Video captured a woman clinging to the hood of a speeding car as thieves stole her French bulldog puppy in downtown Los Angeles. The theft happened on Jan. 18 as the dog's owner, Ali Zacharias, was enjoying lunch with her dog, Onyx, at a Whole Foods located on Grand Avenue and 8th Street at around 2:30 p.m.

Onyx was sitting underneath Zacharias’ chair. Suddenly, an unknown woman grabs the dog's leash and walks outside to a getaway car. Video of the incident shows the victim clinging tightly onto the suspects' car hood as they drove off with her dog at a high rate of speed. "It was horrifying,” Zacharias recalled. “As he started to go faster and faster I'm like, 'I'm about to die. This is my death. Right now. I'm about to die.’”

KTLA's John Fenoglio reports on Jan. 27, 2024.

Several people were displaced after a house in Pasadena burned completely on Saturday, authorities confirmed. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/dog-dies-several-displaced-after-pasadena-home-burns-to-the-ground/

Federal authorities are looking into the source of racist mass text messages sent to Black people – including children – across America this week. 

After losing her home and almost her life to the Mountain Fire, firefighters helped give a Camarillo woman and her husband a glimmer of hope. KTLA's Angeli Kakade talks to Alia Phillips and the firefighters that found her wedding ring.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/mountain-fire-takes-camarillo-couples-home-firefighters-find-wedding-ring/

In an update issued just after 7 p.m. Saturday, the Ventura County Fire Department confirmed that the blaze, which broke out Wednesday morning near Balcom Canyon and Bradley roads in Somis, stood at 20,640 acres with 21% containment.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/firefighters-making-progress-on-mountain-fire-as-santa-ana-winds-briefly-subside-but-flames-remain-a-threat/

Federal authorities are looking into the source of racist mass text messages sent to Black people – including children – across America this week. Residents in several local communities, including L.A.’s Brentwood neighborhood, the San Fernando Valley and parts of the Inland Empire, received the texts, causing outrage from students themselves as well as their parents and school staff.  KTLA 5's Carlos Herrera reports. (Nov. 9, 2024)

Saturday is National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day, and some Los Angeles restaurants are helping chicken sandwich lovers celebrate accordingly.  KTLA 5's Erin Myers reports. (Nov. 9, 2024)

Crews are using a break in the Santa Ana winds to make headway on the devastating Mountain Fire, which has burned hundreds of homes and injured half a dozen people in Ventura County. Late Friday night, officials stated that fire activity “moderated” due to the decrease in wind speeds, which reached as high as 80 miles per hour in some locations this week and made the firefight incredibly challenging. That said, the threat to structures remains imminent. KTLA 5's Omar Lewis reports. (Nov. 9, 2024)

A man was taken into custody after he committed "lewd acts" while living underneath an elderly woman's home for months. KTLA's Chris Wolfe speaks with the 92-year-old's family, who had thought the sounds she'd been hearing were coming from animals.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/naked-man-found-committing-lude-acts-underneath-92-year-old-womans-home/

The fire, which has destroyed more than 130 homes across its 20,600 perimeter, was mostly kept in check on Friday, with firefighters able to battle the blaze from the air late into the evening.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/mountain-fire-pushes-north-after-burning-more-than-100-homes/

Amongst the hundreds of evacuated pets finding shelter from the destructive Mountain Fire, a few strays from the area recently found their way to a Ventura County animal shelter. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/animal-shelter-looking-for-parents-of-lost-pets-from-mountain-fire-areas/

A San Bernardino teen watched his hard-earned savings and years of work turn into a mangled mess on Saturday afternoon when an out-of-control RV crashed into his and his family’s parked cars. KTLA's Shelby Nelson speaks with 19-year-old Daniel Gallardo.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/out-of-control-rv-crashes-into-parked-cars-in-san-bernardino-neighborhood-1-totaled/

The Ventura County Fire Department held a press conference Friday to discuss the Mountain Fire, which has burned 20,600 acres and destroyed 130 homes.

Details here: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/mountain-fire-pushes-north-after-burning-more-than-100-homes/