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17 hours ago | 
nbcchicago.com | Darsha Philips |Karla Rendon |Michael Duarte
A Los Angeles resident made a disturbing discovery over Mother’s Day weekend when he found a stranger sleeping nude in his bed. Michael Duarte, an NBC Los Angeles sports writer, found his Echo Park home ransacked late Saturday night. Food from his pantry and fridge had been taken out and his miscellaneous items were found scattered across his kitchen. “My first thought was – did some wild animal come into my home and damage everything?” he said.
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1 day ago | 
nbcsandiego.com | Gordon Tokumatsu |Karla Rendon
The squirrel population at a popular Santa Monica park has grown so significantly that the city is urging the public to refrain from feeding them. Dozens upon dozens of the brown, little rodents can be seen at Palisades Park and it appears they've grown to not fear humans. Flocks of visitors charmed by the squirrels feed them, prompting the squirrels to grow more brazen and comfortable approaching people.
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2 days ago | 
nbclosangeles.com | Gordon Tokumatsu |Karla Rendon
The squirrel population at a popular Santa Monica park has grown so significantly that the city is urging the public to refrain from feeding them. Dozens upon dozens of the brown, little rodents can be seen at Palisades Park and it appears they've grown to not fear humans. Flocks of visitors charmed by the squirrels feed them, prompting the squirrels to grow more brazen and comfortable approaching people.
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1 week ago | 
nbclosangeles.com | Lolita Lopez |Karla Rendon
An Altadena woman who lost the home she hoped to enjoy her retirement in has decided to put it on the market following the Eaton Fire. Leslee Koritzke said she does not plan to rebuild the home she lost to the brush fire earlier this year. After carefully considering her options and weighing what would be best for her in the future, she decided to sell her property. "It's not enough to rebuild," she said after speaking with her insurance company.
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1 week ago | 
nbclosangeles.com | Macy Jenkins |Karla Rendon
Police in Montebello are investigating two shootings that occurred within the same block on Tuesday. Police say the first shooting was reported around 7:20 p.m. on the 800 block of Mines Avenue after two people were believed to have been shot in an apartment unit. One person from the scene was hospitalized in unknown condition. It's unclear if the second person was injured. Just around the corner from the scene, a pickup truck was found with a bullet hole in the window.
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1 week ago | 
nbclosangeles.com | Ted Chen |Karla Rendon
The Los Angeles LGBT Center says lives are now at risk since funding for HIV prevention has been cut off by the county. In a sharply worded post on Instagram, Joe Hollendoner, the nonprofit's CEO, says its progress in reducing the number of new HIV transmissions in the region is now in jeopardy thanks to budget cuts. The county blames the Trump administration for the loss of funding.
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1 week ago | 
nbcsandiego.com | Amber Frias |Karla Rendon
Faith communities have been grappling with what to do after the Trump administration deemed that churches would no longer be off limits to immigration enforcement. One church in the city of Bell, however, is doing all it can to welcome its undocumented churchgoers amid uncertainty for the immigrant community. "I have the door open for everyone," Maria Elena Montalvo, the church's pastor, said. For years, the church provided housing to undocumented immigrants, many of whom are asylum seekers.
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1 week ago | 
nbclosangeles.com | Amber Frias |Karla Rendon
Faith communities have been grappling with what to do after the Trump administration deemed that churches would no longer be off limits to immigration enforcement. One church in the city of Bell, however, is doing all it can to welcome its undocumented churchgoers amid uncertainty for the immigrant community. "I have the door open for everyone," Maria Elena Montalvo, the church's pastor, said. For years, the church provided housing to undocumented immigrants, many of whom are asylum seekers.
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1 week ago | 
nbclosangeles.com | Michelle Valles |Karla Rendon
An El Monte-based nonprofit is giving local fire victims one less thing to worry about as it refurnishes homes damaged by January's brush fires. Survivors of the Eaton and Palisades Fires have had much to deal with after losing their homes and items during this past winter's disaster. While they continue to recover from their losses and look ahead to what's next, Home Bank LA is working to provide victims a sense of home again by giving households furniture.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbclosangeles.com | Karla Rendon |Mekahlo Medina
A Marina Del Rey school was placed under lockdown Wednesday after a firearm that a student took to school went off, according to a Los Angeles Unified School District spokesperson. Westside Global Awareness Magnet, a K-8th-grade school, is searching for the student who is accused of taking a gun to campus. The gun discharged inside a classroom after the backpack it was in dropped to the ground, according to LAUSD.
