Gayle Anderson wrapped up our series of reports on the 2025 Tournament of Roses Parade presented by Honda with a look at Floatfest 2025, where the public can examine, up close, the incredible floral details of each and every 2025 Rose Parade Float.

Floatfest will run from Jan. 2 to Jan. 3, 2025, at the intersection of Sierra Madre and Washington Boulevard, Pasadena, CA.

For ticket information and a list of DO's and DON’Ts, visit the website: VisitPasadena.com.

Gayle Anderson reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News Jan. 2, 2024.

Jeff Baena, filmmaker and husband of Aubrey Plaza, died on Friday at the age of 47. KTLA's Doug Kolk reports on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.

Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter begin Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The first events reflect Carter’s climb up the political ladder, from the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, to decades on the global stage as a humanitarian and advocate for democracy. KTLA 5's Omar Lewis reports. (Jan. 4, 2025)

A man had to be extricated from his vehicle after a rollover crash on a Los Angeles freeway, and the entire aftermath of the incident was caught on video. (Jan. 4, 2025)

New Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman held a press conference to provide information on Friday's meeting with about 25 family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez. KTLA's MaryBeth McDade has more from Hochman and the family members themselves. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-county-da-provides-update-on-meeting-with-menendez-brothers-family/

Residents are on alert after burglars ransacked a Santa Monica condominium complex while it was being fumigated for termites. Surveillance cameras captured the suspects arriving at the complex on the 400 block of Idaho Avenue while the building was evacuated from Dec. 27-30.

A pair of thieves were seen snooping around and rummaging through closets, trying to find any valuables they could take.

KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports on Jan. 3, 2024.

The two people who were killed when a plane crashed into the roof of a warehouse in Fullerton were identified Friday as Kelly Reid, a 16-year-old student-athlete and her father, Pascal Reid.

Kelly was a junior at Huntington Beach High School who played varsity soccer, lacrosse and flag football.

KTLA's Chris Wolfe reports on Jan. 3, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/high-school-student-father-identified-as-victims-killed-in-fullerton-plane-crash/

Led by "Inside Out 2," "Deadpool & Wolverine," and "Wicked," the 2024 U.S. box office clocked in at $8.7 Billion. That figure, down roughly 3% from 2023's total, but still down almost $2 Billion from pre-pandemic levels. Film critic Dan Murrell joins Rick Chambers and Cher Calvin to discuss the highs and lows of the 2024 box office and to look ahead to what's to come in 2025. Jan. 3, 2025.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday, after a number of GOP holdouts reconsidered their votes. Real Clear Politics President Tom Bevan joins Cher Calvin and Rick Chambers to discuss the dramatic vote, its implications for the incoming Trump Presidency, and what President Biden's legacy will be as he prepares to head out the door. Jan. 3, 2025.

A high schooler and her father have been identified as the two people who died in a plane crash Thursday afternoon in Fullerton. Kelly Reid and her father, Pascal, were identified by Kelly's high school as the two victims.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/investigation-cleanup-underway-in-deadly-fullerton-plane-crash/

Ellina Abovian reports for the KTLA 5 News at 6 on Jan.3, 2024.

Family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to meet with new Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman Friday to support resentencing the brothers who are currently serving life in prison for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in Beverly Hills.

The Justice for Erik and Lyle Coalition, described as a family-led initiative, issued a statement ahead of the meeting.

“As we prepare to meet with DA Hochman, our family is hopeful for an open and fair discussion. Despite the abuse they endured as children and the unfairness of their current sentence, Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent the last three decades taking responsibility for their actions and contributing positively to their community through leadership and rehabilitation,” a portion of the statement read.

KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on Jan. 3, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/menendez-brothers-relatives-set-to-meet-with-new-los-angeles-county-da/

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-county-da-provides-update-on-meeting-with-menendez-brothers-family/

New clues have emerged as authorities continue investigating a mass murder where seven people were shot to death in 2020 at a marijuana grow house in Riverside County. Several Laotian gang members are believed to be behind the killings.

KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on Jan. 3, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/new-details-revealed-mass-murder-socal-marijuana-grow-site/

New Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman held a press conference to provide information on Friday's meeting with family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-county-da-provides-update-on-meeting-with-menendez-brothers-family/