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Orange County reported 191 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths Sunday, although officials said those numbers might be low for the next few days due to technical issues with the state reporting database.

Firefighters were checking out a report of a suspicious odor Sunday reportedly coming from an airplane at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana.

Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a fire Sunday that charred about four acres of brush in Malibu.

A fast-chase police pursuit ensued Saturday night after a driver tried to run over some sheriff’s deputies at a traffic stop in East LA.

One of the most violent moments in LAPD history unfolded on live TV on Feb. 28, 1997 when two bank robbers wielding assault rifles got into a ferocious gunfight with officers. See archived footage from that day.

Before George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, there was Latasha Harlins. Latasha was a 15 year-old girl shot who was in the back of the head by a Korean shop owner in 1991. Her death struck a chord in the Black community, contributing to protests and civil unrest in the 1992 Riots. Now, decades later a public mural in tribute...

The city of Bell police were in pursuit of a driver in a dark Ford sedan that was wanted for vandalism Friday night. The driver was seen throwing out what appeared to be a gun out of the window onto the freeway lanes.

The coronavirus has claimed the lives of at least 20 mariachis in Los Angeles but the need to go out to work is greater, so many of them continue to risk their lives.

Orange County’s test positivity rate — which is reported weekly — improved from 7.8% the previous week to 5.4% Tuesday, and the adjusted case rate per 100,000 on a seven-day average with a seven-day lag improved from 20.7 to 11.9.

Surveillance video caught a man jumping the security fences at the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple on Thursday night, smashing a 12-foot-high glass window with a rock, yanking a pair of metallic lanterns off their concrete bases and lighting two wooden lantern stands on fire, the temple’s head priest told the Los Angeles Times.

Three private schools in Los Angeles County sought COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers and other staff members while supplies were limited, it was reported Saturday.

Elected officials must be in office for at least 90 days before a recall effort can be launched. Gascon was sworn in on Dec. 7.

Los Angeles County reported 1,730 new cases of COVID-19 and 94 additional deaths Saturday, while the number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued to trend downward.

Segal died from the complications of a stroke at a Santa Monica hospital, his publicist said Friday.

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, publicly called for the LA County Sheriff’s Department to release the names of deputies who took or shared photos of Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and seven other victims of a helicopter crash in Calabasas last January.

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez has announced that the City Council will hold a vote to override Mayor Eric Garcetti’s veto of a spending plan that outlined how to reinvest millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Police Department budget into communities of color.

Albert Pujols, fifth-leading home run hitter in major league history, says he has more pressing concerns on his mind, primarily the chase of his first playoff victory with the Angels. Not playing in October will never stop grating on Pujols, who begins the new season with 662 homers along with 2,100 RBIs, third-most in baseball history.

LeBron James responded to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s criticism of his political activism with a promise that he will never just shut up and dribble.

Grade crossings at four streets along a Metrolink line in Palmdale and Lancaster will be enhanced for safety using up to $13.6 million in funds awarded to the rail system through the Federal Highway Administration Section 130 Program.

Officials Saturday released the name of a 19-year-old man who was killed in a shooting near a taco stand in downtown Los Angeles. The shooting victim was identified as Reginald James of Palmdale, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

For months leading up to last November’s election, our I-Team along with other NBC owned stations around the country started monitoring first class mail delays.

Lady Gaga took to Instagram Friday afternoon, sharing photos of her dogs Koji and Gustav and offering a $500,000 reward for their safe return while calling her dog walker a hero after he was shot, and the dogs were stolen in Hollywood.

They may not have a lot of experience, but they are having a big impact on the pandemic. They are resident doctors in training, and they are being celebrated for their courageous efforts in the frontlines.

Firefighters took four hours to douse a fire at an industrial business area Friday in Compton.

Tiger Woods was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Thursday to continue recuperating from a horrific rollover SUV crash in Rancho Palos Verdes that severely injured his right leg and ankle.

New hate crime data from the Los Angeles Police Department shows the number of anti-Asian crime reports rose 114% in 2020, though the overall number of incidents remained relatively low.

A small quake jolted the Simi Valley area early Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The magnitude-3.2 temblor shook the Simi Valley area, and was felt in Woodland Hills. Nearly 250 people from Canoga Park to Thousand Oaks reported feeling the quake. Refresh for updates.

A stray cat found injured on a Palmdale porch led to a reunion 15 years in the making.

Authorities on Friday were asking for the public’s help in locating two critical missing children. 10-year-old Tyler Hernandez and 11-year-old Richard Benitez were last seen on February 24, 2021.

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was killed in a crash Thursday morning in the Lakewood area.

California released a new plan Thursday outlining how the state will allocate vaccines to education workers as Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to push to reopen more schools to in-person instruction.

The rate of new COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County fell far enough Tuesday to allow for a resumption of youth competition in sports such as football, soccer and water polo, but with many schools still closed due to the pandemic, it was unclear when student-athletes will return to action. Orange County also met the threshold.

There’s a growing concern about a recent increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in Southern California, and one woman is helping victims find a voice, so they can report when they’ve been targeted.

Doctors are finding that side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine can interfere with mammogram results. Women who get the vaccine may experience swelling in the lymph nodes of the armpit as their immune system responds to the shot.

A man was shot and killed near a taco stand in downtown LA early Friday morning.

The NTSB has finalized the results of its investigation into the helicopter crash that took the lives of Kobe Bryant, Bryant’s daughter, and seven others.

A man who was walking two French bulldogs was shot Wednesday night in Hollywood. TMZ reported that the dogs belonged to Lady Gaga, who was reportedly offering a reward in the case. NBCLA reached out to Los Angeles police, who could not confirm any ties to the singer-songwriter.

