Jane Yamamoto

Distraught students and parents shouted at a Southern California school district leader and demanded answers during a vigil Wednesday night for a Moreno Valley middle school student who died after suffering severe injuries in a confrontation on campus.

Five-year-old Kevin couldn’t be more excited to reunite with the officers who saved his life.

The carcass of a massive gray whale washed ashore in Malibu early Sunday morning, stunning beachgoers who said the decaying body gave off a strong odor.

Sean Gerace was working in the backroom of a Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake Saturday afternoon when he heard screaming and gunfire.

A man was arrested on charges of vehicular manslaughter and a DUI after he allegedly ran a red light and hit another car in South LA, killing a father and two of his children. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, 2018.

A driver suspected of DUI was arrested in a fiery crash Saturday in South Los Angeles that killed three people who are believed to be family members.

Nearly a week after he was shot during an attack at San Bernardino’s North Park Elementary School, Nolan Brandy is home and recovering. Jane Yamamoto reports for NBC4 News April 15, 2017.

The family of a 9-year-old boy shot during the shooting attack at a San Bernardino elementary school last week say he’s recovering well. Nolan Brandy is now home from the hospital.

Parents were outraged Saturday in the View Park-Windsor Hills area of Los Angeles after a controversial homework assignment was given to second graders. The math assignment out of Windsor Hills Elementary School used the words “slave,” “master” and “cotton” – an assignment handed out to students during Black History Month.

A Los Angeles substitute teacher is accused of telling sixth-graders their parents would be deported in the wake of Tuesday’s presidential election.

A South Los Angeles teacher was fired after allegedly telling his students their parents will be deported now that Donald Trump is the President-elect. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016.

A large crowd of demonstrators shut down the streets of Pasadena on Friday, as police release the 911 calls and surveillance video in the incident of a man who died after a confrontation with officers.

A 19-year-old was arrested in the slaying of an up-and-coming rapper named Kid Cali who was gunned down at a Granada Hills pool party, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Tuesday.

Two deputies said they were just doing their job when they jumped into action, grabbed garden hoses and began fighting the fierce Calabasas blaze themselves to protect strangers’ town homes Saturday.

Officials are investigating two incidents of possible animal cruelty at Southern California high schools, and at least one of them may have been part of a senior prank, authorities said..

Southern California Gas Company officials assured the community through expert testimony Saturday that all leaks have been permanently sealed, but residents returning home after monthslong ordeal weren’t so sure.

Nearly a year after a music video producer disappeared from Compton, hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar spoke for the first time about his connection to the missing 29-year-old.

A tiger cub was recovering after being found wandering Hemet. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015.

A 3-month old Bengal-Siberian tiger cub was found roaming through the streets of Hemet, California on Thursday. The 25-pound cub was found declawed and will need surgery to remove a hernia from his abdomen. But he’ll get a lot of care – with regular bottle feedings, a meat-rich diet and plenty of room to run around.