Federal investigators have reportedly linked former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, the current nominee for Attorney General in the incoming Trump administration, to thousands of dollars in Venmo transactions allegedly made for sex.

Chris Wolfe reports on Nov. 20, 2024.

Details: ktla.com

An overnight shooting at a strip mall in Compton left two people dead, authorities say.  KTLA 5's Ellina Abovian reports. (Dec. 3, 2024)

UCLA students are being warned to lock their doors and windows following a string of off-campus burglaries, including one incident where a student was sleeping inside the residence when burglars broke in.

Erin Myers reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 3, 2024.

An investigation is underway after a Tesla crashed head-on into a Metro bus in the Rancho Park neighborhood of Los Angeles early Tuesday morning.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 3, 2024.

One person died and four others were injured when a pursuit came to a tragic end in Orange County's Fountain Valley Monday night.

Carlos Herrera reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 3, 2024.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has arrested the father of a 9-year-old Compton boy in the child’s shooting death on Saturday.

Carlos Saucedo reports on Dec. 2, 2024.

Full story: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/father-arrested-in-compton-9-year-olds-fatal-shooting/

A bizarre search and rescue operation unfolded Monday for an occupant of an SUV that reportedly plunged 1,000 feet down a hillside Saturday night in Ventura County.

This report aired on Dec. 2, 2024.

Full story: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/search-underway-for-occupant-of-suv-that-plunged-down-ventura-county-cliffside/

After a massive and lengthy search for a 30-year-old woman from Maui who vanished in Los Angeles last month, sparking concerns of human trafficking and foul play, investigators announced Monday that she was seen crossing into Mexico, appeared unharmed and is now considered a “voluntary missing person.”

Rachel Menitoff reports on Dec. 2, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/lapd-to-update-public-on-maui-woman-who-vanished-in-los-angeles/

Pervez Taufiq and his young family had just landed at LAX and were almost at the end of a long travel week when a fellow passenger began berating them with racist comments.

John Fenoglio reports on Dec. 2, 2024.

Details: ktla.com

A fellow passenger berated a family with racist comments while aboard a transfer bus at LAX. The family members speak with KTLA about how the situation escalated.

A San Fernando Valley man charged with slapping an autistic child at a bus stop appeared in court on Monday. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/southern-california-man-charged-with-slapping-autistic-boy-to-appear-in-court/

California authorities are searching for a man convicted of first-degree murder who jumped out of a prison van and escaped custody while being transported for a court appearance. Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/convicted-murderer-from-l-a-county-escapes-custody-during-transport/

A small business owner in San Bernardino is heartbroken after burglars hit his arcade over Thanksgiving, stealing property and causing damages that he says in total amounts to about $10,000. KTLA's Shelby Nelson speaks with the owner and gets an inside look at what he was left with. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/burglars-hit-southern-california-arcade-owner-says-stolen-property-and-damages-cost-10k/