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Violent Crime Up by Nearly 16 Percent In Los Angeles: LAPD
Violent crime in Los Angeles increased by nearly 16 percent during the first half of this year compared with the same period a year ago, authorities said Friday.
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Crime Rate Spikes in LA
LAPD released the results of a survey asking people how they feel about police. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2016.
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Seal Beach Reopens, Long Beach Coastline Remains Closed Due to Sewage Spill
A stretch of coastline in Seal Beach was reopened to swimmers and surfers Thursday following a roughly three-day closure due to a sewage spill near downtown Los Angeles, but all coastal beaches in Long Beach remained closed.
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Sewage Spill Contained But Beaches Remain Closed
Though the spill from a Downtown pipeline rupture has been contained, a seven-mile stretch of popular beaches remains closed for risk of contamination. Annette Arreola reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.
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98-Year-Old Bedridden Woman, Dog Rescued in Buena Park House Fire
A bedridden 98-year-old woman was critically injured in a house fire in Buena Park Friday triggered by a cooking accident, authorities said.
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LA Health Officials, LGBT Center Urge Gay, Bisexual Men to Vaccinate Against Meningitis
Los Angeles County health officials will join with the Los Angeles LGBT Center Thursday to urge gay and bisexual men to be vaccinated against meningitis, local cases of which have spiked in recent months.
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Record 1.2 Million Travelers Expected to Pass Through LAX for Fourth of July Weekend
A record 1.207 million people are expected to pass through Los Angeles International Airport over the Fourth of July weekend, with Friday likely to be the busiest day of the five-day travel period, with nearly 265,000 travelers.
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Security Upped As Travelers Flock to LAX
Security at LAX has been beefed up during the busy Independence Day holiday weekend. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2016.
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Former LA County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison in Corruption Case
Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for his role in a wide-ranging 2011 conspiracy to derail a federal investigation of misconduct in jails.
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Former LA Undersheriff Sentenced
Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News at 5 on Monday, June 27, 2016.
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Evacuations Lifted as San Gabriel Complex Fires Now 30 Percent Contained
About 1,250 firefighters continued their efforts to extinguish the 5,235-acre San Gabriel Complex Fire, which was 30 percent contained, but all evacuations were being lifted Friday.
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Obama Announces Los Angeles-Based Manufacturing Hub
President Barack Obama announced Monday that Los Angeles will become the headquarters for a federally funded institute devoted to developing sensors that make manufacturing more efficient.
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CicLAvia Hits Southeast LA for First Time
The latest installment of L.A.’s sporadic break with the automobile returns Sunday to take over the streets of Southeast Los Angeles.
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Hundreds of Bikers Hit Streets of Southeast LA for CicLAvia
Hundreds of bike-riders hit the streets Sunday for the 17th CicLAvia — but the first time in Southeast LA. Marin Austin reports for the NBC4 News at 6 on Sunday, May 15, 2016.
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Woman Sues Getty Foundation, Claims She Was Denied Internship Because She's White
A woman is suing the Getty Foundation, alleging she was denied an undergraduate internship with the institution because she is white.
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LA Sheriff's Chief of Staff Resigns Amid Controversy Over Offensive Emails
Racially-insensitive email jokes have cost a high-ranking Los Angeles County sheriff’s official his job, as Tom Angel resigned from his position as the department’s chief of staff Sunday.
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LA Sheriff Chief of Staff Under Fire for Racist Emails
A top Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department official forwarded emails with jokes containing derogatory stereotypes of Muslims, blacks, Latinos, women and others from his work account during his previous job with the Burbank Police Department, according to city records. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
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Bus Driver Pleads Not Guilty in Death of Special Needs Student
The driver of a school bus on which an autistic 19-year-old was left alone last September pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony charge of dependent adult abuse resulting in the young man’s death.
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Good Samaritan Hospital to Pay $450K Settlement in Patient Dumping Accusation
City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Thursday Good Samaritan Hospital will pay $450,000 to settle allegations the hospital improperly discharged a homeless patient in Echo Park.