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Californians who renewed their license without getting a REAL ID during the pandemic can upgrade now without paying the typical fee.

Four felony counts, including animal cruelty, were filed on Monday against a transient who allegedly broke into a Bel Air residence and killed the homeowner’s two pet parakeets.

The gate outside Bohemia on the Balboa Peninsula is locked tight. Customers must be buzzed in and they will only be allowed to peruse the designer eyewear and imported clothing if they can prove they’ve been vaccinated.

Saying COVID-19 is now “a pandemic of unvaccinated people,” Los Angeles County’s public health director urged employers on Monday to verify workers’ vaccination status to determine if they should be wearing masks at work, despite the state allowing a self-attestation honor system.

U.S. Customs officials seized 57,607 counterfeit products that arrived at the LA/Long Beach Seaport in a containerized cargo shipment.

A Southern California sheriff’s deputy is under criminal investigation after he was recorded on video kicking a pursuit suspect in the head while the man appeared to be surrendering.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are returning to a two-hour format for its 2022 edition, which will air the last weekend in February.

UC Irvine scientists conclude in a new study that climate change, drought conditions and rising temperatures contribute to the dying-off of plant species.

Los Angeles County reported 255 new cases of COVID-19 and nine additional deaths Saturday, while continuing to track the proliferation of coronavirus variants.

McDonald’s is partnering up with the California Department of Public Health to offer free COVID-19 vaccinations at more than 70 locations beginning June 21.

Mark Peel, one of Los Angeles’ most influential chefs and co-founder of La Brea Bakery and Campanile, has died at 66.

Hermosa Beach officials on Monday warned people to behave on the Fourth of July weekend — or face the prospect of arrests and potentially “sizeable” fines.

Most families in the Los Angeles Unified School District are eligible to receive money from the federal Child Tax Credit when first payments begin next month, LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday.

A naked homeless man broke into a Bel Air home Thursday, and the homeowner had to jump from the second floor balcony to get away.

Here’s a look at how conservatorships operate, what’s unusual about hers, and why the cry to #FreeBritney keeps getting louder.

A tragedy caused a young Hispanic man to end up as a single father. Ten months have passed since the death of the mother of his daughter, whom he has had to care for and protect as an exemplary father.

Hundreds of students will soon be ready for their close-ups. A new school specializing in movie and television production is coming to the Westlake District area of Los Angeles.

Authorities are asking the public to come forward with information about possible additional incidents involving firearms and the two suspects charged in the murder of a 6-year-old boy who was fatally shot during a road rage incident on the Costa Mesa (55) freeway.

Facebook is launching podcasts and live audio streams in the U.S. on Monday to keep users engaged on its platform and to compete with emerging rivals.

City of Riverside facilities will reopen to the public for in-person services and meetings beginning on Monday, though face coverings will still be required for those who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Police in Costa Mesa arrested a woman on suspicion of arson for allegedly igniting a “combustible materials” fire Sunday inside a room on the fourth floor of a hotel.

It’s normal if your mental health takes time to bounce back as California reopens, according to one UCLA professor.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta Friday formally launched new regional Human Trafficking and Sexual Predator Apprehension Teams and is encouraging law enforcement to reach out to the new program.

Major League Baseball will again devote Father’s Day to attempting to increase awareness about prostate cancer and raising funds to fight the disease at all of Sunday’s games, including the matchup between the Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers at Angel Stadium.

A brush fire that burned at least seven acres in the unincorporated community of Anza prompted the closure of a stretch of State Route 371 Saturday.

A Game 7 thriller, the NBA’s first do-or-die game to go to overtime in 15 years, came down to a matter of inches. If Brooklyn star Kevin Durant was just slightly farther away — or if his foot was slightly smaller — he ends the highest-scoring Game 7 ever by an NBA player with a 3-pointer to win the series….

A 27-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing a big rig Saturday in Montclair, then leading police and the truck’s owner on a wild chase through Pomona during which he slammed into a utility pole, several parked cars, a wall and finally, into a house.

