Newly released video shows a wild police chase in Sacramento County involving a homeless man accused of driving off in a stolen patrol vehicle.
A pedestrian was reportedly struck and killed on the 5 Freeway in the Lincoln Heights area, forcing the closure of several southbound lanes Monday morning.
Serious traffic crashes causing injury or death are climbing in Los Angeles, and police say distracted driving, along with a surge in e-bikes and e-scooters, are fueling the trend.
Authorities say a pilot and 11 others were killed when a plane taking people on a skydiving outing crashed and caught fire in Missouri.
Police said that American singer and comedian Oliver Tree was on the list of passengers handed to aviation authorities, but have not been able to identify the bodies of those killed in the crash.
All lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway reopened following a two-vehicle crash that killed at least one person early Sunday morning in the Pacoima area.