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1+ hour, 33+ min ago (222+ words) SpcaLA is urging the community to donate funds or pet food. This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles (spcaLA) is seeking the public's help in wake of its current pet food shortage, it said Monday. The nonprofit organization, which helps animals in need, is asking do-gooders to help replenish its pet food supplies after a variety of factors caused it to deplete. According to the organization, a proliferation of puppies, intakes from hoarding conditions and an increase in dogs surrendered by their owners have contributed to the food shortage. "Hunger is a topic front-of-mind for many in our community. Animals are not immune," Madeline Bernstein, spcaLA President, said in a statement. "Shelter pets come here hungry, malnourished, and often injured or sick. An essential part…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago (310+ words) A traffic safety advocate was arrested for vandalism after he painted unpermitted crosswalks in his attempt to create safer streets. Tracey Leong reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. A traffic safety advocate was arrested by Los Angeles police after he was accused of vandalizing street property for painting an unpermitted crosswalk in West LA. Cellphone footage shows the moment Jonathan Hale was handcuffed by officers in the middle of the Kelton and Wilkins Avenues intersection in Sawtelle on Sunday. He was arrested while painting an unpermitted crosswalk with his group, People's Vision Zero. "People need to realize lives are at stake," Hale said. "The people of LA want livable, walkable streets." Hale said his mission grew out of frustration after he waited on the city of Los Angeles to improve intersections with marked crosswalks. When the city failed…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago (609+ words) FONTANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A man sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison for the murder of a Fontana teenager in 2009 will likely soon be released after serving just 15 years behind bars. The victim's family tells Eyewitness News they're furious. "We felt like justice had been served, and now we feel like justice has been pulled from under us," said the victim's sister, Crystal Davis. "It's like, OK, you're getting justice, and now we're going to take the justice away from you." Davis said her brother, 17-year-old Darious Simmons, was murdered in cold blood on Jan. 12, 2009, in the front doorway of his Fontana home in the 9800 block of Chantry Avenue. "Somebody from their [the suspect's] gang got killed, and they needed to retaliate. And so they chose my brother," Davis said. Davis said her brother was not in a gang…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago (476+ words) An attorney for the Los Angeles Angels pressed Tyler Skaggs" wife and his mother about the pitchers" illicit drug use and spending habits during testimony in an ongoing wrongful death trial on Monday, Dec 8, as the high-profile case entered what is expected to be the final week of testimony. Carli Skaggs, Tyler"s widow, was asked repeatedly about her husband"s alleged drug use during his 2018 bachelor party and around the couple"s wedding, as the eighth week of the trial got underway. An attorney for the team indicated the text indicated Skaggs had blacked out. In a text to Tyler from 2017, Carli acknowledged writing "You lie so nonchalant it"s crazy," adding it "scares me sometimes." In a different text, in 2016, Carli wrote "I promise u I won"t be around much longer." During her testimony, Carli said she…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago (797+ words) Inglewood, CA, Monday, December 8, 2025 -Los Angeles Chargers safety Tony Jefferson (23) intercepts a pass in front of Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jahan Dotson (2) to seal a 22-19 win in overtime at SoFi Stadium. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Some games drift quietly into the season's tapestry. Others tear through it, leaving frayed edges, rewrites, and memories you can still hear long after the crowd goes home. The Los Angeles Chargers' come-from-behind overtime win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football, was one of those nights'equal parts chaos, brilliance, and football history rewriting itself in real time. And when a game bends the league's orbit like this, the story always circles back to the defining plays. Here are the top five moments that shaped the Chargers' 2219 thriller: 5. Omarion Hampton's First-Quarter Spark: A Comeback Within a Comeback Nine weeks on…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago (196+ words) December 8, 2025 / 10:41 PM PST / CBS LA "I just thought, 'Oh that woman's beautiful and I love her vibe," said Scanlon. However, it wasn't a stranger in the snapshots; it was a familiar face." "I'm looking at this woman, who I think is really cool and soulful, and I thought, 'I think this is Ricki Lake," Scanlon said." "I'm in show business because I'm an actor too," Scanlon said. "I went on Facebook and said 'Do any of you know how to get in touch with Ricki Lake?' I posted a few of the pictures and then, like in two seconds, there was Ricki Lake." Almost immediately, almost like magic, Lake got in touch with her. "You guys, the craziest thing happened," Lake said on Instagram." Lake went on Instagram with Scanlon to share their story with the world." "I couldn't believe…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago (185+ words) Officials reminded people to enjoy the holidays while guarding against seasonal dangers like house fires sparked by decorations and trees. It's that time of year again when carols and the sounds of silver bells fill the air, but officials reminded people to enjoy the holidays while guarding against seasonal dangers like house fires sparked by decorations and trees. At a news conference Monday morning featuring officials from the Los Angeles County and city fire departments, how to keep safe during a season marked by twinkling lights and indoor conifers, both real and artificial will be the talk of the season. "These statistics serve as critical reminders about the importance of smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors as well as the importance of following basic safety tips to ensure families have a safe holiday season," according to the agencies. The news…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago (208+ words) WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A man who says he's making dangerous crosswalks safer by painting them was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department and cited for vandalism in Westwood Sunday afternoon. Jonathan Hale said he's been painting code-compliant, but unpermitted crosswalks along with his team of volunteers with @PeoplesVisionZero to protest for safer streets and a better government. The city says the paint is vandalism. "We had painted these two legs when the police cruiser arrived, made us stop working," Hale said. The officer in a video of the arrest posted to Hale's Instagram can be heard saying that painting the crosswalks was considered "vandalizing city property without a permit." Freshly painted, bright white zebra crosswalks that abruptly stop with a filled outline at the fairly steady, residential intersection of Kelton and Wilkins avenues in Westwood. "When you see…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago (28+ words) After finding a box filled with vintage photos, Patty Scanlon knew she had to get the mementos back to former talk show host Ricki Lake. Nicole Comstock reports....

2+ hour, 51+ min ago (686+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. " The Dodgers did their best to douse water on the Teoscar Hern'ndez trade rumors on the first full day of the Winter Meetings. "It doesn't feel likely, but obviously you can never say never on those types of things," Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes said on Monday. "Like Teo, I know that's come up. That's not something we anticipate at all." Earlier, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Hernandez is "one of my favorites," and he's planning on Hernandez once again being the Dodgers' right fielder. He also suggested Hernandez could occasionally move to left. Hernandez's defense has been an issue, but Roberts gave him a lukewarm endorsement. He said that from late August on, he felt Hernandez's defense "was at least average, which for me was sufficient with the bat potential." It's worth noting that Hernandez had…...