SPECIAL REPORT: 'Survive the Drive'

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (KTLA) -- SigAlerts, construction and gridlock -- are they the price we pay for living in Southern California? Not...

KTLA SPECIAL REPORT: Confessions of a Hacker

KTLA SPECIAL REPORT -- Black Friday is just around the corner and many shoppers are heading online to handle their holiday buying lists.

"Mom's New Little Helper": Mothers Abusing Adderall

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- They say a mother's work is never done, and now local rehab centers are seeing more and more stressed out Southern...

SPECIAL REPORT: AC Huffing, "The Breath of Death"

KTLA 5 SPECIAL REPORT -- It's the shocking new trend that could kill -- teens breathing in a dangerous gas for a quick, cheap high and...

Deadly Dose: Medication Mistakes on the Rise

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- You go to the pharmacy to fill a prescription that's supposed to help you get well, but consumers beware.

"The Adderall Advantage": Students Taking Big Risk for Good Grades

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- On college campuses across Southern California, it's approaching 'finals season,' and that means students are...

Prescriptions Painkiller Deaths at Alarming Levels, Experts Say

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The abuse of prescription painkillers has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, and accounts for an...

Doctor Says He Can Turn Brown Eyes Blue -- Permanently

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) -- If you've always wanted blue eyes, but have brown instead, there might be something you can do to change...

KTLA Special Report: Is a Sex Offender Worth $42 an Hour?

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Is a convicted sex offender -- on parole and working what appears to be an entry level cleaning and janitorial job...

KTLA Special Report: Sex Offenders Found Working on SoCal School Campuses

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A special KTLA investigation found that convicted sex offenders were able to get jobs on K-through-12 campuses all...

KTLA Investigation Reveals Details of Gang-Like Clique Within Men's Central Jail

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Investigators documented the broken tooth, nose, bruises, contusions and muscle damage that former inmate Evans Tutt...

KTLA Special Report: 'The Gang Behind the Badge?' Part Two

FULLERTON (KTLA) -- On a busy party night at the popular 'Slidebar' nightspot in Fullerton, the bar's surveillance cameras record bouncer...

KTLA Special Report: Surviving Slum-like Living Conditions

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Who's the worst slumlord in Los Angeles?

Reaching Out: Survivors of Suicide

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Ester Ybarra-Bryant's son was barely a teenager.

KTLA Special Report: 'Pot Kids'

SAN BERNARDINO (KTLA) -- Caught on tape: high school students who appear to be smoking marijuana in class -- with their teacher in the...

KTLA Special Report: A Day in The Life of a Sheriff's Recruit

TUSTIN (KTLA) -- On a windy and warm day in Tustin, we got to see first hand the mental and physical challenges Orange County Sheriff's...

5 Days That Could Save Your Life: Breast Cancer

LA CANADA (KTLA) -- Today the Hosfords of La Canada are a happy family of five. But three years ago, 37 year-old Stephanie noticed her...

Hidden Hoarders: The Pack Rat Next Door

LA MIRADA (KTLA) -- "It just broke my heart. This was a nice house. It hurt to see it look like that!"

KTLA Special Report: The Truth Behind the Illegal Bloodsport of Cockfighting

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- In some cultures it's celebrated, but in ours, it's illegal and law enforcement is looking to put a stop to it.

KTLA Special Report: 5 Days That Could Save Your Life

POMONA (KTLA) -- Shelly Orr recalls the earliest signs of a tough road ahead. "I didn't have any energy at all as a kid, as far as I can...

Special Report: 5 Days that Could Save Your Life

OCEANSIDE (KTLA) -- "May 22nd, Saturday, is when my heart stopped."

Real LA: Breaking Vicodin Addiction, Part 4

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A recent study revealed that retired NFL players are more likely than others to abuse prescription painkillers.

Real LA: Breaking Vicodin Addiction, Part 3

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Hollywood A-listers like Robert Downey Jr., Nicole Ritchie and Drew Barrymore have turned their lives and careers...

Real LA: Breaking Vicodin Addiction, Part 2

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Prescription drug abuse is on the rise and we've watched some of Hollywood's biggest stars go in and out of rehab...

Real LA: Breaking the Addiction, Part 1

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- From Charlie Sheen to Lindsay Lohan, the list of stars who turn to rehab continues to grow… but it's not just...

