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Federal immigration officials say 160 people were arrested across the Southland over the past week during a crackdown targeting "criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and immigration fugitives."
CBS2's Dave Lopez talked to city leaders who say immigrants contribute to a huge chunk of the economy.
A City Hall committee began investigating Tuesday the impact President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration had on Los Angeles International Airport.
Google, Uber, Apple, Facebook are planning to send President Trump a letter expressing their opposition to the immigration ban.
California may prohibit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
"I'm actually worried ICE will come and take me away from my family," Tung Nguyen said.
The president signed two orders Wednesday which jump-start construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall and strip funding for so-called sanctuary cities.
The 6 p.m. meeting is a rare evening event, which aims to encourage the public to express their opinions about Trump and immigration issues.
The presidential has upended the order of California Democrats, who have pursued aggressive greenhouse gas-reduction policies.
Protesters are wondering what Trump will do when he has actual power.
With just one more month before Donald Trump becomes president, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the creation of what he calls the "L.A. Justice Fund."
Mayor Eric Garcetti and other officials on Monday unveiled a $10 million legal defense fund for immigrants facing deportation proceedings.
The leader of the California Senate wants to bar police from sharing information with federal deportation agents about immigrants being released from custody to protect them from President-elect Donald Trump's plans to boost deportations.
The City Council met Tuesday night to possibly declare Santa Ana a sanctuary for immigrants regardless of their status in the country in response to Donald Trump's election as president.
California lawmakers are planning to introduce bills starting Monday to help protect immigrants from an expected increase in immigration enforcement under President-elect Donald Trump.
Chief Charlie Beck has also said the LAPD will not help with deportation efforts when Donald Trump takes office.
In an unprecedented show of unity, Los Angeles City Council Members vowed to protect undocumented immigrants from whatever the next president may have planned.
Congressional Democrats issued a plea Thursday for President Obama to protect young people who were brought into the U.S. illegally as children from possibly being deported under the Trump Administration.
The LAPD will not actively help federal officials apprehend undocumented immigrants who are "low-level offenders," Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Police Department says it will not change its immigration policies, despite pledges by President-elect Donald Trump to toughen the nation's immigration laws.
After meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pe±a Nieto, Republican nominee Donald Trump says that both countries must respect the others' right to build a border wall on their soil to stop the movement of people, illegal drugs and weapons.
Immigration activists gathered in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday to protest the imprisonment and potential deportation of an undocumented Los Angeles grandmother.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Wednesday the creation of a political action committee aimed at combating "anti-immigrant policies" being espoused by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Thousands of people marched through downtown Los Angeles as part of May Day rallies held worldwide in support of immigrants and workers' rights.
An immigrant rights advocate has been charged with practicing law without a license and failing to help clients who paid her thousands of dollars to secure residency status for them.
Traffic slowed down in San Bernardino County after a big rig crashed along the I-15 Freeway Monday afternoon.
No one was seriously injured.
A trio of officers from the California Highway Patrol became part of a woman's life-changing moment after she went into labor while near the Cajon Pass.
Los Angeles and Ventura counties will see light rain up until Thanksgiving.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state would renew a rebate program for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the current federal tax credit.
Erik and Lyle Menendez made their first Los Angeles court appearance in years after their lawyers requested that a judge review potential new evidence and consider resentencing their first-degree murder convictions for the 1989 killings of their parents.
Traffic slowed down in San Bernardino County after a big rig crashed along the I-15 Freeway Monday afternoon.
No one was seriously injured.
A trio of officers from the California Highway Patrol became part of a woman's life-changing moment after she went into labor while near the Cajon Pass.
According to Rialto police, the speeding Dodge Ram truck ran a red light and broadsided a Honda with the children inside, causing it to hit a tow truck.
Los Angeles and Ventura counties will see light rain up until Thanksgiving.
According to Rialto police, the speeding Dodge Ram truck ran a red light and broadsided a Honda with the children inside, causing it to hit a tow truck.
According to Metro, because the building fire on Flower Street near Venice Boulevard was near the tracks, bus shuttles are replacing A and E Line service.
