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While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022.
Following a deadly hijacking of a Metro bus, Ross Palombo digs through data about violence on the Metro system.
Ross Palombo goes over the crime statistics available for the Metro.
KCAL News investigates connection between Beverly Hills armed robbery and gun belonging to notorious police killer Christopher Dorner.
Ross Palombo shows how investigators arrested the man accused of starting the Line Fire after they spotted his white truck. Palombo also speaks to the man's family.
Senior Reporter Ross Palombo dug through several decades of data with info you'll only see on KCAL News
Board Chair Janice Hahn rides the Metro after the agency reached a five-year high in violent crime incidents.
There were 212 homicides last year in Los Angeles County, many of them from shootings. Ross Palombo investigates how gun tracing could be a factor in why some cases go unsolved.
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022. Ross Palombo reports.
Ross Palombo digs through the numbers to give the bigger picture behind California fundraising for both presidential candidates.
After a two-year KCAL News Investigation uncovered serious concerns about police selling their old weapons, a new case study has brought a new light to where agencies buy their new guns.
Thousands of guns once owned by law enforcement have been found at crime scenes, including at incidents in Southern California, an in-depth investigation has revealed.
"No teacher should have to lie as part of their job". Ross Palombo talks to a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School who says he was told to lie about class attendance, which is how the state calculates funding from your tax dollars.
The CDC recommends that at least 95% of students have the MMR vaccine in order to lower the risk of measles outbreaks at their school, but a recent KCAL News investigation shows that hundreds of SoCal schools are well below that number.
For months, migrants have arrived in Los Angeles on controversial buses chartered from Texas. With a lack of coordination from the Lone Star state, community groups stepped in to help bring things under control and helped hundreds across Southern California.
As the new chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, former sheriff Jim McDonnell said Friday he plans to rebuild the law enforcement agency's relationship with the public, recruit and hire more officers and tackle crime and public safety in the city of LA.
Two people were killed when they were ejected from a car when a pursuit ended in a crash in Pomona on Friday evening.
A Carson bakery owner was distraught to find that his beloved shop had been ransacked early Friday morning and that the culprit — a half-naked homeless woman — was still inside.
Police say the driver was twice the legal limit and that he had been arrested just three months ago in a separate DUI incident.
Victor Marias, 31, is being held without bail after he was taken into custody on Thursday, jail records show. He was on active probation for setting a fire at a building in the same area back in Aug. 2023.
A Carson bakery owner was distraught to find that his beloved shop had been ransacked early Friday morning and that the culprit — a half-naked homeless woman — was still inside.
Two people were killed when they were ejected from a car when a pursuit ended in a crash in Pomona on Friday evening.
Victor Marias, 31, is being held without bail after he was taken into custody on Thursday, jail records show. He was on active probation for setting a fire at a building in the same area back in Aug. 2023.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Department chased a suspect into Los Angeles Friday afternoon.
The Burbank Police Department needs help locating a city work truck that was stolen Friday afternoon.
One person was killed and another hospitalized after a police pursuit ended with the suspect slamming into a light pole in Anaheim early Friday morning.
The Garden Grove Police Department is looking for anyone victimized by a 42-year-old man accused of a series of peeping and indecent exposure cases.
The crash, which was allegedly caused by an unlicensed DUI driver, killed a woman and left her daughter in critical condition.
Elias Madriz Gutierrez, who has two prior DUI convictions, was arrested for a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist in Huntington Beach. Police say that he was drunk when the collision happened early Monday morning.
A bill championed by Paris Hilton requiring state oversight and increased transparency at youth residential treatment facilities became law on Friday.
Police say the driver was twice the legal limit and that he had been arrested just three months ago in a separate DUI incident.
An overpass of SR-60 in Moreno Valley was damaged on Friday afternoon when an excavator on the back of a big rig scraped the cement, causing it to fall onto the roadway below.
A San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department deputy shot and killed a man in a Loma Linda neighborhood Thursday afternoon.
The shooting happened at around 3:15 p.m. at a house in the 600 block of Indian Hills Circle, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
The city of San Bernardino will soon begin clearing homeless encampments again after a judge lifted an injunction on a lawsuit this week.
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022.
Following a deadly hijacking of a Metro bus, Ross Palombo digs through data about violence on the Metro system.
Ross Palombo goes over the crime statistics available for the Metro.
KCAL News investigates connection between Beverly Hills armed robbery and gun belonging to notorious police killer Christopher Dorner.
