Norwalk

The state of California has filed a lawsuit against Norwalk over its ordinance that bans homeless shelters and supporting housing.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that the city of Norwalk would lose its housing element after the city council voted to ban the construction of new homeless shelters.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is stripping the city of Norwalk of state funds for housing and the homeless after their city council banned the construction of any new homeless shelters. Brittany Hope reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Oct. 3, 2024.

Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s threat of a lawsuit, Norwalk voted to extend its ban on homeless shelters. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

The Norwalk City Council decided to extend the moratorium on homeless shelters and transitional housing through August 2025.

A day after Gov. Newsom threatened to take legal actions against Norwalk over its homeless shelter ban, the city council considers extending the ban. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2024.

The city of Norwalk will discuss the possibility of extending its ban on new homeless shelters and supportive housing. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 5 a.m. on Sept. 17, 2024.

Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday threatened a possible lawsuit against the city of Norwalk, urging city officials to reverse its newly adopted moratorium on emergency shelters for the homeless as well as supportive and transitional housing. The Norwalk City Council had adopted the urgency ordinance on Aug. 6 to put a moratorium on a number of establishments, including emergency shelters, single-room…

An armed would-be robber who was shot to death by the owner of a Norwalk tobacco shop has been identified today as an Oakland resident.

A man described as a suspect was fatally shot Tuesday, apparently by a store owner, during a robbery attempt at a Norwalk tobacco shop.

Norwalk is set to welcome its first Latino-owned and operated cinema with the opening of Milagro Cinemas on Friday.

Norwalk is welcoming Milagro cinemas, a Latino-owned and operated cinema. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 5 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2024. 

Noel Diaz, shared his story after an injury due to a fire work last Fourth of July made him lose one eye and suffer third-degree burns on his face. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 at 4 p.m. on July 4, 2024.

Investigators are relying on security camera images of a man with a distinctive tattoo on his hand and a new composite sketch in an effort to find out who killed a 32-year-old Hawthorne business owner outside a store in December 2020.

Investigators have an update on Norwalk killing in December 2020. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Thursday April 18, 2024. 

Students at Corvallis Middle School in Norwalk were given the opportunity to watch Monday’s solar eclipse with special dark-filtered glasses, learning about astronomy and reflecting on the fact that the next event of its kind won’t happen for another 20 years. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on April 8, 2024.

A family is desperate to identify the gunman who critically injured a fathered of four during an apparent road rage shooting on a Norwalk freeway on New Year’s Eve.

A father of four is recovering from critical injuries after being struck by a bullet on the 5 Freeway in Norwalk during a suspected road rage shooting on New Year’s Eve. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News on Jan. 4, 2024.

A Norwalk family is trying to recover from the trauma they endured after they said a man broke into their home, attacked a woman and kidnapped her son as she lay unconscious.