This years Coachella Music and Arts Festival is taking place from April 11-13 and April 18-20. You can still buy tickets for weekend two at: coachella.com. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning Weekend News on April 12, 2025.

Wild chimps were caught on video sharing and bonding over alcoholic fruit in Guinea-Bissau’s Cantanhez national park.

A warehouse in Los Angeles said to be owned by Ye, also known as Kanye West, is drawing ire from nearby residents. Neighbors told KTLA on Wednesday that the nondescript white building on the corner of Beverly Boulevard and Kingsley Drive in East Hollywood may appear to be just that, but Ye has been throwing parties and holding rehearsals and casting calls at the location for the last few months.  KTLA 5's Kimberly Cheng reports. (April 23, 2025)

A man was fatally shot in Whittier early Wednesday morning, possibly in connection with an armed robbery attempt.

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

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-dies-of-bullet-wounds-shortly-after-gunfire-during-whittier-robbery-attempt-lasd/

The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-2 on Tuesday in favor of expanding a policy that bans people from sleeping in some public spaces.

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

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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/