Investigation continues after 13-year-old boy found dead in Ventura County

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/

Investigation continues after 13-year-old boy found …

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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/

Colosseum ticketing agencies fined $22M

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Italy is levying fines against ticketing agencies for forcing tourists to pay more to visit the Roman Colosseum. April 8, 2025.

Anti-Trump protesters block roads near UCLA

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Demonstrators marched through Westwood on Tuesday to protest Trump administration cuts to federal programs. April 8, 2025.

Baby killed, parents critical in wrong-way crash …

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A man and woman are fighting for their lives following a crash involving a wrong-way driver that left the suspect and the couple’s baby dead in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday night.

Carlos Herrera reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 8, 2025.

Massive Santa Barbara party results in dozens of …

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A popular, unsanctioned spring break party known as “Deltopia” near UC Santa Barbara ended in hundreds of citations and over twice the number of arrests from last year.

Woman on scooter struck and run over in fatal L.A. …

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Police are searching for a driver who struck a woman on a scooter, then ran her over and left her to die in the Vermont Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles early Tuesday.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 8, 2025.

Baby killed, parents critical following crash with …

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A man and woman are fighting for their lives following a crash involving a wrong-way driver that left him and the couple's baby dead in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday night.

Carlos Herrera reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 8, 2025.

L.A. wildfires 90 days later; rebuilding progress …

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Today marks the three-month anniversary of the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles, with city and county leaders assessing the progress of recovery efforts. Mary Beth McDade reports April 7, 2025.

Details: KTLA.com

Sisters identified in O.C. crash that killed 4 teens

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Two sisters among the six victims of a violent and deadly crash in Santa Ana over the weekend have been identified by family members. Carlos Saucedo reports April 7, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/family-identifies-sisters-in-horrific-santa-ana-crash-that-left-4-teens-dead/

Soccer coach charged with murder of boy, 13

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The coach of a missing 13-year-old who was found dead last week in Ventura County has been charged with the boy’s murder, and now authorities are searching for additional victims who may have been sexually assaulted by him. Sandra Mitchell reports April 7, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/oscar-omar-hernandez-murder-charge-coach/

Risks of intense U.S.-China trade war rapidly rising

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KTLA Consumer Analyst David Lazarus weighs in on China’s forceful response to President Trump’s latest tariff threats. This report aired April 7, 2025.

Details: ktla.com

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