A residential no burn day alert was in effect Saturday in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Burning wood in fireplaces or any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device is prohibited during the mandatory wood-burning ban, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the air…

More than a year ago, the NBC4 I-Team exposed LA’s trash and rat problem and how it fueled an epidemic of the disease typhus. Our investigative reporter now finds that the problem is as bad as ever, making the City of Angels the City of Trash. Joel Grover reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020.

In the shadow of Los Angeles’ world-famous Hollywood sign sits the newest LA landmark: piles of uncollected, rat-infested garbage, much of it piling up near homeless encampments. Even though Mayor Eric Garcetti pledged an additional $6 million per year last June to improve trash pick-up around encampments in Hollywood and across the entire city, the problem in some areas appears…

Massage businesses in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County will soon be required to pay for a public health permit and comply with new regulations designed to combat human trafficking, under action taken Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Janice Hahn championed the changes, saying many of the businesses had “become a safe haven for human trafficking” for sex…

A scary crash and rescue was caught on camera Friday when a woman exiting the 5 Freeway in Mission Hills plowed through a fence and tumbled down into a wash.  The driver was taken away by ambulance after the frightening wreck occurred across the way from Bohan’s Quick Lube & Auto Repair, located at 14724 San Fernando Mission Blvd. around…

A black Mazda was spotted plowing through a fence and down into a wash after coming off the 5 Freeway in Mission Hills. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.

A state appeals court panel refused Thursday to reconsider its ruling that directed a lower court to dismiss charges against four social workers who were accused of failing to protect an 8-year-old Antelope Valley boy killed in May 2013. Los Angeles County prosecutors had asked the three-justice panel to either re-hear or modify its opinion in the case of social…

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted Thursday to study ways to make bus services free for students throughout the county. Initially, the study was planned to first focus on Los Angeles UnifiedSchool District, but board members said they want to fan out the program toinclude all Metro service areas. Board member and Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian…