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NBC4 Los Angeles started Wednesday morning with heartbreak ... mourning two of its own after the deadly NewsChopper 4 crash.

The station opened its 4 AM newscast with an emotional tribute to reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw, who were killed Tuesday while on assignment.

The anchors told viewers the NBC4 family was grieving, before sharing memories of both colleagues and thanking them for their years of service.

A woman who has allegedly been seducing wealthy men and drugging them to steal their expensive watches is now behind bars.

Lynda Mae Crouse was busted Friday in connection with stealing a $100,000 Rolex from a man she met at the Carousel Club in Hallandale Beach on April 12, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by TMZ. She was then booked in the Broward County jail for robbery and grand theft.

According to the affidavit, Crouse traded phone numbers with the man before she left the club and went home. Later that night, the man sent an Uber to pick up Crouse and bring her back to his place, where they had drinks.

David Wilcock, the famous paranormal writer who took his own life in April, penned several suicide notes ... with one demanding that authorities not resuscitate him, TMZ has learned.

According to an autopsy report, obtained by TMZ ... Wilcock wrote the notes before shooting himself April 20 in the backyard of his home in Boulder, Colorado.

In the suicide notes, Wilcock revealed that he was "not in a great place" and insisted that first responders "Do Not Resuscitate" him under any circumstances. Police also found lists of beneficiaries tied to his estate in various places around his house.

Charlie Kirk's family is making moves to sue Utah Valley University for what they call "stunning failures and reckless decisions" regarding security and planning ... TMZ has learned.

The Kirk family has filed a notice revealing they intend to sue ... a legal step that maintains the family's statute of limitations so that they can file a lawsuit. The notice, obtained by TMZ, alleges "the UVU Parties created a foreseeable danger to Charlie."

The Kirk family attorney adds ... "Those decisions ultimately rendered Mr. Kirk helpless to the rooftop shooter in an assassination that could have been avoided had the UVU Parties only taken reasonable steps to plan and oversee a safe event, steps outlined below that have been standard practice for other universities hosting controversial speakers."

A German porn star drowned in Cyprus ... and now his death is under investigation.

Adult film star Noah Segsy reportedly died August 24 after drowning in a pool at an apartment building in Paralimni, a town in Cyprus -- the Greek and Turkish island country in the Mediterranean.

Cypress Mail reported that Noah -- government name Riccardo Staudt -- was rushed to a hospital where doctors pronounced him dead. The publication said an autopsy revealed he had drowned, but authorities are still investigating his death.

Chris Brown is slamming Texas State Representative Venton Jones after he apologized for honoring the singer amid backlash. 

The singer is pissed at Jones for apologizing for appearing on stage with Chris to announce that Chris had been placed in the Congressional Record for his musical and entertainment achievements, along with Usher.

Jones made the apology Tuesday on Don Lemon's show after the politician caught heat for honoring a woman abuser ... as you know, Brown was convicted of physically abusing Rihanna in 2009.

U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett was also on stage with Jones, appearing with the singer and Jones at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Saturday to present him with the honor and shower him with praise.

At first, Brown gave thanks to Jones and Crockett for the award, but after Jones made his public apology, Brown slammed him on Instagram, writing Tuesday night that Jones "immediately started tap dancing and apologizing because he didn't wanna lose voters or support."

Stefon Diggs' male sexual assault accuser, Christopher Griffith, wants their legal battle moved to a courthouse far away from the NFL star's home stadium ... due to fears the jurors will want to protect their franchise player to win football games ... TMZ has learned.

Christopher filed court docs asking for the ongoing lawsuit against Stefon for alleged sexual battery to be moved to a courthouse further away from the Washington Commanders stadium in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Stefon signed with the team in August ... and scored a touchdown in their Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

We love a lady in latex, and this week's Chix on Netflix has us sending a late text 😜 Can you guess who she is based on these clues ...

She's an influencer and model -- her older sis may be more well-known, but this brunette baddie is rising up and definitely did not hold back on her latest Netflix reality show.

Happy hump day! Can you guess the brunette babe having a hard time keeping her chest tucked away?!

This gym baddie is part of the most famous family on television -- while she herself is worth a billion dollars. When she's not busy running her multiple businesses, you can catch her being a mom and hanging out with her A-list boyfriend.

Lexi Kramer's family says she believed car influencer James Wehr truly loved her and his divorce was nearly finalized when he flew her to California for their first date ... TMZ has learned.

The family member tells TMZ ... Lexi and James met through Instagram direct messages and had been talking for about a month before he paid for her flight to California. They spent the day together before the crash that claimed both their lives.

According to Lexi's family, James told her he and his wife were almost finished finalizing their divorce. But after James and Lexi died, the family member says James' wife contacted them and they spoke about James and Lexi's relationship.

Authorities arrested a Florida elementary school teacher Friday for allegedly showing young girls his nudes and touched them inappropriately.

According to the arrest report, former Sunset Park Elementary School teacher Cesar Oriol Cardoso allegedly showed one victim inappropriate pictures and videos ... including one of himself naked, facing a mirror with his genitals exposed.

The report says the student alleges he also showed her a pornographic video of a young boy and an adult woman.

Alix Earle's stepmom went on social media to rattle off 5 reasons why she thinks Netflix should pull the plug on "Earle Meets World.”

Ashley Earle' posted a video of her eating lunch, taking playful jabs at the show ... and first on her list was the fact that no one listens to her dating advice.

Second on Ashley's list is her conversations with Alix -- which she jokingly said were heavily edited to favor her stepdaughter.

Tom Sandoval's ex-girlfriend is moving out and moving on ... packing up the last of her stuff from his house.

TMZ obtained video of Victoria Lee Robinson at Tom's house with some movers Tuesday ... you can see in the clip she's directing them as they load her stuff into a truck.

As you know, Victoria and Tom are going through a pretty messy breakup -- Tom was granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Victoria and her father, Will Robinson, at the end of June.

Tyra Banks’ fight for hours of unaired footage shot for the "America’s Next Top Model" documentary is heating up ... with the producers scoffing at the supermodel’s request, TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Netflix and the documentary producers are opposing Tyra's attempt to get her hands on the unaired raw footage of her former friends Miss J and Jay Manuel that didn’t end up in the doc.

Tyra believes the footage could help prove her claim that she was defamed due to producers selectively editing the interviews.

Amanda Knox wants people to leave Lindsay Clancy's husband, Patrick, alone ... saying she can relate to being blamed for something based on "vibes."

Amanda came to Patrick's defense from social media sleuths who believe he was involved with the murders of his 3 children in a new piece for The Free Press.

She writes that seeing the internet turn on Patrick because they didn't like how he grieved triggered her.