KTLA Special Report: Woman Describes Being Awake During Surgery

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Millions of people go under the knife every year, but what happens when the anesthesia you are given wears off in...

KTLA SPECIAL REPORT: Crack In The Cradle, Part Two

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- In this season of thanks, KTLA has been bringing you a special on the investigation of so called " crack babies"...

KTLA SPECIAL REPORT: L.A.'s Underground Tunnels

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- Downtown Los Angeles is postcard perfect with its high rises, trendy bars and signature sports venue.

KTLA Special Report: Crack in the Cradle

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- A KTLA Special Report Tuesday night looked into the life of a so-called ' crack baby.' They were infants with a...

KTLA Special Report: Bad Business?

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) In an exclusive KTLA Special Report, Chip Yost has a story that has a little bit of everything. There are Ginsu...

KTLA Special Report: Inside A Rave

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- Los Angeles Coliseum had banned raves from being held at the facility after the death of a young teenager last...

2 Rialto Police Officers Quit, 4 Others Disciplined in Sex Scandal

RIALTO ( KTLA) -- Two Rialto police resigned and four others have been severely disciplined after an internal probe was completed into...

KTLA Special Report: Stripper Express

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- A KTLA 5 News Exclusive reveals that Bob Hope Airport in Burbank is more than just a quick, convenient way to...

Special Report: $6 Billion in 'Forgotten Funds' Waiting For CA Owners

LOS ANGELES -- KTLA may have found your money. California State Controller John Chiang says "We have $6 billion dollars that we want to...

SPECIAL REPORT: Lasers Cause Danger In The Skies

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- Less than two weeks ago, authorities in Glendale arrested an 18-year-old suspected of pointing a laser at a police...

SPECIAL REPORT: Ladies Lead The Pack In Los Angeles Police Pursuits

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- 19 year-old Genesis Ochoa of Long Beach and her friend, 23 year-old Miranda Eblin sent police on a high speed chase...

Cop Accused of Rape Blames Zoloft For Brutal Attack

ONTARIO ( KTLA) -- Former Westminster police officer Anthony Orban is accused of kidnapping and raping a woman but his defense attorney says...

Warning Graphic Content: KTLA Special Report: Chicken Hatchery Hell

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- Undercover video Tuesday reveals what one animal rights group calls clear evidence of animal abuse inside a...

KTLA Special Report: Haulers

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- You have heard of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. But 'Hauling' is the new internet phenomenon that's turning the...

Wendy Burch: KTLA's Wendy Burch Shares Her Personal Journey Toward Motherhood

KTLA's Wendy Burch is sharing her personal journey about her quest to become a mother. With the window of opportunity growing smaller, Wendy...

KTLA Special Report: Drunkorexia

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- Doctors are seeing an alarming and disturbing phenomenon involving young women, especially university co-eds. It's...

DEA Cracks Down on Sizzurp: Hip Hop's Potent Prescription

LOS ANGELES -- The DEA is cracking down on a highly addictive and potentially deadly drink known as "Sizzurp."

KTLA Special Report: A Cheerleader's Story

Many people think cheerleading is all about pom-poms, pep and pretty uniforms.

KTLA Special Report: Inside Marijuana's Emerald Triangle

UNDATED ( KTLA) -- KTLA traveled to northern California, the true heart of our state's marijuana growing industry, for unprecedented...

KTLA Special Report: Sexsomnia Exposed

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- Sexsomnia is a seldom discussed condition that plagues countless sufferers nationwide.

KTLA Exclusive: Bed Bugs At USC

LOS ANGELES -- Students at USC say there's a widespread bed bug problem, according to an undercover investigation by KTLA news.

KTLA SPECIAL REPORT: Dog Fighting Exposed

LOS ANGELES -- The barbaric practice of fighting dogs -- for blood sport and big money -- refuses to disappear.

KTLA SPECIAL REPORT: LA's Crime Fighting Females

LOS ANGELES -- Being a cop in Los Angeles is a dangerous job dominated by men.

New Documentary Pays Tribute to Unparalleled Courage

They hold the distinction of being "the most decorated unit of its size & time-of-battle in U.S. military history."

Surrender to Vegas' New Nightclub "Surrender"

LAS VEGAS -- What do you do when the chips are down this summer? Jump on a one hour flight to Las Vegas where a new night club is raising...