Life Connected

Monica Mendez and Jessica Chow both faced unplanned pregnancies at a young age. Each made a different choice. “When I saw the pregnancy stick, I thought my life was over,” said Chow, who decided to have an abortion. “I don’t want to do this, I want to keep my child,” Mendez, who had her child, said. Mendez and Chow...

A local woman is adjusting to needing help from the people she made a career of helping.

The big goal, Chelsea Vonchaz says, is to eliminate the stigma around periods and make sure homeless women have access to these necessary products. Carolyn Johnson and Halie Cook report for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019.

Through the Red Songbird Foundation, reality TV star Jason Wahler and singer-songwriter Hilary Roberts are giving out scholarships for rehabilitation, in hopes that more people get the help they need.

A Los Angeles Police Department officer has made it his mission to mentor young children and keep them away from drugs, gangs, crime and bullying.

A singer who grew up in Watts is now a success story and is helping empower young girls through a unique mentoring program.

It is a fear facing many special needs parents every day, who will take care of your child when you are no longer able to care for them?...
One family in Woodland Hills is no longer worried about their daughter’s future. They’ve not only found a place to cater to all of her needs but also a place where she can...

Celebrities and community members are expected at Skecher’s 11th annual “Pier to Pier Friendship Walk” next Sunday, Oct. 27, an event aimed at raising millions of dollars for education and kids with special needs.