Portsmouth Police spread a little cheer Monday by shopping for Christmas gifts for children at the Frederick Boulevard Walmart.

Two notorious San Fernando Valley men sentenced to death in federal court in 2007 for a kidnappings-for-ransom scheme and the cold-blooded murder of five people have had their sentences commuted to life in prison by President Biden.

Mary Beth McDade reports on Dec. 23, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/death-sentences-of-2-ruthless-southern-california-serial-killers-commuted-by-biden/

The 17-year-old girl who was fatally stabbed in Azusa on Friday has been identified by her family, according to reports.

Carlos Saucedo reports Dec. 23, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/azusa-teen-killed-in-stabbing-ided-by-family/

As his presidency winds down, President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row, converting their sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Loyola law professor Jessica Levinson joined Cher Calvin and Micah Ohlman to discuss the legal and political ramifications of the big move. Dec. 23, 2024.

Four people were arrested in connection with an organized “bank jugging” operation in San Bernardino County after investigators were able to piece together surveillance footage capturing the crime.

This report aired on ktla.com Dec. 23, 2024.

“High to potentially damaging” surf and coastal flooding are in store for Southern California as the holidays approach.

Details: https://ktla.com/weather/weather-officials-forecast-high-to-potentially-damaging-surf-coastal-flooding-ahead-of-holidays/

Jennifer McGraw reports for the KTLA 5 News at 4 on Dec. 23, 2024.

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Washington hospital on Monday with a fever, his spokesperson said on social media. https://trib.al/ceiV2ss

The Boston Red Sox will sign pitcher Walker Buehler to a one-year contract, according to multiple sources. (Dec. 23, 2024)

A man and a woman who spent more than 17 years in prison for an East Hollywood murder had their convictions vacated, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday.

Annie Rose Ramos reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 23, 2024.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-woman-released-17-years-after-wrongul-convictions-in-east-los-angeles-murder/

The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges.

Erin Myers reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 23, 2024.

https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/ap-luigi-mangione-to-appear-in-manhattan-court-to-face-state-charges-in-death-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo/

An Uber driver who was transporting two passengers is lucky to be alive Monday after a crash that sent scaffolding through his windshield in Los Angeles overnight.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 23, 2024.

Culver City Police Department officials are addressing the public after an incident in which two people waiting for a rideshare were robbed at gunpoint. (Dec. 23, 2024)

A Southern California police department reminded the public that Proposition 36 is now in effect by releasing video from earlier this month of two shoplifting suspects discussing the new law while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 23, 2024.