Section of the Costa Mesa 55 Freeway to get expanded
Michele Gile reports from Irvine where a four mile section of the 55 Freeway, between the 5 and 405 Freeways, is set for expansion by Caltrans.
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Michele Gile reports from Irvine where a four mile section of the 55 Freeway, between the 5 and 405 Freeways, is set for expansion by Caltrans.
Experts say there will be a 16% increase in the number of people driving for the holiday, as compared to last year during the height of the pandemic.
Family members, loved ones, local dignitaries, law enforcement and firefighters packed a Yorba Linda church Saturday for the funeral of 6-year-old Aiden Leos who was shot and killed on the 55 Freeway in a road rage incident on May 21.
The search for the suspects in a deadly road rage shooting that claimed the life of 6-year-old Aiden Leos on the 55 Freeway in Orange on Friday, May 21 continues.
On the morning of May 21, Aiden Leos was in the backseat of a car traveling north on the 55 Freeway near Chapman Avenue, with his mother behind the wheel, when he was killed in a road rage shooting.
What started as a $50,000 reward offered by 6-year-old Aiden Leos' family to find those responsible for his shooting death has grown to more than $300,000.
The reward to catch the person who killed 6-year-old Aiden Leos has now increased to $200,000.
Families at Calvary Chapel Academy in Yorba Linda Monday were mourning the death of 6-year-old Aiden Leos, who was killed Friday in a road rage shooting in the city of Orange.
The mother of 6-year-old Aiden Leos, shot and killed Friday morning on the 55 Freeway, said Sunday that her son was "kind and precious."
A memorial on an overpass on the 55 Freeway where 6-year-old Aiden Leos was shot and killed in an apparent road rage incident is growing as the child's family and members of the community try to make sense of the tragedy.
A 6-year-old Costa Mesa boy was killed in a road rage shooting on the 55 Freeway in the city of Orange Friday morning. The gunman is still at large.
The windows of two more vehicles traveling on Southern California highways were blown out Friday, the latest in a rash of BB gun shootings that have plagued the region over the past few weeks.
The emergency landing occurred around 7:40 p.m.
Police activity has shut a portion of a thoroughfare in the city of Orange on Friday night.
Timothy Milner was reportedly driving a white compact, two-seat Smart Car around 10:45 p.m. with his fiancee Breeann Parsons, 23, northbound on the freeway when the car stopped in the slow lane.
One person was killed and another arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a dropped mattress triggered a four-vehicle crash on the 55 Freeway in Santa Ana late Friday night, authorities said.
A jackknifed big rig hanging over a guardrail prompted a SigAlert Tuesday afternoon for the transition road from the Riverside (91) Freeway to the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway.
A motorcyclist died from injuries he sustained in a collision on the 55 Freeway on Sunday morning, and a person who came to his aid was critically hurt when struck by a suspected drunken driver, Santa Ana police said.
Officials said all four injured were transported to a nearby hospital.
Costa Mesa police Tuesday saved a teenager who was teetering on the side of the 55 Freeway overpass.
The Sacramento region has the third-highest DUI rate in the nation. Now, state lawmakers are considering a new booze ban to prevent any more tragedies.
A man was shot and killed outside the Westfield Culver City mall on Friday night.
Councilmembers Katy Yaroslavsky and Traci Park are pooling discretionary funds together to fix the streetlights in West Los Angeles.
San Bernardino firefighters may soon have a new weapon against California wildfires: water-dropping drones.
Burglary suspects crashed into a Los Angeles Metro bus in the Westlake District, leaving several people hurt on Friday.
The Sacramento region has the third-highest DUI rate in the nation. Now, state lawmakers are considering a new booze ban to prevent any more tragedies.
A man was shot and killed outside the Westfield Culver City mall on Friday night.
Councilmembers Katy Yaroslavsky and Traci Park are pooling discretionary funds together to fix the streetlights in West Los Angeles.
San Bernardino firefighters may soon have a new weapon against California wildfires: water-dropping drones.
Burglary suspects crashed into a Los Angeles Metro bus in the Westlake District, leaving several people hurt on Friday.
Councilmembers Katy Yaroslavsky and Traci Park are pooling discretionary funds together to fix the streetlights in West Los Angeles.
Burglary suspects crashed into a Los Angeles Metro bus in the Westlake District, leaving several people hurt on Friday.
The Cupid Crew is a volunteer program that launched more than a decade ago, and since then, more than one million cards and roses have reached older Americans, many of whom are isolated or have lost a loved one.
