The biggest night in Hollywood is underway as celebrities begin arriving at the 98th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Before the trophies are handed out, actors, filmmakers, presenters and nominees are stepping onto the Oscars red carpet — often turning the arrivals into one of the most talked-about parts of the night. […]

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has come up with a plan to limit the independence of Stars and Stripes, the news publication for members of the US military that has been published continuously since World War II.   Under the new policy, Stars and Stripes, which has historically operated with a large degree of editorial […]

A black bear unexpectedly wandered into the background of a live KTLA report Sunday morning as crews covered an earlier bear encounter in a Monrovia neighborhood. KTLA reporter Erin Myers was teasing her upcoming story at the top of the 9 a.m. broadcast when the animal appeared behind her in the driveway of a home […]

Amid surging oil prices and an unpopular war of choice in Iran, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is threatening not to renew the licenses of broadcasters for “running hoaxes and news distortions.” The Saturday post from Carr on X is not subtle: It explicitly warns broadcasters that they “have a chance now to correct […]

At least one person died after a fiery collision on the 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles overnight, authorities confirm. Preliminary information indicates that the crash occurred along the north span of the freeway near 6th Street around 1:45 a.m. Sunday.  The Los Angeles Fire Department verified that the incident involved three vehicles, including one that was “well-involved” with flames […]

One person was found dead and another is being questioned by homicide detectives following a seven-hour standoff at a beachfront home along The Strand in Hermosa Beach Satruday. Hermosa Police Department Sgt. Keaton Dadigan told KTLA 5 News that officers responded to a welfare check at the home around 12:37 p.m. Saturday, after the landlord […]

A driver in West Covina was ticketed earlier this month for trying to use a jacket to cheat carpool lane laws, the California Highway Patrol said. “At first glance, it appeared the driver had a passenger,” CHP said. “Upon closer inspection … that ‘passenger’ turned out to be a jacket carefully wrapped around the front […]

Two men were sentenced to prison for their roles in the abduction and sexual assault of a woman who was walking home in downtown Huntington Beach. Florentino Contreras Bacilio, 52, and Angel Lopezevaristo, 34, both of Long Beach, kidnapped a 27-year-old woman who was walking home on June 6, 2021, according to the Orange County […]

Legendary rock guitarist Phil Campbell, who spent more than three decades playing with the iconic heavy metal band Motörhead, has died at the age of 64. The news was announced Saturday in a statement shared on social media by the band. “We cannot believe we’re saying this… with profound sadness we share that Philip Anthony […]