3+ hour, 20+ min ago (397+ words) The driver of an allegedly stolen SUV that collided with a police cruiser, killing one of his passengers and a 28-year-old'Alhambra police officer, was charged Monday with murder and other counts. Steven Ara Zapata, 27, of El Monte, was charged with two counts of murder, one count of reckless driving on a highway causing a specified injury and two counts of fleeing a peace officer's motor vehicle causing death. The charges stem from a Thursday pursuit and crash that killed'Alhambra'police officer Alec Sanders, 28. One of Zapata's passengers, 42-year-old Gabriela Moreno, was ejected from the silver Hyundai SUV in the crash and died at the scene, officials said. It was unclear when Zapata -- who was also injured along with another passenger in the Thursday crash -- would appear in court for arraignment. The crash occurred around 3 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Edgewood Street…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago (399+ words) The death of a Burbank police K-9 has shaken the San Fernando Valley community after the news of the fatal shooting spread Monday." Spike, two-year veteran K-9 with the Burbank Police Department, was fatally shot by a man who was hiding from police Saturday night. The man fired multiple rounds, with at least one bullet striking the 4-year-old Belgian Malinois. The memorial for the K-9 at the police department grew Monday afternoon with many community members and families stopping by to pay their respects and bringing flowers and balloons. "It's just sad because I grew up here," Susana, a Burbank resident, said as she stopped by the memorial Monday. "I have a lot of respect for the Burbank Police Department. Sorry to get emotional, but they protect us. And even for a K-9, he was just doing his job." Beloved by every member of…...

12+ hour, 1+ min ago (212+ words) The LA County Department of Medical Examiner has removed publicly-viewable information about the ongoing investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas-Hernandez, the 15-year-old whose remains were discovered inside a Tesla sedan registered to the pop singer D4vd. The Medical Examiner, commonly referred to as the Coroner, confirmed Monday that it received a court order to place a security hold, or... Court orders Celeste Rivas death details sealed The order bars the LA County Medical Examiner from sharing information about the timing, cause, or manner of death of the 15-year-old found in a Tesla sedan registered to the pop singer D4vd Celeste Rivas was identified by authorities as the teen girl found dead inside a Tesla owned by singer D4vd at a Hollywood tow yard. The LA County Department of Medical Examiner has removed publicly-viewable information about the ongoing investigation into the death of…...

12+ hour, 17+ min ago (286+ words) A total of eight, including children, inside the home were injured earlier this month. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Terror and panic were captured in the 911 calls when a house exploded in Chino Hills earlier this month, according to the audio clips exclusively obtained by NBC Los Angeles Monday. A total of eight people, including children, inside the home were injured after a gas leak caused the explosion on the house on Sierra Vista Drive on Sunday, Nov. 16. "There's people screaming. The roof is blown up. I think there was like a gas leak or something," one caller said while speaking with a 911 dispatcher." Another person called to report "a lot of people" were injured. "It's just gone. It's just lifted up," the caller said about the exploded house. A neighbor also called to urge…...

16+ hour, 36+ min ago (310+ words) A 28-year-old Alhambra police officer as well as a female passenger from the other car were killed in the crash. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The Alhambra Police Department was scheduled to hold a candlelight vigil for an officer who died in a crash last week while following a stolen vehicle. Officer Alec Sanders died last Thursday on Valley Boulevard near Raymond and Fremont avenues when the stolen Hyundai crashed into his patrol car, according to the California Highway Patrol." Officer Sanders, 28, had a swearing-in ceremony earlier this month. He had been working with the Alhambra Police Department for eight months after spending a year with the Long Beach Police Department. "Over the past several days, our department has felt the strength of this community in countless ways. The support, compassion, and kindness shown have…...

17+ hour, 55+ min ago (110+ words) An 8-year-old is in the hospital after police say a neighbor shot a gun, striking the child in the head in the Del Rey area of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department." According police, the child was playing on the floor at home at an apartment complex on the 4700 block of Slauson Avenue. Police say a neighbor shot the gun and the bullet went through the wall at around 2:40 p.m."Sunday. The child was transported to the hospital and is said to be in stable condition." Details on the person who shot the gun were not immediately available."...

18+ hour, 26+ min ago (76+ words) Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department are working to rescue a dog stuck in a sewer in Santa Clarita on Monday. The incident was reported at the 22000 block of Circle J Ranch Road. Firefighters are using cameras to try to locate the dog, according to reports from the scene." Fire crews responded to the scene shortly after 7 a.m., according to the fire department. No further details were immediately available."...

19+ hour, 54+ min ago (181+ words) Police on Monday were investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old woman in Northridge that investigators believe could be gang-related. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at 1:40 a.m. Saturday to Bryant Street and Tampa Avenue, where witnesses told them two male suspects approached several people who were sitting inside a parked car and shot at the victims several times, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service. The victim, later identified as Maria De La Rosa, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said. The woman was taken to a hospital by private vehicle, according to the LAPD's Media Relations Section." The department could not corroborate media reports that two others were critically injured in the shooting. No arrests have been made and the motive for the shooting…...

22+ hour, 25+ min ago (148+ words) A person of interest was detained after a teenager was fatally shot in an apartment complex in Pomona Sunday night, according to the Pomona Police Department." Teenager shot and killed in Pomona apartment complex Police detained one person of interest in the shooting. Video broadcast on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 23, 2025. A person of interest was detained after a teenager was fatally shot in an apartment complex in Pomona Sunday night, according to the Pomona Police Department. The incident occurred at the Le Concorde apartment complex on the 1300 block of East Pasadena Street, near Holt Avenue at around 5:20 p.m. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. When officers arrived they found the 16-year-old boy who was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing. No further details were immediately available....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (494+ words) The Los Angeles Rams continue to roll through the season as Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes in the team's 34-7 victory over the Tampa Back Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football on NBC. Devante Adams caught two of Stafford's three touchdown passes as the Rams improved to 9-2 on the season, and sit alone atop the NFC Conference. Here's the highlights of the Rams dominant blowout victory over the Buccaneers that gave them their sixth consecutive win. Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams capped off an 80-yard opening scoring drive for the Rams on one-yard catch in the end zone that gave Adams a touchdown in eight straight games. Less than three minutes later, Rams' cornerback Cobie Durant ripped the ball away from Bucs tight-end Cade Otton after he juggled the ball trying to make the catch. Durant returned it 50-yards for a…...