For the second summer in a row, pelicans are dying off by the dozens in Southern California, with much still to be learned about the cause.

Jennifer McGraw reports for the KTLA 5 News at Noon on April 15, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/orange-county-wildlife-center-needs-help-amid-surge-of-ailing-pelicans/

Traffic fatalities increased in the last few years in Los Angeles, as the city hoped to eliminate most deaths by 2025. KTLA's Annie Rose Ramos reports on Friday, April 18, 2025.

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An international graduate student at UCLA was detained at the southern border on Wednesday, the university confirmed. KTLA reports on Friday, April 18, 2025.

A boy's condition is unknown after he was stabbed by several suspects in a Chick-Fil-A in Thousand Oaks on Thursday night. KTLA reports on Friday, April 18, 2025.

A motorcyclist died on Friday after he was shot by police officers in Newport Beach. KTLA's Carlos Herrera reports on Friday, April 18, 2025.

New evidence emerging in the Eaton Fire has many legal analysts pointing the finger at Southern California Edison. Rick Chambers reports April 17, 2025. Details: ktla.com

Police in Riverside have shed more light on the arrest of a driver involved in a multi-vehicle crash that claimed the life of one man and injured six others. This report aired April 17, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/drugs-speed-suspected-in-riverside-crash-that-killed-1-injured-6/

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s bid for shorter sentences and a shot at freedom has again been delayed due to disputes among prosecutors and the brothers’ lawyers. Mary Beth McDade reports April 17, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ap-a-california-judge-is-set-to-decide-whether-the-menendez-brothers-deserve-reduced-sentences/

A violent multi-vehicle crash in the San Fernando Valley Thursday night left at least seven people injured, two of them seriously, officials announced.  This report aired April 17, 2025. Details: ktla.com

At least two people have died and six people are hospitalized after a gunman, who is now in custody, opened fire at Florida State University Thursday, according to police. The two people who died were not students at the university, but the shooter is believed to be a 20-year-old student named Phoenix Ikner, son of a local sheriff’s deputy, according to Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil.

KTLA's Angeli Kakade reports on April 17, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/active-shooter-reported-at-florida-state-university/

Erik and Lyle Menendez's bid for shorter sentences and a shot at freedom has again been delayed due to disputes among prosecutors and the brothers' lawyers.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic on Thursday set a new hearing for May 9 to tackle two issues in the brothers' resentencing case: whether material from risk assessments completed by the state parole board at the governor's order can be used in court, and whether the Los Angeles County district attorney should be removed as prosecutor in the case. The resentencing hearings will be on pause until those issues are resolved next month.

KTLA's Carlos Saucedo reports on April 17, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ap-a-california-judge-is-set-to-decide-whether-the-menendez-brothers-deserve-reduced-sentences/

A funeral service was held to honor a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy who was killed during a high-speed pursuit crash in Victorville. Loved ones and colleagues gathered to honor the life of Hector Cuevas Jr., 36, at the Ontario Convention Center on Thursday morning.

KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on April 17, 2025.