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Southern California -- Memorial Day weekend should be nice and sunny, but officials are warning about dangerous surf. More »Beachgoers Beware: Dangerous Rip Tides Expected

SYLMAR, Calif. (KTLA) -- A delivery truck exploded into flames as gas thieves attempted to steal fuel from the vehicle, according to firefighters at the scene. More »Firefighters: Sophisticated Gasoline Thieves Spark Explosion

Police are still searching for the girls and a suspect LONG BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) -- Long Beach Police have found two missing girls safe in Lynwood. More »Missing Girls Found Safe, Mother Arrested

CYPRESS, Calif. (KTLA) -- Two jockeys are hospitalized after a collision at the Los Alamitos race track in Cypress. More »2 Jockeys Hospitalized After Collision at Los Alamitos

VAN NUYS, Calif. (KTLA) -- Police seized 700 marijuana plants from a warehouse and about 200 more from the home of a suspected grower on Wednesday. More »900 Pot Plants Confiscated in Van Nuys Drug Bust

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KTLA) -- A warning to residents in Santa Ana after a child contracted typhus from a flea. More »Flea-Borne Typhus Warning in Santa Ana

The coalition death toll in Operation Enduring Freedom includes 1,974 Americans A U.S. sailor who died last week of medical complications was the 3,000th death among coalition forces in the Afghanistan … More »U.S. Sailor is 3,000th Afghanistan War Death

SANTA ANA (KTLA) -- A 30-year old woman was sentenced to 25-years to life in prison for her role in the beating death of her 4-year-old son, who died after enduring months of horrific abuse. More »Young Mother Gets Prison for Beating 4-year-old to Death

VENTURA, Calif. -- More than 20 California sea lions will be spending the Memorial Day weekend sunbathing in Ventura Harbor. More »Sea Lions Invade Ventura Harbor Docks

STOCKTON -- Stockton Police say 3,500 pieces of mail are missing after three men attacked a mail carrier and tied him up Thursday. More »Police: Mail Carrier Robbed, Tied Up in Back of Mail Truck

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) -- A teenage couple was expected to be arraigned on Friday for allegedly conspiring to commit murder and posting threats to their intended victim's Facebook page. More »Teen Couple Accused of Conspiring to Commit Murder

SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A water main break created a big mess in one South Los Angeles neighborhood Friday morning. More »Water Main Break Creates Big Mess in South L.A.

The trainer of Triple Crown contender I'll Have Another faces a 45-day suspension after a horse tested for elevated carbon dioxide levels. Preparation for the Belmont will not be affected. The bizarre … More »Calif. Suspends Derby-Winning Trainer of "I'll Have Another"

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (KTLA) -- Former porn star Jenna Jameson was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after crashing into a pole in Westminster early Friday morning. More »Jenna Jameson Arrested on Suspicion of DUI

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) -- A popular gay bar in West Hollywood says it will no longer allow bachelorette parties. More »Popular Gay Bar 'The Abbey' Bans Bachelorette Parties

LOS ANGELES -- The water at 82 percent of Los Angeles County's beaches earned solid A or B grades in Heal the Bay's annual Beach Report Card , but many of the state's most polluted shores continue to be … More »L.A. County Home to 7 of State's Most Polluted Beaches

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Millions of travelers set off Friday for the start of the Memorial Day weekend despite record high prices at the pump. More »Memorial Weekend Travelers Hit the Road Despite Gas Prices

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KTLA) -- Police say a suspected drunk driver crashed his truck into a home in Anaheim, shaking up the 80-year-old man who lives there. More »Suspected Drunk Driver Slams into Elderly Man's House

PALMDALE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A mother in Palmdale is being held on $1-million bail after allegedly trying to drown her 8-year-old son in the pool at their apartment complex. More »Cops: Mom Tries to Drown 8-year-old Son, Saying World is Ending

MALIBU, Calif. (KTLA) -- Lifeguards in Malibu may soon be getting some help rescuing swimmers from an unlikely source -- a robot. More »Robot Lifeguard Could Soon Be Saving Lives in Malibu

The mission could herald a new era of private innovation in space. HAWTHORNE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A private spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Friday, a milestone in a new era of commercial … More »SpaceX Capsule Docks with International Space Station

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KTLA) -- A 2-year-old girl was bitten by a pit bull while at Manzanita Park on Thursday afternoon. More »Pit Bull Attacks Toddler at Park in Anaheim

Heal the Bay credits the gains to a drier winter and construction of more facilities to capture, treat and divert tainted storm water. But the county still has seven of the state's top 10 most polluted … More »Water Quality Improves at L.A. County Beaches