The city of Los Angeles was mourning Wednesday for Mexican-born Fernando Valenzuela, the Dodgers pitcher who inspired “Fernandomania” with his unique delivery and dominant pitching performances in the early 1980s.

Carlos Saucedo reports on Oct. 23, 2024.

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Firefighters in Orange County came to the rescue when a man who was chasing his family’s pet bird high up in a tree became stuck in the tree himself Wednesday night, officials confirmed to KTLA.

This report aired on Oct. 23, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-and-pet-bird-stuck-in-tree-rescued-by-southern-california-firefighters/

A woman died after she was possibly ejected from the vehicle she was driving following a lengthy pursuit that ended in a high-speed crash on the 5 Freeway Wednesday afternoon.

Sandra Mitchell reports on Oct. 23, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/lapd-in-pursuit-of-fleeing-driver-near-sylmar/

Police are searching for a suspect wanted for sexually assaulting and attempting to kidnap an 11-year-old girl.

This report aired on Oct. 23, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/suspect-wanted-for-attempting-to-kidnap-11-year-old-girl/

The Costa Mesa Police Department has released new details surrounding the grisly discovery of a woman’s body inside a trash can on Tuesday.

Rachel Menitoff reports on Oct. 23, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/police-orange-county-woman-found-dead-in-trash-can-was-murdered-by-boyfriend/

The historic impact Fernando Valenzuela made on the city of Los Angeles traces its roots to the 1950s, according to renounced sports commentator Roy Firestone.

KTLA's Krystle Rich and Ellina Abovian report on Oct. 23, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/how-fernando-valenzuela-changed-los-angeles-forever/

The Costa Mesa Police Department has released new details surrounding the grisly discovery of a woman's body inside a trash can on Tuesday. 

Neighbors told KTLA that the victim was found in a trash can in the backyard of a Costa Mesa home. The Costa Mesa Police Department confirmed those reports Wednesday morning and identified the victim as 38-year-old Julie Anne Sanetra of Irvine.

KTLA's Mary Beth McDade reports on Oct. 23, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/police-orange-county-woman-found-dead-in-trash-can-was-murdered-by-boyfriend/

Video captured the moment a Target employee chased down a thief and successfully took back the stolen merchandise he had escaped with.

Video of the encounter, which went viral on social media, shows the male employee running after the male suspect in a neighborhood before forcefully shoving him to the ground and recovering the stolen goods.

KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on Oct. 23, 2024.

A high-speed pursuit involving a suspected stolen vehicle ended with a violent crash along the 5 Freeway in the Grapevine. Oct. 23, 2024.

Three businesses in the same plaza were targeted by burglars overnight in the latest string of break-ins in the San Fernando Valley.  KTLA 5's Kareen Wynter reports. (Oct. 23, 2024)

The Costa Mesa Police Department has released new details surrounding the grisly discovery of a woman's body inside a trash can on Tuesday.  KTLA 5's Kimberly Cheng reports. (Oct. 23, 2024)

Los Angeles Dodgers fans have been stopping by Dodger Stadium to remember pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who died Tuesday at 63. KTLA's Carlos Herrera reports. Oct. 23, 2024