Vera Jimenez

Homeboy Industries, the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world, kicked off their 14th annual 5K run on Saturday morning. KTLA 5’s Wendy Burch was live from Chinatown at the event’s starting line, where an estimated 5,000 participants were gearing up to run for a good cause. “I’m running to support a very important and spiritual part of this community,” one runner said.

After months of overcast and unseasonable weather across Southern California, a massive heat wave is arriving this weekend just in time for the Fourth of July holiday. Much of the greater Los Angeles area will begin heating up Friday, with the interior valleys and desert communities feeling the strongest levels of heat. Excessive heat warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service in Los Angeles for the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita Valley this weekend.