Married couple, Stu and Janell Clarke went on the ultimate road trip by riding around the world on a motorbike with what started out as a two year trip has turned into ten all whilst picking up a few friends along the way, their three rescue dogs, Shadow, Azra, Weeti, in tow.

The couple filmed all of their travels and adventures and hope to give advice to people on traveling with their dogs and by sharing their stories.

To follow them and learn more you can visit their website ThePackTrack.com and follow them on Instagram @ThePackTrack.

This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on July 5, 2023.

Californians will have a good view of the annular solar eclipse, aka a "ring of fire" eclipse, when it happens later this month. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon, while at its farthest point from Earth, passes between our planet and the sun.

The dazzling event causes a dark circle that partially covers the sun but leaves an orange, fiery glow around the shadowed edges of the moon. This is set to occur on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 9:13 a.m. PDT, and your ability to view the event will depend on the weather and your location.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-to-put-on-show-for-california-this-month/

Kaiser Permanente patients may be affected as over 75,000 workers could go on strike if negotiations over labor contracts for unionized workers are not finalized on Tuesday. Discussions between SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West and the healthcare provider have been unsuccessful so far as workers say they’re struggling with a staffing crisis that is affecting the quality of patient care.

Workers are asking for across-the-board pay increases, retiree medical plans and protections against subcontracting and outsourcing. Workers across the nation said they’re ready to walk off the job for three days from Oct. 4-6 starting Wednesday at 6 a.m. in what has been described as potentially the largest healthcare worker strike in U.S. history.

KTLA's Samantha Cortese reports on October 3, 2023.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/kaiser-permanente-workers-prepare-for-possibility-of-largest-healthcare-strike-in-u-s-history/

As city leaders struggle to find ways to get people off the streets and create affordable housing for those experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, many residents are pushing back at rezoning proposals that would allow single-family lots to become high-rise apartments in the middle of residential neighborhoods. Omar Lewis reports for KTLA 5 News at 10, Oct. 3, 2023. Details: ktla.com

An Orange County nanny was convicted Tuesday of molesting 16 young boys and showing pornography to a 17th boy while they were under his care. This report aired on KTLA 5 News at 10, Oct. 3, 2023. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/orange-county-nanny-convicted-of-molesting-16-boys/

A 62-year-old spokesman for Los Angeles County has been arrested in San Bernardino County on charges of producing, possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities announced Tuesday. This report aired on KTLA 5 News at 10, Oct. 3, 2023. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-county-public-works-employee-arrested-on-child-pornography-charges/

Loved ones are mourning a teenager who was shot and killed at a San Pedro birthday party as the suspects remain at large. On Sept. 30, police responded to a shooting on the 1200 block of North Park Western Drive around 11:34 p.m.

Arriving officers found four victims with gunshot wounds, including Joseph Isaiah Saldana, 17. Saldana was pronounced dead at the scene. The bullets had gone through the home’s wall and struck the teenage victims. The armed suspects fled the scene in a gray sedan, police said. Saldana had just graduated from Dominguez High School with honors a few months ago and was preparing to start college and work his first job.

KTLA's Carlos Saucedo reports on October 3, 2023.

The House on Tuesday voted to remove Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker, a never-before-seen historic vote that leaves the lower chamber of Congress in chaos.

The mutiny, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), came days after McCarthy averted a government shutdown by putting a stopgap measure on the floor that garnered Democratic support — a move that infuriated hardline Republicans. In the final 216-210 vote, seven Republicans joined Gaetz to unseat McCarthy.

Every Democrat in the chamber also voted to boot McCarthy, refusing to help protect him from his unruly conference. McCarthy said he would give Democrats nothing if they were to vote to help him. The House is now in uncharted territory, with House members and aides unsure what will happen next.

KTLA's John Fenoglio reports on October 3, 2023.

Details: https://ktla.com/hill-politics/house-makes-history-removes-mccarthy-as-speaker/

At least four people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to authorities, who urged students to take shelter on the campus of the historically Black college.

The Baltimore Police Department initially said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation.” Police kept the campus on lockdown for hours and provided little information about their investigation. The address given for the shooting appeared to match a residential building that’s on the same block as a city police station.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/multiple-people-have-been-shot-on-campus-of-morgan-state-university-in-baltimore-police-say/

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department are investigating after an approximately 30-year-old man was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 5900 block of Duarte St. Sky5 reports for KTLA.com, Oct. 3, 2023. Details: ktla.com

A 62-year-old man who works for Los Angeles County has been arrested in San Bernardino County on charges of producing, possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities announced Tuesday. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-county-public-works-employee-arrested-on-child-pornography-charges/

A woman was taken into custody after a violent and dangerous multi-county pursuit in a stolen work truck on Monday night. Aerial footage from Sky5 showed the suspect driving through red lights and stop signs.  the driver rammed into police cruisers and then drove through a fence, dragging it onto the wrong direction of the 91 Freeway.

Sky5 captured the moment that the truck slowed to a stop on the 91 Freeway. The driver hopped out, ran across busy lanes of traffic into a parking lot, losing a blonde wig she had been wearing. The suspect then ran into a Denny’s restaurant and brandished a gun, witnesses told KTLA.

KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on October 3, 2023.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/police-in-pursuit-of-driver-in-possibly-stolen-truck/

Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history.

Butler was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday, just two days after Feinstein died at her home in Washington. Butler is a longtime fundraiser and strategist in the state’s Democratic circles and was the head of Emily’s List, a national organization that raises money for women candidates who support abortion rights.

KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on October 3, 2023.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/politics/laphonza-butler-sworn-in-to-replace-feinstein-in-senate/