NBC4 Investigates

Close examinations have begun in Eaton Canyon of electrical lines, towers and other equipment, which could hold clues to pinpointing the cause of the January fire that destroyed thousands of homes, as the result of dozens of lawsuits filed against Southern California Edison by fire victims. An agreement between the victims and Edison, filed in cour...

Government and tax records show millions of dollars in gang intervention funds have poured into a pair of non-profits operated by an alleged gang leader of the Rollin’ 60s Crips, who prosecutors announced Wednesday was suspected of diverting thousands of dollars for his personal use. Eugene “Big U” Henley, Jr., 58, of the South LA...

Tax records show millions of dollars have poured into the non-profit, which was allegedly at the center of a criminal enterprise involving Eugene “Big U” Henley, Jr. Investigative Reporter Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruit, who was about 14 weeks through academy training to become a deputy, was arrested on suspicion of threatening a man with a handgun in Lynwood. Kiwan Newbell, 36, was arrested March 10 by the LASD’s Internal Criminal Investigation Bureau on suspicion of assault with a firearm, a fe...

State fire safety officials have repeatedly warned Southern California Edison to improve weather tracking to help prevent wind-driven fire.

Andrea Morris and her family have been fighting for workers’ compensation benefits from City of Hope for nearly 5 years.

A protest by the non-profit “4Kira4Moms” was held outside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center demanding the hospital provide safe and equitable maternal care. Carolyn Johnson reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Feb. 20, 2025.

Patient advocates have long pushed the Medical Board of California to share more information about potentially dangerous doctors.

LAPD could lose millions of dollars in federal funding following the announcement sanctuary cities would be ineligible for justice grants.

Southern California Edison says it’s possible a dead power circuit could have played a role in igniting the fire in Altadena.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to hire an independent engineer to assess whether an empty reservoir contributed to the failure of its water system during the Palisades Fire, when water supplies and some hydrants ran dry after hours of intense firefighting.

The LAPD said Tuesday a man arrested by officers after a small brush fire burned in Griffith Park was booked on unrelated warrants, and there was not enough probable cause to hold him on suspicion of starting the fire. Kevin A. Calderon, 26, was detained by officers about a mile from the scene of the fire and was being held…

Burglary charges were filed against at least six of the people who law enforcement authorities said were arrested in recent days inside the wildfire evacuation zones in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, according to court records.