The LA Local

Can you pack poultry on an airplane? The answer may surprise you. A Kentucky-based construction company is accused of stealing over $2 million from California taxpayers and workers. And investigators seized the largest-ever shipment of counterfeit electric guitars through the port of L.A.

Some heartbreaking news about the family of a missing woman from Maui. Hear from a legal analyst about the two-month delay on a decision about the Menendez Brothers. And a domestic violence investigation turned into a high-speed pursuit, which ended in a crash in South L.A.

The Menendez brothers will NOT be home for the holidays, but their case saw at least some progress during a court hearing on Monday. The L.A. hotel workers' minimum wage could jump next year and again by the 2028 Olympics, but a few city lawmakers are balking at the prospect. And a Mojave desert train car heist has apparently been solved.

People in the San Fernando Valley felt the shaking from a quake near Malibu. The overcrowding at L.A. City animal shelters is leading to more dogs and cats being euthanized this year. Nathan Hochman campaigned for the position of L.A. County DA by promising to get tough on crime—how will that play out when he takes over from George Gascon in early December?

A storm is heading in as Thanksgiving travel gets underway. Gov. Newsom is trying to make friends with Republicans, Wilmington is getting ready for "harborgeddon," and AI can compose music...but is it any good? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

One of the top guys in a Mexican drug cartel who faked his own death to evade police has been found alive in a Riverside luxury apartment. It's official: Dodgers Superstar Shohei Ohtani is this year's National League MVP, and former L.A. County lawmaker Mark Ridley-Thomas went before an appeals panel Thursday to begin trying to clear his name.

The dog who vanished during a grooming appointment a week ago has been found and is back with her family, but she's in rough shape. The getaway starts earlier than ever this Thanksgiving...we have everything you need to know if you're headed to LAX. And a 9-foot-long fish washes up on shore three times recently...and legend says it means we're in for certain doom - but now that's been put to a sci...

The Norwalk family, who says their dog went missing after a Petco grooming appointment, believes they're getting closer to finding their beloved pooch. Some Orange County supervisors want independent audits of where COVID relief money was allocated, and the latest election results show Republicans are set to pick up three extra seats in the California Legislature - the first time in 10 years that...

The family of a dog that went missing during a grooming appointment says Petco plans to bring in search crews with bloodhounds to look for her. There are new developments in the case of the missing woman from Maui who never got on her flight at LAX. A guy shows up in the ER and ends up stuck in the ceiling. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

A person walking along RAT Beach this weekend finds a human skull. Plus, a major milestone for the People Mover at LAX and Residents of that landslide zone in Rancho Palos Verdes get positive news at a city public meeting.

L.A. is a step closer to becoming a sanctuary city by law, so what does it mean? We have an update on the West Hollywood influencer charged with murder in a deadly crash. A woman jumps into a hole in downtown L.A. and refuses to leave. And could AI really be better than doctors at diagnosing a patient? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

A travel influencer is charged with murder in the West Hollywood crash that killed an 83-year-old woman, as he is hospitalized with severe injuries of his own from another accident. We have exclusive details. The strange case of a missing woman from Maui who went to LAX but never got on a plane. And a woman from L.A. County has died from E.coli tainted carrots. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the L...

A dog owner's nightmare: a local family's dog vanishes during a trip to the groomer. How could it happen? An L.A. actress is no longer missing, but may be in the grip of a religious cult. A new drug, even deadlier than fentanyl, is now making its way into the drug supply and test strips can't detect it. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

A baby was found dead in a Downtown L.A. alley Thursday morning after someone allegedly threw the child out of a fifth-floor window. A construction worker is dead after an accident at an Orange County High School. And we hear from a Santa Clarita Democrat who did the seemingly impossible this election cycle - flipped a Republican seat.

In an 'only in L.A.' insurance fraud scheme, four people are accused of dressing up as a bear and breaking into their own fancy car. A baby is dead after apparently being thrown from a fifth-story window. A small plane goes down in the Sepulveda Basin at rush hour. New research to ward off shark attacks...but should surfers bet their lives on it? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy famil...

There's a lot of confusion over whether an actress from Playa Vista is missing or not. A device that exploded forced the evacuation and closure of the Torrance Courthouse, and it was another busy day for President-elect Trump, who made a surprising choice for Attorney General.