer."

Details at KTLA.com

A Newport Beach man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the anti-LGBTQ and antisemitic hate crime killing of his former classmate, Blaze Bernstein. KTLA's Sandra Mitchell hears from the victim's family and has more from inside the courtroom.

An investigation is underway after a 77-year-old man was killed in a violent crash in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles that also left two teens in the hospital Thursday night.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/violent-crash-leaves-man-77-dead-two-teens-injured-in-los-angeles/

Ellina Abovian reports for the KTLA 5 News at 4 on Nov. 15, 2024.

Samuel Woodward is facing a possible life sentence without a chance of parole for killing his former classmate, Blaze Bernstein, in an anti-LGBTQ and anti-Jewish hate crime. KTLA's Sandra Mitchell hears from the victim's family and has more from inside the courtroom.

KTLA 5 consumer reporter David Lazarus discusses Trump's pick for Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his plans for the future of America's health agency.

This segment of Consumer Confidential aired on the KTLA 5 News at 4 on Nov. 15, 2024.

A fall storm brought fresh snow to the San Bernardino Mountains Friday morning. Snow flurries were recorded falling on the Green Valley Lake and Running Springs communities throughout the day, starting around 4 a.m.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/let-it-snow-fall-storm-brings-snow-to-san-bernardino-mountains/

Shelby Nelson reports for the KTLA 5 News at 4 on Nov. 15, 2024.

KTLA 5 consumer reporter David Lazarus discusses Grubhub selling for less than 10% what is was purchased for during the coronavirus pandemic, plus Amazon's strategy to take on discount stores like Temu and Shein.

This segment of Consumer Confidential aired on the KTLA 5 News at 4 on Nov. 13, 2024.

KTLA consumer reporter David Lazarus reports on what impact a second Trump administration will have on the electric vehicle market, plus the hot water Chipotle finds itself over its portion sizes.

This segment of Consumer Confidential aired on the KTLA 5 News at 4 on Nov. 14, 2024.