Belinda Carlisle and Sandra Bernhard joined us to discuss the upcoming Animal People Alliance Christmas Party at The Abbey in West Hollywood on December 12th. The fundraiser, hosted by Bernhard and featuring performances by Carlisle, will support street animal care in India and Thailand. Tickets are available now at animalpeoplealliance.net, with proceeds going directly to the cause.

Four people were arrested in connection with an organized “bank jugging” operation in San Bernardino County after investigators were able to piece together surveillance footage capturing the crime.

This report aired on ktla.com Dec. 23, 2024.

“High to potentially damaging” surf and coastal flooding are in store for Southern California as the holidays approach.

Details: https://ktla.com/weather/weather-officials-forecast-high-to-potentially-damaging-surf-coastal-flooding-ahead-of-holidays/

Jennifer McGraw reports for the KTLA 5 News at 4 on Dec. 23, 2024.

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Washington hospital on Monday with a fever, his spokesperson said on social media. https://trib.al/ceiV2ss

The Boston Red Sox will sign pitcher Walker Buehler to a one-year contract, according to multiple sources. (Dec. 23, 2024)

A man and a woman who spent more than 17 years in prison for an East Hollywood murder had their convictions vacated, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday.

Annie Rose Ramos reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 23, 2024.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-woman-released-17-years-after-wrongul-convictions-in-east-los-angeles-murder/

The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges.

Erin Myers reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 23, 2024.

https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/ap-luigi-mangione-to-appear-in-manhattan-court-to-face-state-charges-in-death-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo/

An Uber driver who was transporting two passengers is lucky to be alive Monday after a crash that sent scaffolding through his windshield in Los Angeles overnight.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 23, 2024.

Culver City Police Department officials are addressing the public after an incident in which two people waiting for a rideshare were robbed at gunpoint. (Dec. 23, 2024)

A Southern California police department reminded the public that Proposition 36 is now in effect by releasing video from earlier this month of two shoplifting suspects discussing the new law while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 23, 2024.

An illegal fireworks show lit up the night sky in one Los Angeles County city over the weekend.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 23, 2024.

Family, friends and colleagues gathered Sunday in Seal Beach to honor the life of Connor Lees, a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department who died earlier this month during a recreational free dive.

This report aired Dec. 22, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/vigil-held-to-honor-l-a-firefighter-lost-at-sea-in-free-dive-off-long-beach/

A person died in a house fire in Eagle Rock late Sunday morning. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, crews were first dispatched to 5282 North Townsend Avenue around 11 a.m.

Carlos Saucedo reports Dec. 22, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/1-dead-in-eagle-rock-structure-fire/