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Three Red Cross emergency shelters in Los Angeles County were opened this weekend for people under evacuations orders as a powerful storm brings rain to Southern California. The following shelters were opened Friday.  Meals, snacks, water, health services and overnight accommodations are offered at the locations, which will remain open as long...

Retired Army veteran Jim Cragg was honored Friday as Citizen of the Year at Los Angeles City Hall for his commitment to help his neighbors recover from the Palisades Fire. Cragg, the commander of the American Legion Post 283, one of the only buildings spared by the fire, now serves as a wildfire recovery center. “Counselors, clergy, just veterans w...

An Orange County 12-year-old was recovering at his family’s home Friday after being critically injured in a helicopter crash in Huntington Beach. Oliver Holland was pinned under the helicopter when it crashed Oct. 11 in a beach parking lot, injuring five people. The sixth grader was discharged from the hospital last Tuesday and shared his exc...

A dog Friday was undergoing treatment in Anaheim after he was forced into a plastic bag and thrown over the fence of an animal hospital. Surveillance video showed a woman walking toward the fence at Anaheim’s University Veterinary Center, hoisting the bag with the dog over the barrier. Dr. Ash Hakhamian, the center’s medical director, found the dog...

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are getting a new name, with the SAG-AFTRA union announcing today the annual awards show will now be known as The Actor Awards. “Since the show started over 30 years ago, our iconic statuette has always been called The Actor, and simply evolving the show’s name to align with the award itself made obvious s...

A federal judge has issued a permanent order ensuring that immigrants detained at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in downtown Los Angeles are able to see their attorneys in a timely manner, according to court papers obtained Friday. U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong issued the permanent injunction Thursday requiring...

It’s official: Jaime Moore is the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Mayor Karen Bass Friday swore in Moore as the next LAFD chief after the LA Council unanimously voted to confirm him. Moore, who previously served as the commander of operations for the fire department’s Valley Bureau, has over three decades of experience. He’s also the depa...

As a couple of separate storm systems are expected to drench Southern California for the next several days, a group of Woodland Hills residents is feeling uneasy about what the rain may bring.  The slope on Bedel Street off Serrania Avenue near the Woodland Hills Country Club has been eroding while being partially uncovered for about eight years, a...

Former Lakers player Christian Wood fired several rounds during an attempted home invasion earlier this month, the LAPD told NBC4 Investigates.

A large tree fell overnight and landed on the hood of a pickup early Friday morning in a neighborhood northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The tree crushed the front end of the pickup parked near South Hoover and West Second streets in the Echo Park area. No injuries were reported, but neighbors said they were awakened by the crash of…

Evacuation orders were issued for high-risk properties near recent wildfire burn areas in Los Angeles County due to the threat of flooding and debris flows from a mid-November storm. The mandatory evacuation orders were for “select vulnerable properties,” the city said Friday morning. The order will begin at 8 p.m. Friday and remain in ...

Seattle wildlife photographer films killer whales hunting a seal that survives by leaping onto her boat.

A live edition of the “Smartless” comedy podcast scheduled for Saturday at the Hollywood Bowl was cancelled due to a storm that will bring rain to Los Angeles through the weekend. Hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett were scheduled to take the stage Saturday night at the outdoor performance venue. In a post on Instagram, Haye...