Authorities in Santa Barbara County are preparing for this year’s Deltopia, a weekend-long unsanctioned street party notorious for arrests, citations and hospitalizations.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/isla-ivista-deltopia-party-planning/

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 3, 2025.

Police arrested a coordinated crew of three homeless suspects after linking them to at least 25 crimes, most of them burglaries, in Los Angeles. Footage provided by LAPD on Instagram. Details: KTLA.com

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/

A person sought by police is on the run near Long Beach Tuesday, and authorities are in pursuit.

Rich Prickett reports for the KTLA 5 News at Noon on April 15, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/authorities-pursue-fleeing-driver-near-long-beach/

LA28 officials have unveiled an even more detailed look at the venues that will be used during the 2028 Olympics. The announcement was made Tuesday morning after the plan was approved by the International Olympic Committee, the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, or LA28, stated in a media release. KTLA 5's Kimberly Cheng reports. (April 15, 2025)

Tuesday marks the deadline to submit right of entry and opt-in (or opt-out) forms for government-run wildfire debris removal. Property owners affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires do not have to choose the federal aid if they don't want to; however, if they choose to use a private contractor, they must go through a licensed agency. KTLA 5's Jacqueline Sarkissian reports. (April 15, 2025)

Authorities used a drone to help them locate a vehicle that drove off a road in the Santa Monica Mountains on Monday night.  (April 15, 2025)

An investigation is underway after a deadly police shooting took place at a strip mall in Gardena early Tuesday morning.

Ellina Abovian reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 15, 2025.

Harrowing video shows rescue crews saving a stranded hiker in a “precarious” spot on a Southern California trail over the weekend. (April 15, 2025)

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Baristas at your local Starbucks will soon be sporting a new, more consistent look after the company announced a new dress code.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 15, 2025.

An investigation is underway after a shooting took place at a strip mall in Gardena early Tuesday morning.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 15, 2025.

It’s been an exciting day for 125 remarkable women from all over the country on a whirlwind visit to Hollywood as part of Nexstar Media’s Remarkable Women Contest. Sandra Mitchell reports April 14, 2025.