Sylmar

A trio of lion cubs made their public debut on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at the Wildlife Waystation in Sylmar.

A wildlife sanctuary that housed 400 animals was threatened by the Creek fire in Sylmar. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.

As firefighters tenaciously battled flames from several major fires that all flared in just 24 hours in Southern California, animal lovers worried about their pet’s safety as over 50,000 mandatory evacuations were issued.

Virginia Padilla and her family were devastated to learn that their family ranch, which houses more than 60 horses, was burned to the ground on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 during the Creek Fire in Sylmar.

A man was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the slaying of a 21-year-old Army veteran who was gunned down in the street in Sylmar over the weekend, police said on Veterans Day.

A 3-year-old boy died Wednesday after becoming trapped in a hot car in Sylmar, Los Angeles police said.

A man suspected of getting into a shootout with an off-duty FBI agent during an attempted kidnapping at a gym in the San Fernando Valley on Wednesday was arrested after leading officers on a pursuit into Malibu, investigators said.