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

Los Angeles Metro is testing new concealed weapons technology this week as the transit agency attempts to increase security on a system that has been beleaguered by violence.

Omar Lewis reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Oct. 23, 2024.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-metro-testing-new-concealed-weapons-technology/

A 10-year-old boy was bitten by a coyote while riding his bike in Irvine Tuesday morning.

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

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani seems to break a record every other day, but this latest feat transcends baseball. (Oct. 23, 2024)

A broken water main left the 101 Freeway flooded Wednesday morning, prompting officials to close lanes through the Boyle Heights neighborhood near downtown Los Angeles.

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

Fans are remembering Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981. Valenzuela died Tuesday night. He was 63.

His death comes as the Dodgers prepare to open the World Series on Friday night at home against the New York Yankees. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Valenzuela would be honored during the series at Dodger Stadium.

KTLA's Carlos Saucedo reports on Oct. 22, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/sports/dodgers/ap-fernando-valenzuela-mexican-born-pitcher-whose-feats-for-dodgers-fueled-fernandomania-dies-at-63/