A woman in her mid-50s was shot dead and two other people — a man and a woman in their 60s — were wounded during a drive-by shooting in South Los Angeles, authorities said Saturday.

An enormous sculpture depicting Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress-flying pose from the 1955 romantic comedy “The Seven Year Itch” will be formally unveiled this weekend, and protesters are preparing a showing of their own.

Political discourse on Twitter helps to predict where future COVID-19 outbreaks are likely to occur, offering a tool that could help health officials to proactively respond, according to a study released Thursday by USC researchers.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting Gov. Gavin Newsom during his visit to downtown Oakland, authorities said Friday.

Los Angeles Councilman Joe Buscaino, with fellow Councilman Paul Koretz, presented a motion to — in his words — file divorce papers against the LA Homeless Services Authority or LAHSA on Friday.

Drivers planning to travel Interstate 10 between Beaumont and the Coachella Valley in the westbound direction next week should plan for nighttime lane closures, Caltrans said Friday.

A 22-year-old man suspected of illegally possessing a load of fireworks that he was trying to sell in Moreno Valley, as well as having an unlicensed rifle, was released from custody Friday.

If you’re trying to buy a home, but haven’t won the bidding wars because so many people are fighting for it too, you are not alone. And as desperate buyers drive prices higher and higher, you might be wondering how can you compete and buy a home right now?

A trio of Los Angeles City Councilmen Friday introduced a motion to have the city’s Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department draft a “Racial Equity Audit” of LA’s programs, policies and practices.

One of three reputed gang members charged with the attempted murder in the shooting of Lady Gaga’s dog walker and theft of her dogs was ordered to stand trial.

Prosecutors are expected to ask for a change in the bail amounts Friday at the arraignment for a man and woman charged in the fatal road-rage shooting of a 6-year-old boy.

Residents can input a few personal details – name, date of birth and email or phone – and get a link to a QR code and digital copy of their COVID-19 vaccination record from the state’s immunization registry.

NBC News examined three urban neighborhoods that show the range of proposals to redress harms caused by interstate construction.

A small dog found thrashing on a Mecca roadside amid searing daytime temperatures was rescued by a Riverside County animal control officer and treated by veterinary staff for extreme heat exposure, but it couldn’t be saved, officials said Thursday.

A man charged with barreling his pickup truck into a San Jose bar, killing a woman and seriously injuring two other people, was having oral sex at the time, according to court documents.

The Clippers will take to the Staples Center court Friday night hoping to earn a trip to the NBA’s Western Conference Finals, and the arena will be open for full-capacity seating for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Labeling the organization “a toxic place for working journalists,” two members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday they were leaving the group, claiming the majority of its members are resistant to efforts to improve diversity and improve ethical standards.

A statewide Flex Alert is one of the steps the operator of the state’s power grid can take to avoid unplanned power outages in extreme heat.

Federal courts in Los Angeles, Santa Ana and Riverside will be closed Friday in recognition of Juneteenth National Independence Day, a new holiday signed into law just one day ago.

Numerous sections of southern California’s freeways are dramatically cleaner today, three months after the NBC4 I-Team exposed how Caltrans hadn’t cleaned up mountains of trash littering highways for years. After our February report, Caltrans promised to do better.

Three family pets were rescued by firefighters but one animal died in a house fire in Westminster, authorities said.

Los Angeles Unified School District teachers have overwhelmingly approved the agreement for a return to traditional in-person instruction for the 2021-22 school year, their union announced Thursday night.

A magnitude-2.7 earthquake struck approximately off the coast in Hermosa Beach Thursday night.

Southern California firefighters will be among those gathering Thursday at the Forum in Inglewood to honor a Los Angeles County firefighter who was shot and killed by a colleague at a fire station.

The Los Angeles Public Library will reopen 20 additional branches on Monday that have remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of three documented gang members accused of carrying out an armed robbery at a Beverly Hills restaurant in which a customer was held at gunpoint, another was struck by gunfire and a $500,000 watch was taken pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges.

Large swaths of California remained in the most severe drought category in this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has published a tentative ruling that it appears will stop the voter-approved Measure J from taking effect.

