Air quality in Southern California was mostly good Monday morning, but don't expect that to last.

Kacey Montoya reports for the KTLA 5 News at Noon on Aug. 18, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/poor-air-quality-expected-in-multiple-areas-of-southern-california/

A person was shot in Huntington Beach Monday morning, resulting in their hospitalization, and a woman found in a vehicle tied to the suspected shooter was killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies.

Chip Yost reports for the KTLA 5 News at 3 on Aug. 18, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/huntington-beach-shooting-sends-1-to-hospital/

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The owl caught in a glue trap in Orange County may not ever be able to fully return to the wild.

This video was created on Aug. 18, 2025, with footage from Kalamo Productions.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/local-wildlife-center-gets-owl-out-of-sticky-situation/

A person was shot in Huntington Beach Monday morning, resulting in their hospitalization.

Chip Yost reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Aug. 18, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/huntington-beach-shooting-sends-1-to-hospital/

Many consumers in Southern California have been receiving unnecessary notices claiming that their credit is in danger or not good at all.

David Lazarus reports for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on Aug. 12, 2025.

A person was shot in Huntington Beach Monday morning, resulting in their hospitalization.

Rich Prickett reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Aug. 18, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/huntington-beach-shooting-sends-1-to-hospital/

As the school year starts back up, officials in Pasadena are letting community members know that educational facilities are safe spaces for students and parents regardless of immigration status.  KTLA 5's Ellina Abovian reports. (Aug. 18, 2025)

As the school year starts back up, officials in Pasadena are letting community members know that educational facilities are safe spaces for students and parents regardless of immigration status.  KTLA 5's Sara Welch reports. (Aug. 17, 2025)

The U.S. Coast Guard says seven undocumented immigrants were detained after being found in a boat off the coast of Newport Beach over the weekend.

Los Angeles Police Department officers and members of the SWAT team are engaged in a standoff with an armed suspect at a home in Arleta.  KTLA 5's Erin Myers reports. (Aug. 18, 2025)

Deputies responding to a shots fired call Sunday evening found the bodies of three people gunned down in two separate vehicles on a remote Antelope Valley road.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Aug. 18, 2025.