Erik and Lyle Menendez made a remote court appearance Monday in their bid to be released from prison. They were convicted of first-degree murder in 1997 for the 1989 killings of their parents.
The discovery was made at about 4 p.m. underneath the I-10 overpass at Washington Boulevard, according to LAPD investigators.
No one was seriously injured.
The historic fountain at the center of a roundabout in Orange was hit by yet another driver over the weekend, marking just another incident in a string that dates back years.
It happened just before 9 p.m. on Saturday in the 2000 block of S. Wood Street, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.
Two people are expected to be okay after a harrowing crash in Newport Beach early Sunday morning.
Police recovered more than $200,000 in Nike Jordan shoes during a California Highway Patrol operation in Anaheim.
Traffic slowed down in San Bernardino County after a big rig crashed along the I-15 Freeway Monday afternoon.
A trio of officers from the California Highway Patrol became part of a woman's life-changing moment after she went into labor while near the Cajon Pass.
The parents were arrested after detectives discovered signs of neglect and child abuse at a home where they were called for reports of a 10-year-old boy in medical distress.
The Riverside County District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against the suspected sexual predator who tried to meetup with a Temecula teenager for sex because they said more evidence was needed before they could take action.
The woman told firefighters that she had fallen into the hole sometime Tuesday evening and wasn't discovered until a passerby heard her screaming for help.
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.
The death of music star Liam Payne has thrust "pink cocaine," sometimes also called Tusi, into the national spotlight. The National Drug Early Warning System predicted its rise back in 2023.
Tortilla strips sold in grocery stores across the U.S. have been recalled due to concerns about an undeclared wheat allergen.
Democrats say they're concerned or scared Trump will threaten their rights, but fewer than half feel motivated to oppose him.
Orlando is the first team since 2019 to win the NWSL Shield and the title in the same year.
When cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was murdered in Texas, U.S. Marshals assigned to the case used a unique tactic to track down her suspected killer in Costa Rica and bring the fugitive to justice.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state would renew a rebate program for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the current federal tax credit.
Democrats say they're concerned or scared Trump will threaten their rights, but fewer than half feel motivated to oppose him.
Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post.
Trump's sentencing in the "hush money" case has been delayed by a New York judge.
President-elect Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday evening after Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration.
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.
Public health officials are urging residents and business owners to monitor their water sources after seven people reported contracting Legionnaire's Disease in recent days.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
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.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state would renew a rebate program for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the current federal tax credit.
Avid coin collectors jumped at the chance to get their hands on a rare "double eagle" gold coin at a Southern California auction house.
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.
UCLA has earned the school's first No. 1 ranking in in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $63 million, three-year contract.
Saquon Barkley ran for touchdowns of 70 and 72 yards in the second half and finished with an Eagles-record 255 yards rushing in the streaking Philadelphia Eagles' seventh consecutive victory.
Boise State transfer Chibuzo Agbo scored 16 of his season-high 21 points in the second half, Josh Cohen added 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Southern California beat Grambling 80-69.
Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each scored two goals to help the LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United 6-2 to advance to the Western Conference finals.
Lawyers for actor Jonathan Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court.
The 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist's new album features 12 songs.
For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
David Levinson, the founder and executive director of the Big Sunday Thanksgiving Stuffing event encourages volunteers who want to help and give back to join at the Radford Lot in Studio City, on Wednesday, Nov. 27 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Mark Garagos, Menendez brothers attorney says the judge has now set Jan. 30 and 31 as the days for a resentencing hearing.
A San Bernardino man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run Rialto car crash that left two toddlers who were passengers, dead.
Monica Moore, community health manager for Alzheimer's programs at UCLA Health, stops by to discuss the disease.
The Inter Tribal Sports is a competitive cp-ed sports association for Native American youth. Rina Nakano reports.
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.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
Los Angeles comes out to celebrate the Boys in Blue two days after winning the 2024 World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions after defeating the New York Yankees in game 5.
The Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series in Game 5 in a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees
