Arson Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to 9 Fires
A 47-year-old Banning man has been charged in connection with nine fires, including a wildfire that burned more than 500 acres last month in San Bernardino County, according to authorities. Authorities...
View ArticleMother Killed in Front of 2-Year-Old Daughter
A mother of three was shot and killed in front of her 2-year-old daughter Tuesday in South Los Angeles, authorities said. The victim, identified by family members as Yolanda Major, was driving to visit...
View ArticlePersonal Fireworks "Not Patriotic; Idiotic"
“No smoking! No fires! No fireworks!” Those words come from Joe Edmiston, of the Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy, who was one of many officials laying out a plan to prevent hillside fires this Fourth...
View ArticleOC Firefighters Head to AZ to Honor Fallen Brethren
Dozens of Orange County firefighters are set to take part in next week’s official memorial service in Arizona for 19 firefighters killed while battling the Yarnell Fire. "Anytime something like this...
View ArticleFormer Ill. Gov. Ryan Released from Federal Custody
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan took a big step toward becoming a free man Wednesday. Ryan, 79, was released from federal custody a day earlier than expected. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris...
View ArticleSoFla Egyptians React to Egyptian Army Ousting President Morsi
These are tumultuous times in Egypt, with massive protests followed by the military ousting the country’s leader. This time it’s Mohammed Morsi; a couple of years ago it was Hosni Mubarak being kicked...
View ArticleNYC Egyptians Jubilated, Worried After Morsi Ousted
When the Egyptian military ousted Mohammed Morsi, Egyptians in New York celebrated while some worried about the potential violence the uprising could bring. Andrew Siff has their reactions.
View ArticleFirefighter's Death Inspires Life-Saving Device
The newest development in fire safety is a silver curtain that goes inside a fire truck and makes a safe area in the cab for firefighters to find refuge from the flames. “When the fire blows over, it...
View ArticleRoad Rage Suspected in 3-Car Crash: LAPD
Three cars collided near a major San Fernando Valley intersection Wednesday night, seriously injuring the drivers and three women waiting at a bus stop, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department....
View ArticleDWP Ups Bid to Persuade You to Cash In Your Lawn
Pssst! You, over there, with the lawn. Got some grass? Give you $2 a square foot for it. Consider it an upping of the water conservation ante in the city of Los Angeles, where officials mindful of all...
View ArticleCops Called to San Diego School for Suspicious Doc Dump
Someone was burning documents on the grounds of an embroiled San Diego-area school district whose former superintendent is a subject in two criminal investigations. Six San Diego police patrol cars and...
View ArticleFamily Sues After Man Dies Waiting for Ambulance
A District man whose father died New Year's Eve 2012 while waiting 40 minutes for an ambulance has filed a lawsuit against D.C. Fire and EMS. Durand Ford Jr. told News4's Shomari Stone earlier this...
View ArticleVodka Worth More Than $1 Million Taken in Heist
Thieves with very expensive taste in liquor were caught on camera lifting $1.1 million worth of Spirits of the Tsars Golden Vodka. The heist happened the night of June 22 when a group of men showed up...
View ArticleMelons Blown Up to Show Fireworks Danger
Nathan Bullard of Mr. Big's Fireworks in Lucas says some dangerous commercial grade fireworks are being mislabeled and sold to regular consumers. He showed NBC 5's Randy McIlwain how dangerous those...
View ArticleFireworks Expert Preps for 'Big Bay Boom' Success
With a phone to his ear, dozens of workers at his command, and unknown pressure mounting towards a July 4th deadline – Auggie Santore is as cool as they come. You wouldn’t know his name, or his face,...
View ArticlePolice: Teacher Had Two Additional Victims
Police in Redlands, Calif., said Wednesday they had identified two additional victims of a high school teacher accused of having sex -- and a baby -- with a teen student. Laura Elizabeth Whitehurst,...
View ArticleHeroic 17-Year-Old Boy Dies After Hit and Run
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a teen who moved his friend out of harm’s way before being fatally struck by an oncoming pickup truck in Hesperia, located in San Bernardino County, Calif....
View ArticleTwo Killed in "Horrific" Crash at Bus Stop
A pedestrian and pickup driver were killed in a crash at a Northridge bus stop Wednesday night that police said might have stemmed from a case of road rage. The deceased were identified Thursday...
View ArticleNew Fourth of July Rules in Hermosa Beach
Hermosa Beach Police are cracking down this Fourth of July holiday. NBC4's Toni Guinyard reports on "Today in LA." This clip is from "Today in LA" on July 4, 2013.
View ArticleSurprise Announcement: Tom Bergin's to Close
When anything has been around for over three quarters of a century, a few ups, some downs, a few more downs, and the occasional up can be expected. But the regular patrons of Tom Bergin's Tavern, the...
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