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All public schools in Malibu will remain closed through Thursday, and SoCal Edison crews are working to restore power as the Franklin Fire continues. A homeless Fontana man pleaded guilty Wednesday to punching an Asian American woman in the head while shouting racial insults, and L.A. County has released its latest hate crime report - it's not good.

As the Franklin Fire continues burning out of control in Malibu, residents tell stories of defending their homes. The power remains out across a swath of the Santa Monica Mountains. The missing woman from Maui makes contact with her family. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Two LAPD officers were hurt in a hard landing during a helicopter training exercise in Los Alamitos. More than 100 workers at Boeing in Long Beach lost their jobs Tuesday, and KNX News team coverage of the Franklin wildfire in Malibu.

The Franklin Fire burns out of control in the hills of central Malibu, where officials say a 'minimal' number of homes have been destroyed, but the damage is still being assessed and the wind is still a major concern. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

The suspect in the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has ties to Santa Monica and the Bay area. The high winds in the forecast are forcing police to close a busy road in the Santa Monica Mountains, and two high school students had to be hospitalized after a stabbing in Tujunga.

Strong winds mean serious fire danger across Southern California. New tech is targeting criminals on the Westside, and Orange County is turning into a humpback whale hangout. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

The billionaire owner of the L.A. Times wants to put an AI-powered "bias meter" on articles - it's getting a lot of pushback from journalists. More information about the naked man found at Newberry Park High School suspected in the death of his teenage brother. And a shootout between a security guard and two men who tried to rob a check-cashing business in Mid-City L.A. ends with one dead, one wou...

The L.A. Times' billionaire owner says he will create an AI-powered bias meter, sparking fury from the newsroom, at least one resignation, and claims he's trying to appease the president-elect. Mayor Bass says she's nervous the city is behind on prepping for the Olympics. And after this week's big earthquake, can scientists get better at predicting when a quake will cause a tsunami? The L.A. Local...

There has been some extreme reaction on social media to the murder of a health insurance executive. USC is telling international students to return to the U.S. from winter break BEFORE Donald Trump's second inauguration. And a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rattled northern California.

A 7.0 earthquake and brief tsunami warning in Northern California got the entire state's attention. An off-duty firefighter goes missing after a dive near Long Beach. A $200M lottery ticket bought in the Valley expires this weekend. And the woman who stole Christmas says she's sorry... after getting shamed big time on social. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the L.A. Car Guy family of dealerships.

The suspected gunman is dead after an elementary school shooting near Oroville in Northern California. A judge has ordered a pit bull/Labrador mix to be returned to his Burbank family under specific conditions. And Republicans will soon control the White House, the Senate, and the House - but their majority in the house is razor-thin. We'll go in-depth on what that means.

L.A.'s sanctuary city law is headed for Mayor Bass's desk, but is it really necessary given state protections already in place, and will it stop the Feds from taking aim at California? We go inside the biggest mail sorting facility in America, where the biggest problem is your handwriting. And an iconic L.A. diner will be replaced by... you'll find out. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Gu...

The victims of a racist incident on an LAX shuttle, which went viral, are speaking out. A 2-year-old from Crestline was killed in a shooting at a shopping complex in Rancho Cucamonga. And new L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman wasted no time repealing what some called soft-on-crime policies put in place by former DA George Gascon.

A racist rant on an LAX shuttle goes viral, and the family targeted speaks with us about the awful experience. L.A. County's new district attorney is sworn in and promises a new day in the criminal justice system. The woman from Maui who was missing in L.A. turns up...and it turns out she doesn't want to be found. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

President Biden is getting a lot of pushback after he pardoned his son Hunter. Was it the right call? There is an update on the woman from Hawaii who went missing from LAX last month, and State Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced his support for two abortion-related bills now in the legislature.

Lawmakers convene in Sacramento for Gov. Newsom's special session to prepare the state for what might come under a second Trump presidency. The state's largest producer of raw milk says bird flu was found in some of its products. Harvey Weinstein is back in the hospital. And would you do snake yoga? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

A busy day at the airport as Thanksgiving travelers return home.

Millions of travelers around the country were hopping in cars and grabbing flights to head out for Thanksgiving. The L.A. Mission is providing hot holiday meals for people in need on Skid Row. And a hotly contested race for Congress now has a winner.

The U.S. has successfully brokered a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah. A pursuit of an assault suspect that spanned from San Pedro to the West Adams area ended in a shootout. And a Northridge man is accused of trying to smuggle more than a kilo of meth out of LAX … in a bizarre way.