Boyle Heights

A Texas man who allegedly killed a 17-year-old Boyle Heights girl in 1996 was in custody Wednesday after DNA evidence connected him to the crime, authorities said.

A Hazmat crew was on scene of a commercial fire on Olympic Blvd, east of Lorena Street in Inglewood early Wednesday morning after firefighters say they found a marijuana grow operation.

A marijuana grow operation was discovered Wednesday morning inside a commercial building in Boyle Heights where a fire burned for 54 minutes before being extinguished by firefighters.

A 51-year-old man who worked part-time as a clown performer in the East Los Angeles area is behind bars on suspicion of sexually molesting a young child, and the sheriff’s department Wednesday circulated his photo and asked other potential alleged victims to come forward. He worked for Payasos Party Supply in Boyle Heights, according to authorities.

He lives with his family in a shed, so he started a small plant business to help out. John Cadiz Klemack reports July 23, 2020.

An 8-year-old boy from Boyle Heights decided to start a business selling plants to help his mother out financially, and also to raise funds to bring his sister back from Mexico. Aaron is quite the little entrepreneur. He started his business selling plants with two main goals: to support his family so that they could move out of the small…

Firefighters dealt with a broken gas line as they battled a fire that tore through the attic of a laundromat in Boyle Heights Tuesday morning and caused the roof to collapse.  The cause of fire, reported at about 12:30 a.m. in the 2200 block of East First Street, was not immediately determined.  The incident was declared a major emergency...

A roof collapsed in a fire at a Boyle Heights laundromat. Video broadcast Tuesday July 14, 2020 on Today in LA.

Robert Kovacik reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

This Father’s Day, a Mariachi band in Boyle Heights brought joy to the neighborhood with their “Serenata para papá,” translating to “a serenade for dad.”  The magical performance was a way to celebrate all the dads in East Los Angeles, and as the band moved along, you could hear people shouting, “Happy Father’s Day!” Miguel Santiago, Assembly member of...

Gene Kang reports for Today in LA on Sunday, June 21, 2020.

Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

Saluting the Class of 2020 from STEM Academy of Boyle Heights High School in Boyle Heights.

Saluting the Class of 2020 from Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School in Boyle Heights.

LAPD Chief Michel Moore says the video likely won’t change public opinion about a violent arrest. Eric Leonard reported on NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.

The LAPD made public Tuesday segments of two officers’ body-worn-camera video recordings that show more of what happened during a confrontation outside a church in Boyle Heights in which one of the officers repeatedly punched a man in the head.  The punching was also captured by an eyewitness on cellphone video, and that recording became public last week.  The...

A new lawsuit has been filed by the man seen being punched by an LAPD officer, while evidence including body camera videos is due to be released. Eric Leonard and the I-Team reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2020.

Thirty four years ago Saturday, Richard Ramirez, the infamous and demonic “Nightstalker” was taken down by a group of angry residents who recognized the lanky drifter who had terrorized California with his demonic killing and sex assault spree.

A Los Angeles Police Department officer is under investigation for allegedly assaulting a trespassing man during an altercation in Boyle Heights. Two Hollenbeck Division officers responded to the 2400 block of Houston Street, near Soto Street, on April 27, where they located a man trespassing on private property and directed him to leave, according to an LAPD statement issued late…

LA’s police chief said the new incident is one of two troubling incidents involving officers in the last week. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 I-Team on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.