KTLA's David Lazarus reports. Aug. 25, 2025.

California Republicans file an emergency petition with the state Supreme Court to block Governor Gavin Newsom’s Prop 50 redistricting plan from the November ballot. Court could decide this week.

California Republicans file an emergency petition with the state Supreme Court to block Governor Gavin Newsom’s Prop 50 redistricting plan from the November ballot. Court could decide this week.

Thunderstorms prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to issue ground stops Monday afternoon at three major Southern California airports.

The blaze, reported around 1:53 p.m. near the 15300 block of West Burbank Boulevard, has charred approximately 1.5 acres of medium-to-heavy brush, officials said.

Timelapse footage of a brush fire in the Sepulveda Basin in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley on Aug. 25, 2025. (ALERTCalifornia | UCSD)

The report found that 53% of Gen Z men and 54% of women spend $0 on dates, while another quarter reports spending less than $100 a month. About 30% of women say the same.

Patients at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices in Porter Ranch were in for a surprise early Monday afternoon as a Jeep crashed into the facility’s waiting room.  KTLA 5's Kimberly Cheng reports. (Aug. 25, 2025)

A fleeing driver led authorities on a relatively brief pursuit on Monday, surrendering to officers after pulling over near Santa Clarita.

Rich Prickett reports for the KTLA 5 News at 1 p.m. on Aug. 25, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/deputies-pursue-fleeing-driver-in-l-a-county/

Exactly one year and two days after Dr. Hamid Mirshojae was gunned down outside his office in Woodland Hills, his family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his ex-wife and the four others accused of orchestrating his murder. The beloved physician was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Warner Plaza Medical Center, located at Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Oxnard Street, around 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 23, 2024. KTLA 5's Kimberly Cheng reports. (Aug. 25, 2025)

Seven-month-old Emmanuel Haro remains missing and presumed dead after his father was seen searching with authorities, and his mother was maintaining her innocence from behind bars on Sunday. Both parents are suspects in baby Emmanuel's disappearance.

Jillian Smukler reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Aug. 25, 2025.

An elderly man was stabbed to death at a residence in South L.A. and the suspect was arrested with multiple self-inflicted wounds after a prolonged standoff over the weekend. (Aug. 25, 2025)