Off-Duty Firefighter Who Rescued Plane Crash Victims: 'I Could Be There'
John Meffert was driving home from his shift at the Avalon fire station at 9:30 a.m. and watched as fire engulfed the small plane.
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John Meffert was driving home from his shift at the Avalon fire station at 9:30 a.m. and watched as fire engulfed the small plane.
The firefighter's car was clipped by the crashing plane on the 405 Freeway.
The Cessna 310 crash landed on the northbound lanes just after 9:30 a.m. and burst into flames.
Two separate crashes snarled the morning commute in the San Fernando Valley Wednesday.
The mayor argues that a monorail would possibly eliminate the need to tunnel through the Sepulveda Pass, a requirement for a conventional Metro rail.
A firefighter was injured Tuesday while battling a small brush fire underneath the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Van Nuys area, authorities said.
The occupants of a car appear to have survived after a crash through a freeway barricade Thursday in West Los Angeles ripped the vehicle in half.
Two more people were injured.
A two-car crash hospitalized one person and took out several lanes of the northbound 405 Freeway at the Sepulveda Boulevard just before the morning commute Monday.
The brothers -- both Palmdale residents -- were four years apart.
A water main break has forced the closure of the Jefferson Boulevard onramp from the San Diego (405) Freeway in Culver City.
Benjamin Luong and a friend were trying to change a flat tire alongside the 405 in Torrance Sunday morning when they were hit and killed by a car.
The parents were on their way to the hospital when Parker Pryde Snider decided come into the world in the Sepulveda Pass Sunday.
Rocker Dee Snider's granddaughter has wasted no time coming into the world: She was born in a vehicle on the busy 405 Freeway.
An investigation continues Thursday into a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting that wounded a motorist on Howard Hughes Parkway in Westchester, police said.
Lane closures on Sepulveda Boulevard due to the installation of a gas pipeline could mean a traffic nightmare between the Westside and the San Fernando Valley.
The chase started in South Gate and ended in Long Beach when the driver ran out of gas.
A family whose two-year-old son was saved from a car wreck by "Sugar" Shane Mosley says the world champion boxer is a "great human being."
A person was killed Friday in a two-vehicle collision during the morning commute along the San Diego (405) Freeway in Van Nuys.
Nine protesters disrupted traffic along the 405 Freeway in Inglewood just as the holiday getaway kicked into high gear.
Traffic along the San Diego (405) Freeway in the South Bay area was snarled Wednesday morning by two different crashes, including a fatal collision between a big rig and a sedan.
Angelenos who commute through the Sepulveda pass are all too familiar with the heavy traffic that frequently chokes the main Westside to San Fernando Valley artery. Now, Caltrans is saying that the recent construction project to expand the freeway did not have its intended effect of decreasing traffic congestion.
All southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Los Angeles were shut down briefly after a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department inmate bus blew a tire.
The carpool lanes of the San Diego (405) Freeway will be shut down through at least Thursday morning to allow authorities to repair a sinkhole.
A SigAlert was issued Monday for the northbound lanes of the San Diego (405) Freeway after a car became stuck between a tanker truck in Long Beach.
Concerned about President-elect Donald Trump's campaign promises, community activists hold signs in support of migrants on the steps of San Bernardino City Hall.
The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a 43-year-old woman for allegedly molesting one of her students.
Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles County's incoming district attorney, said he may ask the court for more time to review the Menendez brothers' case ahead of a resentencing hearing next month.
A shooting suspect led police on a chase through the San Fernando Valley Thursday night.
The Frenchman Fire has burned 50 acres in the Angeles National Forest Thursday afternoon as firefighters continue battling the massive Mountain Fire in neighboring Ventura County.
Driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, the Mountain Fire in Ventura County forced more than 10,000 people to evacuate from their homes as it exploded by thousands of acres within hours, injuring people and destroying homes in its path.
Concerned about President-elect Donald Trump's campaign promises, community activists hold signs in support of migrants on the steps of San Bernardino City Hall.
The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a 43-year-old woman for allegedly molesting one of her students.
Alongside the presidential race, California voters in the Los Angeles area are deciding on a host of key contests in the 2024 election.
Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles County's incoming district attorney, said he may ask the court for more time to review the Menendez brothers' case ahead of a resentencing hearing next month.
The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a 43-year-old woman for allegedly molesting one of her students.
Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles County's incoming district attorney, said he may ask the court for more time to review the Menendez brothers' case ahead of a resentencing hearing next month.
A shooting suspect led police on a chase through the San Fernando Valley Thursday night.
The Frenchman Fire has burned 50 acres in the Angeles National Forest Thursday afternoon as firefighters continue battling the massive Mountain Fire in neighboring Ventura County.
Driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, the Mountain Fire in Ventura County forced more than 10,000 people to flee their homes as it exploded by thousands of acres, injuring people and destroying homes in its path. It has burned nearly 20,000 acres.
Air quality regulators issued an ash advisory for most of Southern California as crews try to contain Ventura County's Mountain Fire.
Kroger, the parent company of Ralphs, agreed to pay up to $122 to California to resolve allegations that it failed to adequately monitor opioids distributed by its pharmacies.
Over the weekend, Anaheim police officers arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly ran over two spectators at a street takeover a few days ago.
Home security footage shows one of the burglars pushing a massive safe down the driveway of the family's home before it gets lifted into the trunk of a getaway vehicle.
A reckless street takeover in Anaheim nearly took two lives as the driver of a block Dodger spun donuts in the middle of the intersection of State College Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue before dawn.
Concerned about President-elect Donald Trump's campaign promises, community activists hold signs in support of migrants on the steps of San Bernardino City Hall.
Air quality regulators issued an ash advisory for most of Southern California as crews try to contain Ventura County's Mountain Fire.
The Riverside County man who allegedly killed his roommate and buried his body in their backyard pleaded not guilty to charges on Monday.
Park owners say that they're closing down after getting hit with a lawsuit over the girl's death in June. Lawyers for the family say that no such suit exists.
Kroger, the parent company of Ralphs, agreed to pay up to $122 to California to resolve allegations that it failed to adequately monitor opioids distributed by its pharmacies.
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022.
Following a deadly hijacking of a Metro bus, Ross Palombo digs through data about violence on the Metro system.
Ross Palombo goes over the crime statistics available for the Metro.
KCAL News investigates connection between Beverly Hills armed robbery and gun belonging to notorious police killer Christopher Dorner.
Ross Palombo shows how investigators arrested the man accused of starting the Line Fire after they spotted his white truck. Palombo also speaks to the man's family.
Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election could boost economic growth and herald market-friendly policies, according to Wall Street.
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Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
Public health officials have reported two more locally acquired cases of the mosquito borne illness dengue in Los Angeles County, bringing the total to 11 cases in recent weeks.
McDonald's says Quarter Pounders will be back on the menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak.
Decision to cut topping comes as officials work to confirm source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders.
McDonald's has stopped selling the popular product in some states as an investigation into the cause of the bacteria continues.
Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution.
Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper's owner blocked its plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
Thousands of mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities spanning across Southern California went on strike on Monday, calling for increased pay and restored pension plans, amid other demands.
Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company.
Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually increasing their wages to at least $25 an hour.
Norman Powell scored 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-98 in Paul George's return to face his old team.
Ja Morant scored 20 points before leaving in the third quarter with a right hamstring injury and the Memphis Grizzlies used their 3-point shooting to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 131-114.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that right-hander Kyle Hendricks and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.
Valenzuela's son and his former catcher Mike Scioscia were scheduled eulogists for the public funeral, which was being held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
Brock Boeser, Danton Heinen and Kiefer Sherwood had a goal and an assist apiece, and Quinn Hughes recorded his 300th career assist in the Vancouver Canucks' 5-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music legend who collaborated with everyone from Michael Jackson to Frank Sinatra, has died at 91, his family announced.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
The Dodgers' 7-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 for their eighth World Series title and second in five years averaged 18.6 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming, according to Nielsen.
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A Camarillo church has become an overnight shelter for Ventura County families evacuated in the Mountain Fire, providing meals, medical care and a place to sleep for those forced to flee their homes. Dillon Thomas reports.
Winds may reach 20 mph in Malibu.
Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles County's incoming district attorney, said he may ask the court for more time to review the Menendez brothers' case ahead of a resentencing hearing next month.
One of President-Elect Donald Trump's major campaign promises was a mass deportation program when he took office. Nicole Comstock speaks to migrant activists in San Bernardino.
After surveying the damage caused by the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he will sign an emergency proclamation on Thursday to help crews extinguish the flames. Gio Insignares and Tom Wait report.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
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