Memorial Day

A U.S. Navy veteran who lost his home to the Palisades Fire was honored in a special way on Monday.

A 94-year-old U.S. Navy veteran who lost his home to the Palisades Fire was honored in a special Memorial Day celebration. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 26, 2025.

The city of Long Beach was among several to host events in honor of those who gave their life to serve the country. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 26, 2025.

The Pacific Wheel is honoring the occasion through a large-scale light show.

President Donald Trump has paid tribute to fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. He honored what he called the “great, great warriors” Monday, yet veered into politics, boasting that he’s fixing the country after “a long and hard four years.” Although the holiday is typically a solemn one, Trump began it with an all-caps...

Businesses were vandalized and covered with graffiti during the incident. Brittany Hope reports for Today In LA at 6 a.m. on Monday, May 26, 2025.

Veterans and military communities were expected to gather across Southern California to observe the federal holiday.

Memorial Day has arrived in the United States, with Americans asked to pause and pay tribute to those who fought and died for their country.

Among the honored was Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikhoul, a Norco native, who died during an enemy attack in Afghanistan. Michelle Valles reports for Today in LA in 6 a.m. on Monday, May 26, 2025.

Businesses have increasingly chosen to stay open on Memorial Day, making it one of the biggest retail sales and travel weekends of the year.

The public is ready to celebrate Los Angeles Fleet Week through the Memorial Day weekend. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Sunday, May 25, 2025.

From Arlington National Cemetery outside the nation’s capital to the American burial ground in Normandy, France, presidents customarily commemorate Memorial Day on hallowed ground.

Ahead of Memorial Day, volunteers across Southern California are laying American flags on the graves of those who served the country. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Saturday, May 24, 2025.

Law enforcement agencies are setting up DUI checkpoints and conduct extra patrols through the holiday weekend.

From the American Revolution to modern battles, take a look back at the full toll of U.S. deaths in war this Memorial Day.

The Battlefield Cross and Soldier at the Paramount Armed Forces Memorial at the Civic Center has been vandalized days before solemn Memorial Day events. Brittany Hope reports for Today in LA on Friday May 23, 2025.

Someone sawed off part of a statue in Paramount that serves as a solemn tribute to military veterans in a crime that marked a painful loss for the community ahead of Memorial Day. Some pieces of the Battlefield Cross and Soldier at the Paramount Armed Forces Memorial at the Civic Center were sawed off and stolen. The crime, which caused…

Tours of the Battleship IOWA, music at the Original Farmers Market, and other festivities will drop anchor.

Gather, remember, honor: Find a Southern California ceremony on Monday, May 26.

The iconic coastal highway is slated to reopen Friday after its months-long closure due to the devastating Palisades Fire. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on May 21, 2025.