Jory Rand

1 week ago | abc7.com | Jory Rand

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 4:30AMStream Southern California's News Leader and Original Shows 24/7SYLMAR, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Shocking cellphone video shows the moment a road rage altercation turned dangerous and a woman pulled out a machete in Sylmar. "Oh, you're going to skin me?" the driver who recorded the video said back to the woman after she made a threat. The road rage incident happened on Saturday.

1 week ago | abc7.com | Jory Rand

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Could Mayor Karen Bass' proposed budget cost lives? A group of concerned residents say "yes," and believes it could have a major impact on public safety. "This budget will result in bloodshed," said Damian Kevitt, the executive director for the nonprofit Streets Are For Everyone. "It will result in more people dying on the roads of Los Angeles."Kevitt along with dozens of others held a die-in protest Wednesday outside city hall.

2 weeks ago | abc7.com | Jory Rand

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- Members of a senior living community in Altadena are demanding action. They say they were given almost no help as the Eaton Fire raged, leaving most of them to fend for themselves. "Residents who are disabled, who have mobility issues, who are medically vulnerable -- not evacuated, nobody came for them. They saved each other. They saved themselves," said Katie Clark with the Altadena Tenants' Union.

2 weeks ago | abc7.com | Jory Rand

ByJory RandThursday, April 24, 2025 5:57PMA family is mourning the loss of a man killed by a hit-and-run driver over Easter weekend in Torrance. TORRANCE, Calif. (KABC) -- A family mourning the loss of a 38-year-old man killed by a hit-and-run driver over Easter weekend in Torrance is now calling on the city to improve safety for pedestrians. Carlos Gonzalez was crossing Pacific Coast Highway on Saturday evening when he was struck by multiple cars.

1 month ago | ktvz.com | Jory Rand |Chris Cristi

By Jory Rand and Chris CristiClick here for updates on this story    SOUTH EL MONTE, California (KABC) — A store employee was run over and killed by a suspected shoplifter in South El Monte Wednesday after he tried to stop the robbery, authorities said. The fatal incident happened outside Giant Discount Store located at 2039 Durfee Avenue, which the victim’s brother owns, at around 12:18 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.