Because the effects of such systemic racism continue to resonate, the city of Glendale made an historic move in 2020, passing a resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the city’s racist past.

Angela Price Evans said her father’s illness started with a bad cough. Weeks later, the Rev. Dr. Frederick K.C. Price, founder of the Crenshaw Christian Center, died of COVID-19 at age 89.

The City of Compton was hosting a COVID-19 vaccine drive for seniors Wednesday through Friday. Residents 65 and older can head to the vaccination site located at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, 12021 N. Wilmington Ave. Building 11 Suite 1000, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Feb. 26.

Officers are pursuing a BMW driver who has slammed into at least one car while speeding on streets near downtown Los Angeles.

A group of six teenagers from Ulysses Grant High School in Los Angeles, are celebrating the fruits of long hours of study. Despite the pandemic, the students just won the 2021 LAUSD Academic Decathlon, a historic first win for the school.

Injuries were reported Thursday morning after reports of an electrical equipment explosion in downtown Los Angeles.

Orange County Wednesday moved closer to the less-restrictive red tier on the state’s coronavirus monitoring system, but unless it receives more vaccines on Thursday, more of its distribution points may have to close.

The COVID-19 death toll in Los Angeles County tragically spiked upward Wednesday with a review of death certificates dating back to early December confirming 806 more fatalities that can be attributed to the virus, punctuating the deadly toll of the winter surge in cases.

In the wake of the rollover crash that left pro golfer Tiger Woods with severe leg injuries, county Supervisor Janice Hahn Wednesday ordered a safety review of the stretch of road in Rancho Palos Verdes that has seen more than a dozen accidents in the past year.

Two homes were destroyed and a third house was badly damaged in a wind-driven fire that broke out in a Bloomington neighborhood just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

Two people were killed and three others were hospitalized in critical condition Thursday morning in a head-on crash in the Vermont Vista area.

Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds are expected to continue through Thursday morning in parts of Southern California after a night of powerful gusts.

Two men were found dead inside a home in the unincorporated community of Rowland Heights Wednesday night.

A man was hospitalized Thursday morning after an argument that broke out at a Target store in Gardena led to a shooting.

A fire that destroyed a commercial building in Historic South-Central Los Angeles Thursday morning and spread to a second building was extinguished in about two hours and 40 minutes with no injuries reported.

A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was taken to a hospital Wednesday night after a crash in South Los Angeles.

A Santa Ana police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting $128,000 to shield illegal businesses.

In-person classes can now resume for elementary schools in four school districts in Riverside County.

Criminal charges are not being considered in the crash that left golfer Tiger Woods with serious injuries Tuesday on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wednesday.

Los Angeles County officials laid out a complex formula Wednesday for doling out limited COVID-19 vaccinations to teachers and child care workers when they become eligible for the shots on Monday, putting further pressure on already limited vaccine supplies.

Federal anti-drug authorities in Southern California will focus on educating communities about the dangers of opioids and fentanyl as part of an initiative launched Wednesday to reduce drug use and deaths.

“I was terrified for my life, as you can see the physical injuries on my face,” Kim said. “And I didn’t know what to think of it. It was all just a blur…I was just trying to defend my life.”

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to adopt an urgency ordinance requiring national grocery and drug retail employers in unincorporated areas of the county to pay frontline workers an additional $5 per hour hazard or “hero pay” for the next 120 days.

Deputy Carlos Gonzalez did not immediately recognize the driver trapped in the mangled SUV that had rolled over several times Tuesday before ending up on its side on a brush-covered hillside.

In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces his toughest recovery of all after a rollover crash.

Air Force Global Strike Command successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base during an operation test late Tuesday night.

Tiger Woods was in a violent rollover car crash in the Rancho Palos Verdes area Tuesday, requiring him to be rescued from the car and rushed to surgery, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Fry’s Electronics is closing its doors for good after nearly 36 years in business across nine states and 31 stores, including California, citing challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

The LAPD did not name the employee, but provided the information in response to an inquiry about West Los Angeles Division Capt. Jonathan Tom, who is listed as the owner of the home that was the subject of the search, according to a review of property records later confirmed by several law enforcement sources.

Los Angeles County opened a free COVID-19 testing kiosk Tuesday at the Battleship Iowa, which is docked at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro.

The rate of new COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County fell far enough Tuesday to allow for a resumption of youth competition in sports such as football, soccer and water polo, but with many schools still closed due to the pandemic, it was unclear when student-athletes will return to action. Orange County also met the threshold.

State Controller Betty T. Yee Tuesday reminded Southern California homeowners affected by recent wildfires that they have more time to apply for the Property Tax Postponement program.

The local moratorium applies where it does not overlap with state protections for residential tenants unable to pay rent due to COVID-19-related financial stress. It covers commercial evictions, no-fault evictions and prohibits ousting tenants for unauthorized occupants, pets and other nuisances.

Golf superstar Tiger Woods has been hospitalized after being involved in a violent rollover crash Tuesday.

The career of golfer Tiger Woods is one of heights known only by those at the top of their game and lows often brought on by injuries that have plagued him along the way.

The Burbank City Council voted unanimously to revoke the business license for the Tinhorn Flats restaurant for violations related to Los Angeles County health orders and violation of the Burbank Municipal Code.

The opening of a new vaccine distribution site at the Anaheim Convention Center was moved up to Tuesday with the expected arrival of 16,00 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Orange County.

Doses of COVID-19 vaccine delayed by the storm out east have been shipped to Los Angeles, and all six city-run vaccination sites will resume operations on Tuesday after being closed through the weekend, Mayor Eric Garcetti said.

A food delivery driver was the victim of a terrible fraud that left his bank account empty.