The Beat

HOLLYWOOD HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A group of burglars were at large after breaking into Keanu Reeves' house in Hollywood Hills earlier this week, authorities said. No one was home at the time of the incident. The break-in was reported about 6:30 p.m., prompting a response from the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood division. The caller reported observing...

The South Fire in Ventura County, California, prompted evacuations and threatened "critical infrastructure and oil infrastructure," but those have since been lifted. LOS ANGELES – Firefighters battled tropical-storm-force wind gusts to wrestle control of a fast-moving wildfire just 60 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The South Fire is 50% contained and already burned 2,715 acres, according to Cal Fire. The Ventura County wildfire prompted...

Across the United States, cities are bearing the brunt of homelessness, a problem fueled by a lack of affordable housing and issues like mental health and addiction that are worsened by poverty. New York and Los Angeles alone account for around 40% of the country's unhoused population. Now, those cities are trying to find lasting solutions.  In California,...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- President Joe Biden kicked off his weekend-long fundraising swing in Los Angeles Friday, but as expected, the visit also generated protests. Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered Friday afternoon and evening at Holmby Park, near the fundraiser, condemning U.S. funding of Israeli military strikes in Gaza with one holding a sign, "No votes for mass murderer."...