Phil Helsel

Breaking News Reporter

I am a breaking news reporter working nights in Los Angeles. I cover a variety of topics, from weather events, wildfires and other natural disasters to crime and occasionally politics.

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I am a breaking news reporter working nights in Los Angeles. I cover a variety of topics, from weather events, wildfires and other natural disasters to crime and occasionally politics.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Phil Helsel

11h ago

Like his brother, Lyle Menendez is denied parole

Lyle Menendez should not be released from prison for the murder of his parents more than three decades ago, California parole officials said Friday
1d ago

Six dead in accident at Colorado dairy

Six people were killed Wednesday at a Colorado dairy in an accident that is being investigated as toxic gas exposure, officials said
1d ago

Menendez brothers timeline: A look at the murders, the trials and the efforts to free them

Follow a timeline of key dates to know after Erik and Lyle Menendez killed their mother and father at the family’s Beverly Hills home in 1989.

Hurricane Erin moving away from the East Coast as Category 2 storm

After causing flooding surf on North Carolina's Outer Banks, Hurricane Erin began pulling away from the U.S.
2d ago

Erik Menendez shouldn't be released from prison, California parole officials say

Officials in California rejected Erik Menendez’s bid for parole Thursday, saying after an all-day hearing that the convicted killer should not be released from prison

Influencer killed when a gunman fires randomly during argument on Arizona road

Yarely Ashley Hermosillo, an online content creator, was killed in Arizona after a gunman fired in a random direction during an argument between the drivers of two other vehicles, police said.
3d ago

Mother of Texas child who disappeared in 2022 arrested on murder charge

The mother of 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, who hasn't been seen since 2022, has been arrested on a capital murder charge, the FBI said Wednesday.

'Don’t go into the water': Warnings issued on East Coast as Hurricane Erin moves in Atlantic

Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 2 storm Tuesday as it continued to move north off the U.S. East Coast, but it still prompted an evacuation order for part of North Carolina's Outer Banks and warnings about dangerous rip currents and swells.

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in airstrike, claiming one worked for Hamas

The IDF said it killed a man in Gaza posing as an Al Jazeera journalist, but the network said Anas al-Sharif was a journalist and that he and four other staff members were killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike.
12d ago

Child among 3 killed in Austin Target shooting; suspect is detained

Three people, including a child, were killed Monday afternoon in a shooting outside a Target store, and the suspect was arrested after stealing a car and fleeing the scene in Austin, Texas, police said
13d ago

AOL ditching dial-up service, a relic of the internet in the '90s and early '00s

In the hazy impressions of memory, some may even recall it fondly: The AOL dial-up internet service that those of a certain age associate with the World Wide Web is coming to a close