Summer is winding down, the kids are heading back to school and the last thing you want to think about is "what to cook for dinner"

Here with time-saving weeknight dinner ideas is Elizabeth Mehditach, chef and founder of Liza Michelle Lifestyle.

For more information on chef Elizabeth and her recipes, visit LizaMichelleLifestyle.com and follow her on Instagram @LizaMediterranean.

This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Aug. 14, 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.

The recent string of comfortable summer temperatures appears to be coming to an end as a major heat wave is set to arrive in Southern California.

Henry DiCarlo has KTLA's forecast on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.

A remembrance was held in Whittier for Andrea Vasquez, 19, killed after being abducted two years ago at a local park. Carlos Saucedo reports Aug. 17, 2025.

Federal immigration officers spanned out across Southern California over the weekend during sweeping enforcement operations. Rachel Menitoff reports Aug. 17, 2025.

Iconic horror director John Carpenter sits for exclusive interview with KTLA while headlining this year Midsummer Scream - Halloween and Horror Convention in Long Beach. Omar Rodriguez reports on Aug. 16, 2025.

A Redondo Beach resident was allegedly restrained with zip-ties while masked suspects burglarized a home on Sunday morning. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/redondo-beach-resident-allegedly-zip-tied-for-hours-in-home-burglary/

A video has gone viral of a raccoon hitching a ride in the back of someone's pickup truck in San Mateo.