LAPD Union Elects 1st Black Leader
For the first time in its 90-year history, the rank and file of the Los Angeles police union voted in an African American director. Jerretta Sandoz was selected Monday to a vacant position on the...
View ArticleJudge Uncooperative, Police Say
A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge who claims he was roughed up by UCLA police Saturday was handcuffed after disobeying instructions to stay in his car while officers ran a license and registration...
View ArticleAfter 10 Years, AEG Live CEO Is Out
Randy Phillips, who was sued in connection with Michael Jackson's death, is out after a decade as chief executive officer of AEG Live under a restructuring by its parent AEG, the sports and...
View ArticleFirefighter Wins $1 Million in Suit
A 53-year-old African-American firefighter was awarded more than $1 million in court Monday in a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against the city of Los Angeles. Jabari Jumaane, who has been with...
View ArticleMissing Woman Last Seen With Family
A 95-year-old woman whose son said she went missing after being wheeled away from a South Los Angeles convalescent home is reportedly safe, a relative told NBC4 Monday night. In an email, Flora...
View ArticleObama Heckled on Deportation
A University of California, Berkeley graduate who has been vocal about championing the rights of undocumented people heckled President Barack Obama on Monday during a speech in San Francisco's...
View ArticleEx-Child Care Workers Arrested
Two former Minnieland Academy at The Glen employees have been charged with abusing several toddlers in their care, Prince William County Police announced Monday. Kierra Nicole Spriggs, 24, of...
View ArticleFamily Disputes Gay Server's Story
After a gay server at a New Jersey restaurant said a customer denied her a tip and wrote her a hateful note on the receipt, a local family contacted NBC 4 New York and said their receipt shows they...
View ArticleFuneral Held for Gatto's Father
A funeral was held on Monday for the 78-year-old father of Assemblyman Mike Gatto. More than 1,000 people attended the service for Joseph Gatto at Our Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Church, including...
View ArticleOfficers Fatally Shoot Gunman
Los Angeles police officers fatally shot a rifle-wielding man who was barricaded inside a home in Granada Hills, authorities said Tuesday. The victim, a man in his 60s or 70s, was not identified,...
View ArticleDrivers Get Bogus Violation Notices
Thousands of Southern Californians have received notices for traffic violations they did not commit, an NBC4 I-Team investigation has discovered. Larry Levine, of Van Nuys, has received four violations...
View ArticleDeer Bursts Through Shop Window
A deer burst through the window of a frozen yogurt shop in New Jersey, causing $5,000 in damage as it slipped and slid around the store before it ran out, the owner says. The deer somehow broke into...
View ArticleAnimal Rights Group Under Fire
A report Monday in The Hollywood Reporter harshly criticized the American Humane Association, claiming safety regulations for animals during film and television productions are often overlooked. Gary...
View ArticleWinds Threaten Macy's Balloons
Fierce winds expected to exceed 35 mph on Thanksgiving Day are threatening to ground the beloved cartoon balloons that float through Manhattan in the Macy's parade. Parade organizers from Macy's say 16...
View ArticleNational Turkey Pardon
President Obama is scheduled to officially pardon a turkey Wednesday, in keeping with a tradition that started in 1963 by John F. Kennedy. But for the second year in a row, you can cast your vote to...
View ArticleCrowd Attacks Border Patrol Agents
A crowd of more than 100 people pelted Border Patrol agents with rocks and bottles as they tried to cross into the U.S. illegally, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The incident happened...
View ArticleTraffic Advisories for Obama Visit
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Hancock Park and Glendale Tuesday to conclude a two-day fundraising visit in Southern California. Traffic Page: Maps, Traffic Updates Exact details of his...
View ArticlePresident to Tour DreamWorks
President Barack Obama will wrap up a two-day Southern California Tuesday with a speech on the economy at the DreamWorks Animation studio after a morning fundraiser at the home of a co-creator of the...
View Article7 Injured in Oakland Shooting
Seven men were shot on an East Oakland street early Monday evening, causing the police chief of the city to decry the violence and ask for the public's help in finding the shooters. "This is really...
View ArticleEx, New Spouse Charged in Cold Case
On a glorious summer day in 1985, Steve Rudiger married Cheryl Ann Drace at a swanky golf course near Castro Valley. Five years later, Rudiger, who worked fabricating truck bodies in Fremont, was...
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