Tuesday is National Taco Day, and it coincides with Hispanic Heritage Month. The team at El Torito is honoring both with a range of menu specials and cultural initiatives. Part of the initiative includes art.

Jose Valasquez, general manager for the El Torito in Cypress, told KTLA 5 Morning News the chain worked with local Hispanic artists to paint murals on the large bull in front of their restaurants. Diners can help support Hispanic and Latino students by rounding up their bill or donating a dollar while they dine at an El Torito location. Proceeds will go towards the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

The chain is also honoring six Hispanic employees who have been with the restaurant for decades, ranging from 16 years to 45 years. You can celebrate National Taco Day deals at 27 El Torito locations throughout Southern California. Get your first taco free on Oct. 4 starting at 3 p.m. in the cantina. For details on their painted bulls, scholarship participation, and more, head to ElTorito.com.

This segment originally aired on the KTLA 5 Weekend Morning News on October 2, 2022.

A fire broke out at a fire station in Huntington Park early Wednesday morning. Crews responded to a second-alarm structure fire at Fire Station 164, at 6301 Santa Fe Avenue, around 4 a.m., according to Fred Fielding, spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department. (May 1, 2024)

The Los Angeles May Day Coalition is holding a march and rally in Hollywood on Wednesday to celebrate International Workers' Day.

Erin Myers reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on May 1, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/workers-celebrate-may-day-with-hollywood-march-and-rally/

UCLA officials announced all classes Wednesday morning would be canceled hours after law enforcement was sent to the campus to restore order following attacks on a pro-Palestinian encampment that has been in place at the university since last Thursday.

Carlos Herrera reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on May 1, 2024.

https://ktla.com/news/california/law-enforcement-restores-order-at-ucla-following-attack-on-encampment/

There may have been a lot of buzz surrounding last night’s Dodgers-Diamondbacks game, but one part of the Diamondbacks’ stadium was especially buzzing and caused the game to be delayed. The part of Chase Field in question was the top of the protective netting behind home plate, where a large bee colony appeared about five minutes before first pitch on Tuesday night, leading to the game being delayed from 6:45 p.m. to 8:35 p.m. It wasn’t all bad, however, as Diamondbacks fans gained a new hero in the ordeal. The beekeeper who was dispatched to remove the swarm of bees, Matt Hilton, became a different kind of Diamondbacks legend. (May 1, 2024)

A gunman opened fire and killed a passenger after pursuing the victim's vehicle through the Granada Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles overnight.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on May 1, 2024.

Los Angeles Police Department and California Highway Patrol officers arrived on campus to restore order after a group of counterprotesters attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment that has been set up on the University of California, Los Angeles campus since last Thursday.

Carlos Herrera reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on May 1, 2024.

Police were noticeably absent when violence erupted on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles Tuesday night amid dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

Dozens of pro-Israeli protestors, many wearing white masks and flags around their shoulders, arrived around 10:45 p.m. and began attempting to dismantle the encampment, deploying fireworks and what may have been bear spray.

At least one person was injured and was seen being carried away.

The pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California Los Angeles that took over Dickson Plaza has spread further into the campus and more unarmed security has been assigned to help keep demonstrators separated from a small but vocal group of pro-Israeli counter-protesters. John Fenoglio reports for KTLA 5 News at 10, April 30, 2024. Details: ktla.com

The Long Beach Police Department is asking for the public's help in solving the murder of a 17-year-old girl last month. Briana Soto was fatally shot on March 26 near the intersection of 11th Street and Lewis Avenue, police said in the days following the attack.

On Tuesday, police released footage of the suspected shooter, and they're asking anyone with information to reach out to police. The dark-clad male was spotted on several security cameras in the area around the time of the shooting, though a mask covered his face.

KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on April 30, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/police-release-footage-of-suspected-shooter-in-long-beach-teens-murder/

A total of 16 people needed medical attention after a USC bus and a Metro train collided in Los Angeles late Tuesday morning.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the collision occurred at 11:54 a.m. on Exposition Boulevard between Normandie Avenue and Figueroa Street near the USC campus. The train involved was the Metro E line, which travels from Santa Monica to East Los Angeles. Around 150 passengers were on board.

KTLA's Carlos Saucedo reports on April 30, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/several-hurt-after-metro-train-collides-with-bus-in-los-angeles/

Officers took protesters into custody late Tuesday after Columbia University called in police to end the pro-Palestinian occupation on the New York campus.

The scene unfolded shortly after 9 p.m. as police, wearing helmets and carrying zip ties and riot shields, massed at the Ivy League university’s entrance. Officers breached Hamilton Hall, an administration building on campus, to clear out the structure.

The demonstrators had occupied Hamilton Hall more than 12 hours earlier, spreading their reach from an encampment elsewhere on the grounds that’s been there for nearly two weeks. A statement released by a Columbia spokesperson late Tuesday said officers arrived on campus after the university requested help.

KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on April 30, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/protesters-in-custody-after-columbia-university-calls-in-police-to-end-pro-palestinian-occupation/

Six people were killed in separate crashes on April 29 that happened within hours of each other and less than a mile apart on a stretch of Pearblossom Highway in the Antelope Valley in Southern California.

Five people were killed in a crash near 106th Street East on Sunday night. Monday's deadly crash involved a big rig and a Honda minivan. The crash left one person dead and was reported just before 5:30 a.m. on State Route 138 at Hampel Avenue in Pearblossom just half a mile from the first crash.

KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on April 30, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/driver-killed-in-2nd-deadly-crash-on-sr-138-in-antelope-valley-in-less-than-10-hours/