South Los Angeles

Two people were shot – one of them fatally – near Exposition Park on Monday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The father of a 15-year-old boy who was seriously hurt after a hit-and-run driver struck him is speaking out, hoping the driver will do the right thing. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

A 15-year-old boy riding a bike was hospitalized after a driver hit him in South Los Angeles before fleeing the scene. The April 7 crash occurred on the 2100 block of Nadeau Street at around 3:30 p.m. in the Florence-Graham area, according to police. Video shows a black four-door 2025 BMW swerving onto the sidewalk, right into the bicyclist. He’s…

Three people were shot by a bus stop near Exposition Park on Monday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

A South Los Angeles baker is trying to build her business while trying to deal with high prices at the grocery store. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on April 12, 2025. 

An investigation is underway after a speeding driver slammed into an oncoming car in South Los Angeles, killing himself and a 6-month-old baby in the other vehicle.

A 6-month-old baby and the driver of a speeding vehicle were killed in a violent crash in Vermont Square. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

The Los Angeles City Council is moving forward with plans for a new pilot program to distribute naloxone, an opioid reversal medication, in South Los Angeles neighborhoods. The motion was first introduced by Ninth and Tenth district council members Curren Price and Heather Hutt in early February –  both which represent sections of South LA – to address the ongoing…

Flames ripped through a home in South Los Angeles early Saturday as firefighters tirelessly battled the blaze. The fire was reported around 2:40 a.m. on the 100 block of Gage Avenue in the Florence neighborhood. There, a house was engulfed in flames and thick plumes of smoke were seen coming from the property. Crews were able to extinguish the blaze…

A house fire in the Florence neighborhood is under investigation. This video was broadcast on Today in LA on Saturday, March 29, 2025.

A group of thieves rammed into a South Los Angeles check-cashing business using a van to break into the building early Monday. Surveillance footage captured the van smashing into the Go-Plaz Check Cashing shop around 3 a.m. The van can be seen reversing into the building several times, successfully breaking through. Four thieves are then seen entering the business....

The owners of a check-cashing business in South LA are rebuilding after thieves broke through with a van. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Eugene “Big U” Henley Jr., 58, of the South LA community of Hyde Park, was arrested after he surrendered to law enforcement agents for being part of a “mafia-like” criminal operation identified in court documents as Big U Enterprise. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 19, 2025.

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.

Eugene “Big U” Henley Jr., 58, of the South LA community of Hyde Park, was part of a “mafia-like” criminal operation, prosecutors said. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

A South LA school that serves unhoused students and students who live at or below the poverty line is making its case for why it deserves to keep its charter status. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

A South Los Angeles-based school that serves unhoused students made its case Tuesday to the Los Angeles County Board of Education as to why it should keep its charter status.

A person described as a man in his 50s died Saturday evening after being trapped in a burning house in Hyde Park. As seen on air on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 8, 2025.

An estimated 350,000 undocumented people in Los Angeles County could be targeted in a new immigration operation. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025.

The family of a 16-year-old boy who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in South Los Angeles over the weekend is seeking the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for the teenager’s death.