El Monte

Gordon Tokumatsu reports Aug. 10, 2020.

A suspect wanted for the 1996 rape and murder of a 67-year-old woman at her assisted living center in Covina was arrested Thursday — the first step in finally bringing the 24-year-old case to a close.  After decades without a significant lead, homicide investigators from the LA County Sheriff’s Department found a match to the DNA evidence collected on the…

A police pursuit of an SUV traveled through the cities of Industry and South El Monte before eventually ending in Pico Rivera Monday night. Newschopper4 Brave was over the chase around 10:35 p.m. The driver was traveling at high speeds on surface streets, as well on multiple freeways. Eventually, the SUV began to slow down on the 605 Freeway and…

Saluting the Class of 2020 from Arroyo High School in El Monte.

Investigators believe they know how the fire started. Christine Kim reported on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2020.

The city of El Monte is launching its Farmers’ Market on Thursday evening. The event will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. between Santa Anita Avenue and Tyler Avenue on Main Street. Free parking will be located north and south of Main Street.  Produce and products will be available from Homeboy Industries, Chavez Farms, T.R. Carins Fresh Fruit, and...

Saluting the Class of 2020 from Mountain View High School in El Monte.

Saluting the Class of 2020 from El Monte High School in El Monte.

The city of El Monte announced Sunday night that it is beginning a business grant program Monday, a city spokeswoman said. The grant program will begin at 9 a.m. and businesses can apply for the grants through El Monte’s virtual city hall, said city spokeswoman Alma Martinez. The program will offer one-time grants of $10,000 to city businesses severely impacted…

Whittier police were in pursuit of a vehicle Thursday night through the El Monte area. The pursuit was slow-moving, at speeds of 3 mph. The driver made it to Rowland Heights before almost stopping his vehicle. It kept creeping along slowly, and smoke could be seen coming from the driver’s side window. Eventually, a man exited the vehicle, before walking…

The city of El Monte in consultation with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a statement Wednesday evening outlining steps it was taking to help protect its residents against the spread of coronavirus. The city will take the following preventative measures:   — Cancellation of all city-planned events for the month of March; the city will continue...

Kim Tobin reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.

Three women were killed and 18 people were injured when a bus rolledover on the 15 Freeway in San Diego County. Kim Tobin reported on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.

The driver, a Whittier man, sustained only minor injuries and was speaking with police. Kim Tobin reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.

A man was in custody Wednesday for allegedly killing his 64-year-old roommate, whose body was found in a dumpster near the El Monte mobile home park where they lived, police reported. David Lemus-Orellana, 22, was booked on suspicion of murder in thedeath of Florinda Velasquez-Hernandez, and was being held on $1 million bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s…

The body of a 62-year-old woman was found today in a dumpster in El Monte. The body was discovered about 10:30 a.m. in the 3300 block of Maxson Road, according to Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. El Monte police found the woman’s body inside the dumpster after responding to a “suspicious circumstances” call from...

The victim was identified by family as 62-year-old Florinda, who rented a mobile home and lived with two male roommates. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.

A 12-year-old boy was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in El Monte Saturday night, according to authorities.