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The L.A. County Department of Public Health has confirmed a human case of bird flu - the first human case detected in the county. Part of the Santa Cruz Wharf has collapsed and floated away after being battered by extreme waves. Two people wrongfully convicted of an East Hollywood murder are now free after spending 17 years behind bars.

After serving 17 years of a sentence of 50 to life, a man and woman are exonerated after the new L.A. County DA personally argues for them in court. Some surfers love it, but a high surf risk could cause flooding and damage along the coast. A Christmas tradition in Pasadena for half a century is back after a decade absence. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Unionized Starbucks workers are out on strike, the House passed a funding bill just hours before the deadline, and Teamsters drivers were out in force at Amazon locations throughout Southern California demanding better pay.

LAX security put out a photo of what not to travel with this holiday season, and it was all from one lady's luggage. The state health department is trying to calm nerves about bird flu, and convince people that milk is safe. Amazon and Starbucks workers hit the picket lines ahead of the holiday, and we'll tell you about a unique, but haunted job opportunity. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA C...

Congress tries to pass a spending bill to avoid a shutdown. Some local Starbucks workers go on strike.

The clock is ticking toward a government shutdown as a second stopgap funding bill has failed in the House. An LA Times food event to celebrate the area's 101 best restaurants ended with more than 70 people getting food poisoning. And the LAPD says a recent trend on the road has motorists creating a potentially dangerous distraction.

70 people came down with food poisoning, likely from oysters, at an L.A. Times event celebrating the best restaurants in SoCal. We're seeing more and more cars decorated for the holidays, but is it legal? And why are squirrels suddenly becoming carnivores? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

A deputy L.A. mayor is suspected of calling in a bomb threat to city hall, an innocent driver has been killed in a police pursuit in La Palma, and there's now an emergency proclamation in California over the bird flu.

A bizarre story out of L.A. City Hall: the deputy mayor for public safety is on leave after the police determined he was likely behind a bomb threat, and the FBI is now investigating. California has declared a state of emergency on bird flu, so how concerned should you be? Amazon workers say they'll strike in SoCal right before the holiday, so what will the impact be? The L.A. Local is sponsored b...

Santa Ana winds are back, bringing Red Flag warnings through Wednesday evening and concerns about the progress made on the Franklin Fire in Malibu. L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman suggests that the Menendez brothers will not be treated as a package deal. Plus, a local emergency has been declared at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey.

The new L.A. County DA says he'll look at the Menendez brothers' cases separately, and he'll shake up the team of attorneys reviewing it. Firefighters are worried about the Franklin Fire in Malibu now that the winds are kicking up again. The wife accused in a Woodland Hills murder-for-hire plot says she's innocent. And an L.A. radio icon is back on the air - we'll talk to the new hosts of Loveline...

The fire danger is not over for Malibu. A woman is facing murder charges for allegedly hiring a hit man to murder her ex-husband outside of his Woodland Hills clinic back in August. And what we know so far about the school shooter in Wisconsin.

Malibu schools reopen as crews make steady progress on containing the Franklin Fire. Disney agrees to a massive wage theft settlement, and Jamie Foxx is "too blessed to be stressed" after being attacked during a birthday dinner in Beverly Hills. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

The City of L.A. is taking steps to beat that big budget deficit - cuts are coming. Authorities say the killing of a doctor in Woodland Hills earlier this year may have been a murder-for-hire plot. A man suspected of shooting his ex-girlfriend, a Metro bus driver, has been arrested.

Strange drones have now been spotted over Temecula after days of speculation about sightings on the east coast, so what's going on? The DMV is apologizing for a license plate that made it past the California censors. A whale is trapped off the SoCal coast, and a surprise for firefighters who've been battling the Franklin Fire in Malibu. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of deale...

Two days after arrests were made in the ambush-style murder of an L.A. doctor, authorities are investigating the home of his ex-wife. Thursday was the deadline to close Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, but the L.A. County Probation Department says it has NO plans to shut it down. And is back pain motive for murder? An orthopedic spine surgeon says pain can push us to do some shocking things.

Dick Van Dyke describes how neighbors rescued him from his home in the Malibu hills on the eve of his 99th birthday. Ralphs is suing food truck operators in the Palisades, and they say they're being targeted for no reason. We'll hear from one of the youngest elected officials ever in L.A. County. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.