A vegetation fire burned a hillside in Pacific Palisades early Wednesday. According to a Los Angeles Fire Department emergency alert, the blaze was reported shortly before 10 a.m. in the 1400 block of North Palisades Drive.  KTLA 5's Rich Prickett reports from Sky5. (Nov. 13, 2024)

A small plane crash-landed and turned over in a field near the 405 Freeway in Van Nuys Thursday morning.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Nov. 14, 2024.

A police department in Southern California introduced a new off-road enforcement team in an effort to improve safety for bikers and hikers.

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A motorist was hospitalized after driving his vehicle hundreds of feet over the side of Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles' Beverly Crest neighborhood Wednesday night.

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A 49-year-old man has been identified in a trio of attempted carjackings targeting woman last weekend in several Los Angeles neighborhoods, police announced Wednesday.

Carlos Saucedo reports on Nov. 13, 2024.

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Ventura County residents impacted by the Mountain Fire gathered Wednesday night to help find a way forward after more than 20,000 acres burned and 200 structures destroyed.

Rick Chambers reports on Nov. 13, 2024.

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President-Elect Donald Trump announced a flurry of new picks to fill out his administration, some of which are seen as surprising and controversial.

John Fenoglio reports on Nov. 13, 2024.

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A 19-year-old man posing as an Uber driver, who reportedly said he was driving under a family member’s account, was arrested after he allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl outside her school in South Gate late last month.

Sandra Mitchell reports on Nov. 13, 2024.

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A 36-year-old Los Angeles County man has been arrested after reportedly throwing a rock at a beloved Great Egret in San Bernardino, leaving the bird, which ultimately died, badly wounded. 

Shelby Nelson reports on Nov. 13, 2024.

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Four Los Angeles area residents were arrested after allegedly staging fake bear attacks to defraud insurance companies, using a bear costume to claim damages to luxury vehicles.

It’s unclear what Vice President Kamala Harris will do after losing the presidential election, but should she run for California governor, support among state residents is seemingly strong, new polling suggests.

Chanel Banks, who was reported missing last week, is apparently safe after she posted to Instagram that she was "escaping" her family. KTLA's Mary Beth McDade reports on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

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