Megan Telles was live at Junipero Serra High School in Gardena with the continuation of KTLA’s School Spirit Spotlight series.

If you think your school stands out from the rest, send us an email with the name of your school and the reason why to KTLAMorningNews@ktla.com.

Megan Telles reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Sept. 27, 2024.

A woman is dead after a school bus and a car crashed in Lakewood, near the border of Cerritos, sending the car onto the sidewalk and into the woman's bicycle.

The crash at Norwalk and Del Amo boulevards occurred at about 8:25 a.m. when the bus tried to run from westbound Del Amo to southbound Norwalk, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

At that point, a black Honda sedan headed east on Del Amo ran a red light and hit the bus, then veered onto a sidewalk, where it hit an elderly woman on a stopped bicycle.

KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports on September 27, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/woman-killed-after-school-bus-car-collide-in-lakewood/

Officials are working to clear the wreckage the day after a semi truck carrying lithium ion batteries caught fire, closing the 47 Freeway and Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro. At least one battery being transported by the semi exploded, creating flames 5 to 10 feet long.

The fire raged on Thursday, but by Friday afternoon, it appears the scene has cooled, as multiple tow trucks arrived to move the remnants of the semi and assorted debris.

KTLA's Ellina Abovian reports on September 27, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/workers-clearing-burned-out-semi-from-san-pedro-freeway/

Even as Helene was downgraded from a powerful Category 4 hurricane to a tropical storm, it continued to dump heavy rain as it blew through the South Friday. Emergency crews were rushing to rescue people trapped in flooded homes amid a massive storm surge and millions of customers in several states were left without power.

As officials and residents took stock of the damage, the death toll mounted to at least 41 victims Friday. At least seven people were killed in Florida, Nexstar’s WFLA reported. At least two of the people killed appeared to have drowned.

Kristen Currie reports for KTLA on September 27, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/death-toll-rises-after-helene-slams-the-south/

An Inland Empire resident is warning others after thieves targeted and destroyed her vehicle just to steal gasoline. She discovered her truck had been damaged after thieves drilled two holes into her fuel tank to empty it.

KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on September 27, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/southern-california-thieves-drill-into-vehicles-to-steal-gasoline/

An Inland Empire resident is warning others after thieves targeted and destroyed her vehicle just to steal gasoline. She discovered her truck had been damaged after thieves drilled two holes into her fuel tank to empty it.

A man is in the hospital, and another is in custody after a stolen box truck led police on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles on Friday. Locals familiar with the intersection expressed little surprise about the accident to KTLA's Angeli Kakade.

Full story: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-hospitalized-another-in-custody-after-stolen-box-truck-pursuit-in-los-angeles/

Trusted Los Angeles broadcaster and former KTLA reporter Warren Wilson died at the age of 90 on Friday, his son Stanley Wilson said in a statement.https://trib.al/Mf45pVZ

Officials are working to clear the wreckage the day after a semi truck carrying lithium ion batteries caught fire, closing the 47 Freeway and Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro.

Gene Kang reports for the KTLA 5 News at 3 on Sept. 27, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/workers-clearing-burned-out-semi-from-san-pedro-freeway/

California, home to many iconic landmarks like the Hollywood Sign, Golden Gate Bridge and Balboa Park, is also home to one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world. https://trib.al/dX6JEtS

A woman is dead after a school bus and a car crashed in Lakewood, near the border of Cerritos, sending the car onto the sidewalk and into the woman's bicycle.

Chip Yost reports for the KTLA 5 News at Noon on Sept. 27, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/woman-killed-after-school-bus-car-collide-in-lakewood/

A mother who was arrested at Disney California Adventure Park after failing to show her ID to police officers at the theme park is speaking out on social media.

Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89.

Andy Riesmeyer reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Sept 27, 2024.

https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/ap-actress-maggie-smith-star-of-stage-film-and-downton-abbey-has-died-aged-89/