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A high-speed chase involving a silver Toyota Camry ended with a serious crash in Los Angeles early Saturday morning. April 5, 2025. (OnScene.TV)

Protests are planned across the nation, including in downtown Los Angeles, on Saturday after President Donald Trump's blanket tariff policy was put into effect this week. KTLA's Omar Lewis reports on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

The KTLA 5 News team covers the day's top local and national stories.

The soccer coach who was reportedly with 13-year-old Oscar Hernandez who was later found dead in a Ventura County ditch was arrested on an unrelated sexual assault charge, according to court records.

KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports on April 4, 2025.

President Donald Trump’s trade war with the world has seen trillions of dollars in wealth tied to the global markets evaporate within days. While all investors are feeling the pressure, experts say the wealthiest Americans are seeing perhaps the biggest impact. KTLA's John Fenoglio reports live on April 4, 2025. Details: https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/trumps-trade-war-is-decimating-stock-portfolios-of-the-uber-rich/

UCLA lost 85-51 to UConn in Friday's Final Four match, eliminating the Bruins from the women's NCAA March Madness tournament. KTLA's Rick Chambers reports live on April 4, 2025, from a UCLA watch party. Details on the match: https://ktla.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-strong-fudd-help-uconn-blow-out-ucla-85-51-in-final-four-as-bueckers-moves-1-win-from-elusive-title/

The KTLA 5 News team covers the day's top local and national stories.

The KTLA 5 News team covers the day's top local and national stories.

In 2003, a group of eight young artists in Rhode Island created a secret apartment in the Providence Place Mall. The group lived there for four years undetected. Their saga is now the subject of an incredible documentary, "Secret Mall Apartment," now open in theaters in Los Angeles. Director Jeremy Workman joins Micah Ohlman and Mary Beth McDade with more. April 4, 2025.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, on top of previous levies and retaliation worldwide, are expected to increase prices for everyday items. Local Southern California business owners are worried about the effects it could have on business and prices.

The trade wars have already roiled financial markets and plunged businesses into uncertainty — all while economists warn of potentially weakened economic growth and heightened inequality.

KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports April 4, 2025.

Details: https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-how-trumps-latest-tariffs-could-affect-your-wallet/

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Family members of a 13-year-old boy found dead in a Ventura County ditch say the teen was reportedly with his soccer coach, now allegedly a person of interest, when he disappeared over the weekend.  

KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on April 4, 2025.

Detail: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/soccer-coach-allegedly-linked-to-missing-southern-california-boy-13-found-dead/

KTLA's David Lazarus shares the latest consumer news and insights in this week's episode of Consumer Confidential.