Firefighters were battling a 100-acre brush fire Thursday afternoon in the Lancaster area.

A brush fire is burning on a hillside Thursday morning in the Pasadena area.

Thunderstorms are possible Thursday in parts of Southern California during another day of excessive heat warnings.

Team Hope and Cherokee Federal, two organizations that seek to “provide appropriate childcare and work to unify children and teens quickly and safely with their family, loved ones or a qualified sponsor,” are hosting a job fair to hire staff at a temporary shelter for migrant children and teens located on the Pomona Fairplex grounds.

To help get more shots in more arms more quickly, many companies and health departments are offering incentives for those who choose to get vaccinated. Those incentives range from free food to free getaway trips to discounts on event tickets and groceries.

Days after the man and woman charged with killing a 6-year-old boy in a road-rage shooting on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway, they got into another traffic altercation in which the alleged shooter waved a gun at another motorist, prosecutors said in court papers filed Wednesday.

Latinas were more likely than other groups to drop out of the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic according to a report released Wednesday by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative.

Video from a Glendale Police Department officer’s body-worn camera shows the fawn struggling to free itself from a metal fence behind a home. The tiny distressed deer can be heard bleating as it tried to lunge through the fence.

Hugo Davila, an Elysian Park street vendor, was the victim of an alleged arson in his ice cream truck in Cypress Park Friday night.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose one-tenth of a cent on Thursday, the 10th consecutive day it has changed by two-tenths of a cent or less.

An abandoned baby boy was found in a restroom trash bin Friday morning and remains hospitalized this weekend.

Brush fires are burning along an Orange County highway in some of the warmest conditions of the year in Southern California.

Trae Young ran off the court clapping and yapping toward the few Hawks fans that braved the Philly crowd and stuck around and were rewarded with a comeback victory for the ages. “I was just showing love to the ATL fans that showed up,” Young said, “and we’re going to need them to show up Friday for us.” Oh...

A man and a girl were injured in a shooting in South Los Angeles Tuesday night.

Felony charges were filed Wednesday against a Riverside County man suspected of fleeing the scene after crashing an SUV into a security station in Long Beach, killing a 54-year-old guard.

A wanted man involved in a confrontation with U.S. Border Patrol agents and Riverside County sheriff’s deputies was fatally shot as he attempted to flee from deputies while armed on the 215 Freeway in Menifee, authorities said.

The leader of the group, convicted today, selected the pharmacies to be robbed, targeting smaller pharmacies to steal oxycodone and other prescription painkillers.

California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic.

On June 16, fire management officials at the U.S. Forest Service raised the Fire Danger Level in the Angeles National Forest to “Very High,” due to a combination of extreme heat, low humidity and record drought conditions.

There is a danger in the desert you might not be aware of. Illegal marijuana operations are sprouting up, some spanning 40 acres or more in the high desert. These are multi-million dollar operations, many protected by armed guards.

Long-term exposure to poor air quality increased the risk of COVID-19 throughout the country last year, according to research announced Wednesday from a UCLA-led team.

Search and rescue teams found a 64-year-old hiker, Peggy Faulk, who went missing near the San Gorgonio summit on Sunday.

Two people were found dead inside of a car Wednesday morning in Hollywood.

To align with the reopening of California’s economy on June 15, Disneyland Resort on Monday announced some relaxed coronavirus restrictions for guests. Here’s what parkgoers need to know.

Speaking at Six Flags Magic Mountain Wednesday in Valencia, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the theme park will be giving away the free admission tickets to people who get their first COVID-19 vaccine dose at 65 select locations across the state.

An Asian American woman was assaulted early Monday morning on Washington Boulevard, in an attack that Culver City police are calling a possible hate crime.

All-NBA forward Kawhi Leonard has a right knee sprain that will keep him out of the Los Angeles Clippers’ lineup for Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night and raises questions about his availability going forward.

Three women from the Inland Empire have pleaded guilty to using information belonging to other people, including California state prison inmates, to file for COVID-19 related unemployment benefits costing the state approximately $1.2 million.