Downey

A mural paying homage to two Los Angeles legends in the city of Downey has launched an argument between a hot dog restaurant and the city where it does business.

The mural of Kobe Bryant and Nispsey Hussle has resulted in a debate with the city of Downey. John Cádiz Klemack reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.

The reopening process in LA County continued with a move into the red tier. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Monday March 15, 2021.

A 3-year-old boy was wounded in his right leg in a car-to-car shooting on the westbound 105 Freeway in Downey and the shooter was on the loose Wednesday morning.

A father driving along the 105 Freeway told authorities that someone started shooting at his car and his 3-year-old son was hit in the leg late Tuesday night.

Loved ones say the three patriarchs of the Carrillo family were always by each other’s sides. Dad Damian, his brother Juan and Damian’s son Jose.

A woman who lost her father, uncle and brother to COVID-19 shared her story as a warning to others. Hetty Chang reported on NBC4 News on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020.

It’s still early in the proposal process, but hundreds of homes in Downey could be taken out to widen the freeway. Ted Chen reports Oct. 7, 2020.

A project to widen the 5 and 605 freeways means that approximately 200 homes in North Downey could be demolished if a Metro project goes ahead.

Two half-brothers from Montebello were sentenced Friday to potential life prison terms for a crime spree that included the 2015 killing of a Downey police officer who was shot in the face while sitting in his BMW in a parking lot near the police station. Superior Court Judge Roger Ito ordered Steven Knott, 23, to serve a 50-year-to-life state prison…

The driver of a suspected stolen vehicle tried to make a run for it after officers pulled off a pit-maneuver. As seen on NBC LA at 11 p.m. Saturday Sept. 5, 2020.

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of several models, including two former Playboy Playmates, alleging that a Downey lounge used their images in promotions for the business without their permission.

Saluting the Class of 2020 from Warren High School in Downey.

Saluting the Class of 2020 from Warren High School in Downey.

Porto’s Bakery and Cafe has decided to close its Downey location “out of an abundance of caution” after three team members tested positive for COVID-19. The popular Cuban cafe said the closure is not required, but they’re taking the voluntary measure “even though these employees had been self-quarantined and not reported to work since prior to being tested.” The...

A good Samaritan was killed while trying to help the driver of a disabled vehicle on the southbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Downey, authorities said Friday night. The accident occurred just north of the Lakewood Boulevard exit about 11:20 p.m. Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol Officer M. DuLong. A Mitsubishi Lancer became disabled in traffic lanes after…

Police Sunday identified one of the people killed in a crash on a Santa Ana (5) Freeway off-ramp in Downey that left two dead, as well as the suspect accused of causing the fatalities. The suspect was identified as Cash Rencanzone, of Peoria, Arizona, who has been charged with felony hit and run. Authorities said dashcam video helped lead to…

The CHP says the deadly crash is a possibly hit-an-run, as seen on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2020.

A jury on Monday recommended the death penalty for a man convicted of shooting and killing three people and wounding two others after responding to an ad for a used car, prosecutors said. The same jurors last month found Jade Douglas Harris, 37, guilty of three counts of murder and several other chargers including attempted murder and kidnapping. According to…

Two Montebello men pleaded guilty Monday to the 2015 slaying of a Downey police officer who was shot once in the face while sitting in his BMW in a parking lot near the police station. Steven Knott, 22, and Jeremy Anthony Alvarez, 25, are set to be sentenced April 17 for the Nov. 18, 2015, slaying of Officer Ricardo Galvez….