Ross Palombo shows how investigators arrested the man accused of starting the Line Fire after they spotted his white truck. Palombo also speaks to the man's family.
A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit that he raped her in a Los Angeles hotel in 2019.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
The USS Stewart, once called the "Ghost Ship of the Pacific," served in both the U.S. and Japanese navies during World War II.
President Biden sought to strike a bipartisan tone as he toured the severe damage wrought by Hurricane Helene.
An estimated 43.15 million viewers tuned in to the CBS News vice presidential debate.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state is awarding 18 communities with nearly $131 million to clear homeless encampments while also providing shelter and support.
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was sentenced to 8-and-a-half years in prison and additional time to be served in the Mesa County Detention Center for a total of nine years incarceration on Thursday.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
President Biden sought to strike a bipartisan tone as he toured the severe damage wrought by Hurricane Helene.
Former first lady Melania Trump posted a video on social media after a report claimed she voices support for abortion rights in her new memoir.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Los Angeles County health officials say that the case was reported in a resident of El Monte and that there is no known relation between them and the other four patients.
In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, Gov. Gavin Newson has signed a bill aimed at expanding access to methadone treatment in California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into California's newborn genetic biobank.
Public health officials say this case is unrelated to the three other cases in Baldwin Park, which they called "unprecedented" last week.
The latest CDC survey found 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. were obese. A map shows the states with the highest and lowest rates.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
California would have become the first to require such systems for all new cars, trucks and buses sold in the state starting in 2030.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The Pac-12 Conference announced Thursday that Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State will become new members as the conference rebuilds.
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman didn't make the trip to Colorado for a three-game series against the Rockies to close out the regular season so he could rest a sore ankle.
Denis Bouanga scored in the first minute of first-half stoppage time and Hugo Lloris wasn't tested on the way to his league-leading 13th clean sheet of the season as Los Angeles FC blanked St. Louis City 1-0.
Rookie Gabriel Pec scored early in the second half and had assists on two Riqui Puig goals from there as the Los Angeles Galaxy rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids.
Jack Flaherty will start Game 1 of this weekend's National League Division Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, with rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto set for Game 2.
The Los Angeles Clippers have signed guard Terance Mann to a contract extension.
John Amos was best known for his roles in "Roots" and the 1970s sitcom "Good Times."
Kris Kristofferson, a songwriter who became a country star and A-list actor, died at his home on Maui surrounded by family on Saturday, a spokesperson said in an statement.
Throughout his 50-year career in show business, John Ashton appeared in nearly 100 movies.
During a stop on their "Music of the Spheres" global tour, which Billboard calls "the biggest rock tour of all time," Chris Martin, Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland talk about their new album, the songwriting process, and their future playing together.
British actress Dame Maggie Smith had an extensive career in theater and movies, gaining international acclaim in later roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey."
Police say that the drunk driver who left an Upland grandmother dead earlier this week was twice the legal limit when he triggered the violent crash, and that he had just been arrested a different DUI charge just months ago. Nicole Comstock reports.
The city of San Gabriel continued their annual tradition of the "Dumpling & Beer Fest," their unique take on the world-famous Oktoberfest celebration.
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McConnell was selected by Mayor Karen Bass as the city police department's next chief on Friday, ending a months-long search since the former chief announced his retirement. Jeff Nguyen reports.
A Carson bakery owner was distraught to find that his beloved shop had been ransacked early Friday morning and that the culprit — a half-naked homeless woman — was still inside. Lauren Pozen speaks with the owner, who says he was honored to find the community rally around him.
Nicole Comstock reports from Upland, where an 83-year-old grandmother was killed when a DUI driver who was allegedly two times over the legal limit crashed into her car on Wednesday. Police say that he had previously been arrested in a separate DUI incident just months ago.
The Bridge Fire in California's Angeles National Forest exploded to more than 34,000 acres Tuesday evening, prompting evacuations and road closures.
The Airport Fire burning in eastern Orange County is one of three brush fires continuing to rage in Southern California as hot temperatures and dry conditions challenge firefighting crews.
Desert Daze is a music festival that's brought together acts like Tame Impala, The Flaming Lips, Toro y Moi and Wu-Tang Clan since starting in 2012. It's been held in Lake Perris in Riverside County, where festival-goers can jump in the water amid live performances. In 2024, it was canceled for the second year in a row. And it's not clear when the SoCal psych-rock fest will be back.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Shots from the second day of the JM Eagle LA Championship held at the Wilshire Country Club in the Palos Verdes Estates.