Los Angeles County

A man and woman who spent more than 17 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of a 2007 East Hollywood murder rejoiced today after their convictions were vacated and they were set free.

After serving 17 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit, a local man and woman are free after prosecutors and defense attorneys told a judge they were wrongfully convicted. Ted Chen reports for NBC4 at 3 p.m. on Dec. 23, 2024. 

One person was killed when a pursuit driver wanted in a grocery store theft set off a four-vehicle crash in La Palma. Roland Sprewell reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash following a pursuit that ended in La Palma on Wednesday, according to the Fullerton Police Department.

A red flag fire weather warning will be in effect for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Here’s when and where to expect strong winds.

Gusty Santa Ana winds are returning to the area causing high fire danger and warmer than normal temperatures. The area of concern will be the LA and Ventura County mountains where Red Flag warnings and Wind Alerts are in effect today and tomorrow. 

Millions of dollars of medical debt could be erased within the next several months for some residents in LA County thanks to a new program.

Across Los Angeles one in ten adults – approximately 785,000 Angelenos– are currently burdened with medical expenses, but a new medical debt pilot program plans to change that. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.

LA County will provide $7 million to fight hates as a new reports showed the county saw the highest number of hate crimes in 2023. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. 

A plan to move nearly 250 juveniles has not been made public. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.

Staff members and former youth housed at Los Padrinos tell NBC Los Angeles that the juvenile hall is not safe. Lolita Lopez reports for Today In LA on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. 

Los Angeles County saw the highest number of hate crimes in 2023 since 1980 with a spike in anti-transgender and anti-Jewish crimes.

One of the two victims was hospitalized in serious condition, police said. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.

An LA County firefighter died Sunday in an “active duty death,” officials announced.

The mother of the 9-year-old boy who was shot and killed allegedly by his father last week spoke out on the death of her only son in a conference outside Compton City Hall. As seen on air on the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Dec. 7, 2024.

The mother of the 9-year-old boy who was shot and killed allegedly by his father last week said she would like to speak to the suspect to get a clear understanding of what led up to the killing of her only child.

The Mobile Child Interviewing Lab, whose setting is comfortable and soothing for children, will help law enforcement interview kids involved with crimes.

A Yorba Linda man is the latest victim to the recent series of pricey laptop thefts in Southern California, where thieves are using QR codes and fake ID’s to impersonate the customer. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m.

As Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall continues to be found unsuitable, LA County’s Chief Probation Officer Guillermo Viera Rosa said he intends to retire by the end of the year. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.

The man accused of shooting his 9-year-old son made his first court appearance Tuesday in connection with the charges he faces.