"We've Decided to Go in a Different Direction" is available to purchase now. Max and Tess are having a discussion, Q&A, and book signing at 6 p.m. on April 4, 2025 at Zibby's Bookshop in Santa Monica. Tickets are available at Eventbrite.com. They will also be at the LA Times Festival of Books on April 26-27 at USC. Tickets and more information are available at LATimes.com/FestivalOfBooks This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 4, 2025.

A seminal site in the history of beach volleyball won't be part of the 2028 Summer Olympics.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 9, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/santa-monica-wont-host-beach-volleyball-for-28-olympics/

Universal Studios Hollywood has finished laying the track for its newest ride, a roller coaster themed to the “Fast and Furious” franchise, the theme park confirmed to KTLA 5 News.

Residents affected by the devastating Palisades Fire are taking one of the most significant steps in the recovery process – starting to rebuild their homes – and L.A. city officials say that the pace of the recovery effort is among the fastest for any disaster ever. Crews were out in the Palisades on Wednesday morning as more and more people start to rebuild their homes. KTLA 5's Annie Rose Ramos reports. (April 9, 2025)

A warming trend for Southern California is set to peak, bringing above-average temperatures to the region's inland areas Wednesday through Friday.

Henry DiCarlo has KTLA's forecast on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

A crash at a gas station in Los Angeles resulted in the deaths of two people overnight, authorities say. (April 9, 2025)

The KTLA 5 News team covers the day's top local and national news. April 9, 2025.

Video captured the wild end of a pursuit Tuesday as sparks flew from a suspect's pickup truck after he crashed into multiple cars and attempted to continue driving.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 9, 2025.

A hit-and-run crash on the 134 Freeway around Eagle Rock unleashed a bizarre chain events, including a manhunt, a police shooting, one arrest and two detained as at least two suspects remain at-large. Mary Beth McDade reports on April 8, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/manhunt-underway-for-possible-armed-suspect-in-los-angeles-neighborhood/

The soccer coach accused of killing a 13-year-old boy whose body was found in a ditch in Ventura County last week is an undocumented immigrant who was previously accused of sexually assaulting minors. Sandra Mitchell reports April 8, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/coach-accused-of-killing-boy-13-is-undocumented-immigrant-l-a-times/

A Roman Catholic priest serving in Downey has been arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor. Carlos Saucedo reports April 8, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/downey-priest-arrested-for-sex-abuse-of-minor-archdiocese/

The Supreme Court handing the Trump administration a series of victories, albeit narrow ones, this week, as it overturned lower court rulings regarding the administration's use of an 18th century wartime law to justify the deportations of Venezuelans while also temporarily halting an order that some 16,000 fired probationary workers be reinstated. With more on those rulings, and the implications of the long-term battle between the White House and the judicial branch, Micah Ohlman and Courtney Friel are joined by Loyola Law Professor Jessica Levinson. April 8, 2025.

The KTLA 5 News team covers the day's top local and national news. April 8, 2025.