Laurie Perez

Los Angeles

News Reporter at KCBS-TV (Los Angeles, CA)

News Reporter at KCAL-TV (Los Angeles, CA)

#News reporter for @CBSLA KCAL. Formerly East Coast anchor/#reporter. #politics, #sports, #travel 🇬🇺 [email protected] IG: https://t.co/2EAIQDpHAA

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L.A. County family says immigration agents detained son who is a U.S. citizen

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Laurie Perez

Hundreds in a Los Angeles County neighborhood took to the streets to protest after immigration agents detained a 20-year-old outside a Pico Rivera Walmart on Tuesday. The young man who was wrestled to the ground, Adrian Andrew Martinez, is a U.S. citizen, according to his family. A video of the incident shows Martinez, in a blue Walmart vest, appearing to talk to the Customs and Border Patrol agents before one of them pushed him back.
CHIRLA responds to potential investigation into nonprofits' involvement in L.A. protests

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Laurie Perez

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement focuses its attention on immigrants and undocumented people, conservative leaders appear to be focusing on people and groups that help them. During her visit to Los Angeles, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke strongly against local unions and nonprofits. Want to get caught up on what's happening in SoCal every weekday afternoon? Click to follow The L.A. Local wherever you get podcasts.
CHIRLA responds to potential investigation into nonprofits' involvement in L.A. protests

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Laurie Perez

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement focuses its attention on immigrants and undocumented people, conservative leaders appear to be focusing on people and groups that help them. During her visit to Los Angeles, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke strongly against local unions and nonprofits. "We have the IRS here that's helping us track how these violent protesters are funded," she said. "What NGO is out there? What unions?
Deadly toxic algae bloom off Southern California coast ends

3 weeks ago | kesq.com | Laurie Perez

By Laurie PerezClick here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES ( KCAL, KCBS) - The toxic algae bloom off the Southern California coast that's been killing and sickening so many sea lions and other marine mammals has finally ended. "Our demoic acid toxic hostess event is over, for the time being," biologist Dave Bader said.
Deadly toxic algae bloom off Southern California coast ends

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Laurie Perez

The toxic algae bloom off the Southern California coast that's been killing and sickening so many sea lions and other marine mammals has finally ended. "Our demoic acid toxic hostess event is over, for the time being," biologist Dave Bader said.
Waymo self-driving car stops moments before hitting runaway dog

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Laurie Perez

A security camera captured the moment a Waymo self-driving car stopped mere seconds before colliding with a runaway dog in a Santa Monica neighborhood. Professional photographer Christian Shenouda has taken thousands of dog pictures, but it was his Ring doorbell camera that captured his neighbor's 8-year-old labrador mix, Trevor, escaping his owner's yard on Memorial Day. "The dog actually came out of the house next door and went running down across the street," he said.
Flames burn Pacific Palisades home that survived January wildfire

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Laurie Perez

After surviving the devastating January wildfires, a Pacific Palisades man stood in the middle of his neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon after his childhood home ignited in flames. "I couldn't believe it when I first got the call," Pacific Palisades native John Wyatt said. "I mean, I was shouting, just couldn't believe it."The fire started just after 1 p.m. in Las Pulgas Place, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
"Bubble Family" quarantines to protect immunocompromised baby

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Laurie Perez

A Santa Clarita family could be freed from their self-imposed isolation after their immunocompromised newborn received approval for a life-saving implant. "It's very scary," father Alex Landron said. "So far, it's been terrifying and lonely."For almost nine months, the Landrons have quarantined themselves to protect their daughter, Syanne, who was born without any immunity, meaning that any exposure to germs or infections could be deadly.
Toxic algae bloom taking a toll on LA County lifeguards

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Laurie Perez

Watching animals become sick and die over and over again because of the toxic algae bloom has taken a toll on rescue workers and Los Angeles County lifeguards. "It's been more than I've seen in my career," LA County Fire Section Chief Kenichi Haskett said. A video taken two weeks ago in Venice showed lifeguards tending to a seizing dolphin. They tried to comfort it by dousing it with water before it died a few minutes later.
ATF investigators concludes controlled fire test to help determine cause of Palisades Fire

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Laurie Perez

Authorities investigating Palisades Fire test with controlled fires A search for the cause of the Palisades Fire has intensified as federal investigators concluded a controlled fire test in the Pacific Palisades area. Tuesday night, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives lit a controlled fire along the Temescal Ridge Trail and Skull Rock near the fire's origin. The Los Angeles Fire Department said the ATF's test finished earlier than expected.