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Hawthorne-based SpaceX launched another 60 internet satellites into orbit Saturday from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

A woman was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that left a South Bay teenager hospitalized with serious injuries after the driver hit him on his bike as his mother watched it happen feet away from her.

A South Bay teenager was in the hospital with serious injuries after a driver hit him on his bike, and his mother was pleading with the driver to come forward after she watched it happen feet away from her. The boy’s mother was hesitant to speak out but she wants this driver caught. The crash occurred Friday morning at 7:30…

The teen was walking her to the bus so she could go to a job interview, after not having work for eight months. Hetty Chang reports Oct. 5, 2020.

One person was killed today when an ultra light aircraft crashed in a flood channel adjacent to the Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport. The aircraft was described as a single-engine Evolution REVO Air Trike with only the pilot aboard, according to FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer. Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 9:38 a.m. to 3680 W. 120th St., according to…

A Hawthorne man who was initially charged in the February 2016 killing of a 1-year-old girl pleaded no contest Tuesday to a separate attack in which a man was shot at less than two months later. Denzell Davion Hull, 28, was immediately sentenced to 19 years in state prison following his plea to one count of attempted murder involving a…

The spcaLA will offer most dogs and cats at its Long Beach and Hawthorne shelters for discounted $25 adoption fees between Friday and Sunday. The two shelters are among 160 throughout the United States and Canada participating in the “Empty the Shelters” event, in which the Bissell Pet Foundation is sponsoring reduced adoption fees. Adoptions through the SPCA are normally…

Hawthorne-based SpaceX launched another rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida Tuesday, this time carrying a U.S. Space Force global positioning satellite into orbit. The launch window for the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the GPS III SV03 satellite was at 12:55 p.m. California time. The satellite launch was originally scheduled for April 29, but it was delayed for two months due…

Four days after ending a nearly decade-long drought in spaceflight originating from American soil, Hawthorne-based SpaceX launched another rocket from Cape Canaveral Wednesday, this time carrying a series of broadband internet satellites. The Falcon 9 lifted off on schedule at 6:20 p.m. California time. The rocket was carrying another batch of 60 Starlink satellites, adding to a growing array that…

A driver in a Mercedes-Benz sedan led authorities on a chase through Compton and Hawthorne Sunday night for about ten minutes before crashing into a sport utility vehicle and a van. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were in pursuit of a reckless driver who blew through an intersection in Compton and almost collided with another vehicle....

The driver crashed and wouldn’t leave his vehicle after a pursuit in Compton. As seen on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Sunday May 17, 2020.

Authorities Wednesday identified a man who was allegedly stabbed to death in Hawthorne by his brother, who remains in custody. The stabbing occurred at 12:30 a.m. Saturday in the 4400 block of West 129th Street, according to Deputy Marvin Crowder of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which is assisting Hawthorne police with the investigation. Andre Lynn Jr., 25, died…

New COVID-19 testing sites are opening in South Los Angeles and Hawthorne, officials announced Tuesday. Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson said a new site is opening at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, at 3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Testing is free and available to all who sign up at https://corona-virus.la/. Last week, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that...

The city of Hawthorne filed court papers Wednesday asking that a shopping center where a popular barber was shot to death be declared a nuisance. The court papers also ask that a judge order an abatement of drug activity and other crimes that the city says have required police to respond to hundreds of calls to the shopping center in…

A 26-year-old Hawthorne man pleaded no contest Monday to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon in a road-rage crash that left a motorcyclist dead in Gardena in 2017. Oscar Villa was originally charged with murder in the death of Jaylen Ramon Bell Maxwell, 22, of Los Angeles, and is set to be sentenced March 30. His plea was…

Residents of 13 South Bay cities were advised Thursday that they must register to be part of an alert and warning notification system. The Alert SouthBay Regional Emergency Notification System is designed to keep communities informed about disasters and major emergencies via text, email, cell phone, landline, and other means of communication, said Soraya Sutherlin, regional emergency communications manager of Alert...

Multiple suspects are wanted for a shooting at a marijuana dispensary in Hawthorne Tuesday which left two men injured, including a security guard. The shooting was called into the Hawthorne Police Department at around 9 p.m., according to police. Both men were expected to survive their injuries. One man was a security guard for the dispensary, police said. The suspects…

One of the victims is a security guard for the business. Eliana Moreno reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.