The CBS LA news team wants to hear from residents about the issues affecting their communities.
The department said it has faced more than $50 million in federal, state and local funding cuts.
Video shows immigration agents beating Narciso Barranco, the father of three U.S. Marines, after he was restrained on the ground.
An Orange County family was sailing near San Clemente when a sick lion named Chump hopped aboard their boat.
Wildlife activist Sandy Steers, who spearheaded the eagle nest cam, has died, according to the Friends of Big Bear Valley.
Dramatic video shows the moments when a tortoise safely scampers away from a burning shed in the backyard of a home in Fullerton over the weekend.
The Irvine Police Department said a man armed with a machete would not let his family leave their home.
San Bernardino firefighters may soon have a new weapon against California wildfires: water-dropping drones.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department closed its Apple Valley Police Station after a resident brought in what appeared to be Civil War-era cannonballs.
City leaders are debating what to do with the iconic Jay Littleton Ball Park, which gained fame as a filming location in "A League of Their Own" and was destroyed in a 2024 fire, since restoration could cost $100 million.
Wildlife activist Sandy Steers, who spearheaded the eagle nest cam, has died, according to the Friends of Big Bear Valley.
A San Bernardino County Fire Department firefighter was injured while battling a fire at a vacant commercial building in San Bernardino on Monday.
Lindsey Vonn broke her left leg in a crash during her downhill race at the Winter Olympics last weekend.
Team USA cross-country skier Jessie Diggins collapsed after crossing the finish line in the women's 10-kilometer interval start on Thursday. She was competing while injured.
Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The Federal Aviation Administration changed course and said flights would resume after halting all air traffic into and out of El Paso.
The Sacramento region has the third-highest DUI rate in the nation. Now, state lawmakers are considering a new booze ban to prevent any more tragedies.
Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week.
With so many candidates and no clear frontrunner in California's governor's race, two Republicans now lead in the polls in this heavily Democratic state, raising the question: Could the primary election lead to a Republican-versus-Republican runoff?
A federal grand jury refused to indict six Democrats who drew President Trump's ire by taping a video telling members of the military that they must reject "illegal orders," three sources told CBS News.
A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
With the help of her daughter and her 5th-grade class, CBS News California (KCAL) Investigative reporter Julie Watts investigates "Sephora Kids" concerns.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Health officials say that an unvaccinated minor visited the Walmart Supercenter in Ontario on Jan. 29.
Health officials said that the traveler arrived at LAX's Tom Bradley International Airport Terminal on a Viva Aerobus Flight on Jan. 26.
Orange County health officials have confirmed their second measles case of 2026 in an international traveler who arrived in California at Los Angeles International Airport before visiting Disneyland and California Adventure last week.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
The Fremont factory will still manufacture Model 3 and Y, but the space where Model S and X are made will instead focus on mass production of Tesla's Gen 3 Optimus robots.
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
The DMV said it is giving Tesla Motors 60 days to address its misleading use of "autopilot," or it could have its dealer license temporarily suspended.
California is set to join a growing list of states banning the practice of cat declawing, under a new law taking effect in January.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
Chris Paul made the announcement ahead of the NBA's All-Star weekend at the home of the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood.
Lindsey Vonn broke her left leg in a crash during her downhill race at the Winter Olympics last weekend.
Basketball's best players are heading to Los Angeles as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend starting on Friday, which features a new-look All-Star Game and classic events like the dunk and 3-point contests.
Team USA cross-country skier Jessie Diggins collapsed after crossing the finish line in the women's 10-kilometer interval start on Thursday. She was competing while injured.
City leaders are debating what to do with the iconic Jay Littleton Ball Park, which gained fame as a filming location in "A League of Their Own" and was destroyed in a 2024 fire, since restoration could cost $100 million.
The death of "Dawson's Creek" actor James Van Der Beek highlights a rising trend in colorectal cancer among young adults.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Reactions poured in when Bad Bunny was named Super Bowl halftime headliner, with some praising and others criticizing the choice.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Kyler and Claire Kennedy were brought together by love and basketball, but just not in that order. The Kennedys share their unique love story with Jill Painter Lopez.
A fire broke out at a Pacoima facility.
Law enforcement poured into an Arizona neighborhood to search a home near Nancy Guthrie's house. Hunter Sowards reports.
Desmond Shaw flies to the Old Santa Fe Freight Depot in downtown Los Angeles for tonight's Look At This!
Dani Ruberti tracks the weekend weather and rain heading for Southern California.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
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.
