East LA

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, many street food vendors continue to set up their stalls on the streets of Los Angeles as county health inspectors have been conducting operations to close them.

Four Los Angeles-area state legislators announced Thursday that they have introduced a bill to provide $540.4 million to fund a clean-up of 10,000 homes polluted by the nearby Exide Technologies battery facility in Vernon.

A Metro train operator was shot Friday at the Indiana Station in East Los Angeles and hospitalized in stable condition, and a reward totaling $35,000 was announced for information that leads to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the assailant.

A man was shot and killed in East Los Angeles on Christmas Eve.

Hollywood actor, Danny Trejo, used his off-screen time to pair up with The Everest Foundation to help feed over 800 families of frontline workers in East LA with a drive-up food giveaway.

Actor, Danny Trejo, with Trejo’s Tacos paired up with The Everest Foundation and the LA County Supervisor to donate food in a socially distanced drive-thru for front-line workers in East LA. NBC4 News reports on Dec. 17, 2020.

Cricket Wireless teamed up with the Variety Boys & Girls Club to surprise an East LA family with gifts worth up to $5,000 to help them get through the challenging hardships they are facing caused by the pandemic.

Cricket Wireless teamed up with the Boys & Girls Club to surprise a local family with gifts worth up to $5,000 to help them through the hardships due to the pandemic as part of their “12 Days of Cricket.” NBC4 News reports at 5 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2020.

An East LA man was detained after he posted a video on social media threatening with political violence if Joe Biden was elected president. Hetty Chang reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2020.

A helicopter that was transporting a donated organ crashed on the Keck Hospital of USC helipad, and two people required medical attention. Christine Kim reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2020.

A helicopter that was transporting a donated organ crashed Friday afternoon on the Keck Hospital of USC helipad, and two people required medical attention.

A man in his 30s was detained Friday morning outside his East Los Angeles home pending a search connected to an alleged threat against of political violence posted to social media if Joe Biden won the election.

An East Los Angeles man was sentenced to two years behind bars for helping an off-duty deputy sheriff stage a fake drug raid and steal more than a half-ton of marijuana and cash from a downtown warehouse, according to court papers obtained Wednesday.

Los Angeles County Inspector General Max Huntsman has accused Sheriff Alex Villanueva of promoting a “code of silence” around secret societies within his department. Huntsman’s report Monday on a deputy group identified as the “Banditos” alleges that roughly 30 members of the clique disrupt day-to-day operations at the East L.A. Sheriff’s Station by creating tension between deputies who are...

A commercial fire began burning Sunday night shortly after 8 p.m. in East LA.

A commercial fire began burning Sunday night shortly after 8 p.m. in East LA.  The fire burning on Whittier Boulevard and Arizona Avenue was upgraded to a 3rd alarm fire, according to LA County Fire. Darsha Philips reports Oct. 5, 2020.

Firefighters battle a massive structure fire that erupted in East LA Sunday night. Darsha Philips reports for NBC4 News on Oct. 4, 2020.

Police were in pursuit of a suspected DUI driver in a black car, as the driver sped through East Los Angeles, South Pasadena, Pasadena, Glendale and close to Dodger Stadium Wednesday night. Newschopper4 Bravo was over the chase around 8:30 p.m. The driver was wanted for reckless driving and suspected of driving under the influence, according to the East LA…

A teenage motorist who allegedly ran a red light while impaired, triggering a collision with a Metro bus that seriously injured two of his passengers in East Los Angeles, has been released to the custody of his parents as authorities weigh the filing of criminal charges in the case, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at…