Hollywood is paying tribute to actor Val Kilmer, who passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday evening. He was 65 years old. Famed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, who directed Kilmer in the 2011 horror film "Twixt," honored him in a post on Instagram. "Val Kilmer was the most talented actor when in his High School, and that [...]

A storm system brewing in the Pacific is expected to bring rain, gusty winds and possibly thunderstorms to Southern California on Thursday. For tomorrow Moderate to heavy rainfall is possible, especially in the afternoon hours. Were talking about some gusty winds, some thunderstorms, potential for hail. Weve got a lot going on,KTLA's Kirk Hawkins [...]

An alert community member helped authorities recover a stolen truck, trailer and two horses on Tuesday. According to CHPs Antelope Valley station, a person called them after recognizing the stolen property and animals in an online community post. Thanks to their attentiveness and willingness to help, we were able to quickly locate and recover [...]

The two surviving eaglets from famous Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow have been given their official names. Meet Sunny and Gizmo! Friends of Big Bear Valley posted on Facebook late Tuesday night. After the wonderful but lengthy process of selecting names for Jackie and Shadows adorable chicks, Bigger Chick is now named Sunny [...]

Two women were pronounced dead shortly after a shooting was reported near an elementary school in Compton Tuesday evening. Deputies were called to the scene on West Caldwell Street and South Central Avenue near Caldwell Street Elementary around 7:15 p.m. where they found a crashed Toyota sedan stopped on the sidewalk near a traffic pole. [...]

A man was arrested for attempting to carjack a garbage truck in Santa Ana. Footage of the attempted theft was released by Santa Ana police on Tuesday, showing the male suspect approaching a Republic Waste Services truck parked outside a shopping plaza. He quickly opens the passenger-side door, climbs in and allegedly threatens the driver [...]

Val Kilmer, a veteran actor known for his roles as Jim Morrison and Batman, has died on Tuesday, his family confirmed to the New York Times. He was 65. His daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, said her father died of pneumonia. Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 but later recovered. Kilmer came to fame in [...]

One person is dead, and another has been taken into custody after a fatal shooting in a residential San Bernardino County neighborhood. Details are limited and its unclear just exactly how gunfire erupted, but the Fontana Police Department responded to reports of the shooting in the 6700 block of Winter Night Court just before [...]

A suspect was arrested after a man was found shot in downtown Riverside. The suspect was identified as Hector Alfonso Sanchez Torres, 26, according to the Riverside Police Department. On March 30, the suspect and the victim, identified only as an adult male, were involved in an altercation of some sort. Torres allegedly drove along [...]

Two suspects were arrested after a shooting left a person hospitalized in Riverside County. On Feb. 26, the victim arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound injury. No suspect was found after the shooter fled the scene. Palm Desert sheriffs deputies began investigating the case and later identified the suspected gunman as Alexander [...]

Sea lions in Southern California waters had rarely posed a problem for beachgoers, surfers and swimmers, until now. Scientists say a naturally occurring bloom of toxic algae, a neurotoxin, is infecting local populations of sea lions and other marine mammals, making them lethargic, giving them seizures and, in some cases, making them aggressive. [...]

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted to pull funding from the regional agency tasked with combating the homelessness crisis and will instead create a new countywide department to take on the effort. The Board voted 4-0 Tuesday to revoke hundreds of millions in annual taxpayer fund for the Los Angeles Homeless Services [...]

Two teenagers riding a scooter were hospitalized in critical condition after a wrong-way crash in Orange Tuesday night. The teens were riding on a single motorized scooter and traveling on the wrong side of the road on Hewes Street, the Orange Police Department said. At around 2:05 p.m., the scooter collided with the front passenger [...]

A woman out for a jog in the city of Ventura found herself fighting off an alleged would-be kidnapper and escaping with the help of a Good Samaritan driving by late last month, officials announced. The terrifying March 25 ordeal reportedly unfolded near the intersection of Telegraph Road and Nevada Avenue just before 2:45 [...]

A man was arrested in connection to the cold case murder of a 15-year-old boy in Riverside County. The suspect was identified as Vincent Gonzales, 37, of Lake Elsinore, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. On May 5, 2007, deputies at the Moreno Valley station responded to reports of shots fired at a dirt [...]

Fourth Cone Restoration, a women-owned studio in Canoga Park, is gaining millions of views online for its mesmerizing art restorations. From vintage posters to delicate fine art, their skilled team brings damaged pieces back to life with incredible precision. KTLAs Andy Riesmeyer goes inside the viral sensation thats preserving historyone masterpiece at a ...

The battle over transgender athletes' participation in youth sports came to California on Tuesday as state lawmakers rejected two bills aimed at keeping trans kids and teens off sports teams consistent with their gender identity. Lawmakers voted to block a bill that would have required the California Interscholastic Federation, the governing body for high ...

A soldier from Los Angeles County is among the four killed by a training exercise in Lithuania last month. The four soldiers were reported missing last week when their armored vehicle sank in a bog, the New York Times reports. "The four U.S. soldiers, from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were [...]

Four Oxnard residents are facing federal charges in connection with a pair of armed robberies earlier this year. In a press release, the FBI identified the four as: According to investigators, the four robbed a Home Depot in Oxnard on Jan. 4 and a Walmart on Jan. 7. "According to court documents, on both occasions, [...]

Immigration rights activists, community members and elected officials are calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release a detainee who was preparing to make an organ donation to save his brother's life. A vigil was held Monday evening for Jos Gregorio, a 43-year-old from Venezuela, who has been held in an immigration detention [...]

Fans of Wendy Williams gathered on Hollywood Boulevard on Tuesday morning to demand her release from her current guardianship and the assisted-living facility she's currently living in. A small group of people stood on Williams's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the same time as another Free Wendy protest was underway in New [...]

A recently introduced California bill aims to require landlords to provide stoves and fridges in rental housing. State law doesnt require units to include a refrigerator, a standard in other parts of the country. A 2022 Los Angeles Times story found that L.A. and Orange Counties have the fewest refrigerator units among large urban areas [...]

Officials with the Anaheim Union High School District are installing vaping sensors at two schools in the hopes that they will prevent students from smoking and vaping on campus. The two educational institutions are Cypress and Loara high schools, and the sensors will be set up in restrooms and locker rooms across the two campuses. [...]

A Valencia man has been accused of practicing medicine without a license and using an elderly victims identity to open a line of credit. Nitun Nate Dayalghai Ahir, 43, was arraigned last Friday on charges including unlicensed practice of medicine, fraudulent use of medical titles, theft from an elder or dependent adult by a caretaker, [...]

Kim Delaney will not face assault charges related to her arrest in connection with felony assault, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. Delaney, who starred in TV series "NYPD Blue," Army Wives and The O.C., was arrested Saturday morning by deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. At the time of [...]