A family’s business was destroyed after an arsonist torched their shop in downtown Los Angeles, causing thousands of dollars in damage. KTLA's Mary Beth McDade reports on July 8, 2025.

A family’s business was destroyed after an arsonist torched their shop in downtown Los Angeles, causing thousands of dollars in damage. KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on July 8, 2025.

About seven family members, including a father and his three sons, who planned to go tubing on the Fourth of July were all injured when their boat exploded.

As family members were reaching into the water to pick up the trash, the back of the boat exploded. Everyone on board got burned to varying degrees. “They were screaming. Everybody was screaming.