Dana Wharf Whale Watching in Dana Point spotted these two humpback whales during a school field trip excursion on April 3, 2025.

Several Los Angeles County sheriffs deputies and Good Samaritans were honored Thursday for helping save a toddler who fell into a lake in Cerritos. KTLA's Chip Yost reports. April 10, 2025.

The KTLA 5 News team covers the day's top local and national news. April 10, 2025.

Dashcam video shows a suspected DUI driver crashing into a big rig before spending several minutes doing doughnuts on the 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park before slamming head-on into a concrete wall Wednesday afternoon.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 10, 2025.

A territorial cat showed a nosy coyote who was boss when he sent the canine predator running in Downey over the weekend.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 10, 2025.

Two officials with the Department of Homeland Security were denied entry at a pair of LAUSD schools this week amid growing concerns over immigration enforcement. KTLA reports on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

For the first time in Olympic history, LA28 will have more female athletes than male. KTLA reports on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Singer and songwriter Nicki Minaj was the apparent target of a swatting call Wednesday night.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 10, 2025.

The KTLA 5 News team covers the day's top local and national news. April 10, 2025.

A U.S.-Russian dual national imprisoned in Russia on treason charges was freed Thursday in exchange for a Russian man jailed on smuggling charges in the U.S., a prisoner swap that comes as Moscow and Washington have made efforts to repair ties.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 10, 2025.

CHP officers pursued a possibly armed suspect in L.A. who drove recklessly on Wednesday night.

Gil Leyvas reports from Sky5.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/police-pursuit-of-alleged-armed-motorist-in-l-a/

A seemingly normal looking Simi Valley home is harboring what some neighbors fear are signs of hoarding and a potential health hazard. Carlos Saucedo reports April 9, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/neighbors-worry-southern-california-home-a-hoarding-health-hazard/

An already bizarre story involving a crash on a Los Angeles freeway, a manhunt, the arrest of a man in his underwear and a police shooting of an uninvolved woman has now taken an even more surreal twist. Sandra Mitchell reports April 9, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/weezer-bassists-wife-shot-by-l-a-cops-booked-for-attempted-murder/