After a troubling video captured the alleged mistreatment of special needs students at an Orange County elementary school, 11 families are now suing the district over the misconduct.

The video, which was captured by a student’s tablet during class at Carver Elementary School in Santa Ana, shows the teacher yelling and apparently mocking the young children. “When I first saw it, I was shocked,” said Alma Moreno, a parent of a special needs child at the school. “I was heartbroken. I couldn’t believe it.”

KTLA's Jennifer McGraw reports on Nov. 23, 2024.

One woman is dead and three are injured, including the suspect, after a police chase of a suspected stolen car ended in a four-vehicle collision in Los Angeles on Saturday, officials say. Neighbors who heard the crash told KTLA’s Angeli Kakade that they’ll never forget the sound. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/stolen-car-pursuit-ends-in-fatal-4-car-crash-in-los-angeles/

A man has been arrested for allegedly groping a 12-year-old girl while she was waiting for the bus in Pasadena earlier this week, authorities say. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/palmdale-man-arrested-for-allegedly-groping-girl-12-at-bus-stop/

The adoptive parents of a 10-year-old boy have been charged with murder, torture and child abuse after the child died at a hospital in “medical distress,” authorities say. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/adoptive-parents-charged-with-murder-torture-child-abuse-after-boy-dies-at-southern-california-hospital/

Listeria found in Yu Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products has made seven people sick in California, and has killed an infant. KTLA reports on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

A pickup truck slammed into a Tesla Cybertruck which then collided with two other cars on a freeway off-ramp in Orange County on Friday night. (Nov. 23, 2024)

Weather officials are advising that a “cool and unsettled” weather pattern will be hovering over Southern California this weekend and into midweek as an atmospheric river pushes rain into the region.  KTLA 5's Gene Kang and meteorologist Kacey Montoya report. (Nov. 23, 2024)

A Riverside man is accused of using a fake name and a bogus charity to scam victims out of thousands, and detectives believe more people may have been targeted.

The mystery remains over who placed a series of concrete barriers along streets throughout the West Valley in Southern California.

Some believe the numerous concrete cinder blocks are an effort to prevent homeless encampments and recreational vehicles (RVs) from parking in the area long-term.

Recently, the heavy, bright-colored blocks were installed in an industrial area of Chatsworth, just off Nordhoff Avenue. In other areas, rows of large 60-gallon barrels of water were placed on the street instead.

KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports on Nov. 22, 2024.

Sherman Oaks resident Adelita Lopez says she was at home watching TV on Wednesday night when her 2022 Kia Soul became engulfed in flames completely destroying her car, her neighbors’ cars and the entire carport. KTLA’s Angelie Kakade speaks with Lopez and other neighbors who say this fire was the latest in a series of suspected arsons in the area. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/womans-car-explodes-residents-suspect-serial-arsonist-targeting-sherman-oaks-neighborhood/

Residents are worried and remain on high alert after a group of suspected burglary tourists continued targeting homes across Southern California communities.

Victims believe their neighborhoods are being targeted by a South American crime ring and the suspects may even be tracking their every move with drone surveillance.

KTLA's Rick Chambers reports on Nov. 22, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/suspected-crime-tourism-ring-targeting-socal-neighborhoods/

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An atmospheric river over San Francisco is forecasted to push its way south over Friday night, creating a chance of showers in Southern California over the weekend. KTLA’s Vera Jimenez says the storm system will continue to diminish as it heads south, so residents on the coast from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles counties could see light showers from Friday night until early next week. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/temperatures-to-remain-cool-for-the-weekend-chances-of-rain-in-southern-california/