A new season of "Rock the Block" premieres at 9 p.m. on April 14, with a two-hour special, on HGTV. New episodes drop on Monday. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 14, 2025.

SWAT officers used gas to end a multi-hour pursuit and standoff in Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills on Friday.

Rich Prickett reports for the KTLA 5 News at Noon on April 25, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/police-pursue-fleeing-driver-in-hollywood-hills/

An LAPD standoff with a woman accused of a hit-and-run crash forced traffic jams in the Hollywood Hills Friday morning. KTLA's Omar Lewis reports on Friday, April 25, 2025.

California’s economy has grown to overtake yet another foreign country, putting the state at the fourth-largest in the world if it were to be considered separate from the rest of the U.S. KTLA's David Lazarus reports. April 25, 2025.

Shannon Sharpe announced Thursday that he has decided to temporarily step away from his ESPN duties days after a woman filed a $50 million civil lawsuit against the Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end, accusing him of rape during their two-year relationship.

KTLA's Erin Myers reports on the domoic acid poisoning cases afflicting sea life. April 25, 2025.

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A potentially wet weekend ahead of a warming pattern could be in store for Southern California starting Saturday. KTLA's Kirk Hawkins reports on Friday, April 25, 2025.

One of the brightest future stars for the USC Trojans men’s basketball team was seriously hurt in a car crash Thursday. Mary Beth McDade reports April 24, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/son-of-nba-star-usc-commit-in-coma-after-car-crash/

A Los Angeles immigration attorney said she received an email from the Department of Homeland Security telling her to leave the U.S. “immediately” even though she is a U.S. citizen.

KTLA's Sara Welch reports on April 24, 2025.

A large group of teenagers on bikes were caught on cellphone cameras looting a Ralphs grocery store in Los Angeles turned their attention on a married couple, hurling insults and rocks at their vehicle, terrifying the two men. Sandra Mitchell reports April 24, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/swarm-of-teens-physically-verbally-harass-couple-loot-southern-california-ralphs/

A man who was detained by federal agents in Pomona was released from custody Wednesday, a day after a group of day laborers were detained during a nearby raid outside a Home Depot. Martin Majin Leon was taken into custody by agents outside his barber shop on that he has owned and operated for nearly 20 years.

KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on April 24, 2025.

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