The LA Local

In a KNX News exclusive interview, L.A. County DA George Gascón says the Menendez Brothers are 'rehabilitating well' in prison just one day after announcing his office is reviewing their murder conviction. A serial arson suspect has been arrested for a Downtown L.A. fire that caused $7M in damage. And the state of California has awarded $131M across multiple communities to aid in clearing homeless...

Did the L.A. County DA tip his hand on the Menendez case? He tells us the brothers are "rehabilitating very well," and his decision will come "shortly." Mayor Bass sends a signal with her police chief pick: what does it say about her law enforcement priorities? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón announced he is reviewing the '89 case of the Menendez brothers. His office is also actively looking for more victims of Sean Diddy Combs - all this just four weeks before the DA election. Speaking of elections, your perception of crime in the country might depend on who you plan to vote for next month. And the city of Norwalk is talking with state offic...

A bombshell from the L.A. County DA George Gascon: weeks before the election, he's reviewing the conviction of Lyle and Erik Menendez with the case fresh on the minds of millions. Plus, L.A. gets its first automatic license plate readers, and did you know those different-colored California plates are actually illegal? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

The feds break up a hate group in the San Fernando Valley in an operation dubbed "Hate One Eight." Doctor enters guilty plea in the case over Matthew Perry's death, and significant progress has been made in the prolonged legal fight to reclaim property on the VA campus in West Los Angeles.

The largest federal takedown of a white supremacist gang sees dozens arrested in the San Fernando Valley. A "piss bandit" is on the loose in Pasadena. Another guilty plea in the Matthew Perry death case. And Bank of America customers freaked out when the app showed their balances at $0 - not a great glitch. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Antelope Valley residents do not want a man known as "The Pillowcase Rapist" to be released into their neighborhood, but a judge may rule for precisely that to happen. Hear from a Middle East expert on what's next after Iran launches missiles at Israel. And the latest from Rancho Palos Verdes and its ongoing landslides.

We speak to a woman who returned home from visiting family in the L.A. area to Israel, and is now taking shelter from Iran's attack. East coast ports are on strike, what does it mean for the holiday shopping season here? Residents in one L.A. neighborhood are taking matters into their own hands after a spike in burglaries. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

The man arrested for hijacking a Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles and murdering one of the passengers has been charged with a dozen serious crimes. Baseball legend Pete Rose has passed away at 83, and it's about to get VERY hot in Southern California.

A wild string of crimes starts with a carjacking and kidnapping, leads to a robbery foiled by a fog machine, and ends with traffic snarled near the ports. The man accused of hijacking an L.A. Metro bus is charged with a laundry list of crimes. Food labels in California are changing under a new law. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Fire crews are getting ready to drive that cargo full of lithium-ion batteries -- which is still smoldering -- to a remote location at the Port of L.A. A burglary crew hits three pharmacies in the San Fernando Valley in a matter of hours, and the L.A. County Sheriff's Department has a new center that's using technology to improve public safety.

The Vincent Thomas Bridge was still closed while fire officials devised a plan to remove an overturned truck that went up in flames over 24 hours earlier with lithium-ion batteries on board. Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation authorizing speed cameras to be installed at five locations along Pacific Coast Highway. In more camera-related news, the LASD cut the ribbon Friday on a 'Real Time Wat...

The Port of LA shut down possibly another 24 hours while a lithium battery fire continues to burn and "Harry Potter" star Maggie Smith has died.

A major hazmat alert is causing chaos in the L.A. Harbor area after a truck carrying lithium batteries rolled over and caught fire. The LAPD will increase its patrols across multiple communities to combat flash mob robberies, and a man in Santa Monica is using light and sound to encourage some homeless people to move along.

A truck carrying lithium ion batteries flipped near the Port of L.A., triggering an evacuation and the shutdown of the Vincent Thomas Bridge for as long as two days. There's an arrest in the vandalism of the Hollywood Hills mansions owned by a MLB scion. Will UCLA need a new baseball stadium? A judge has ordered it shut down. And there's a dispute over Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 home run ball. The L.A....

New information about the hijacking of a Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles. More details regarding the explosion at a Santa Maria courthouse on Wednesday that injured five people. And L.A. County officials are being accused of looking the other way as children housed in county probation boot camps were raped and abused.

The alleged hijacker of an L.A. Metro bus is being held on $2 million bail after a murderous, terrifying ride through South L.A. that ended downtown. Metro is piloting a weapon detection system but how much will it cost to implement? Another Secret Service failure: a man with a gun reportedly got near former president Obama in Hollywood. And a lawsuit alleges white supremacists are running a rehab...

LAPD brings a deadly Metro bus hijacking to an end and Governor Newsom signs a slew of new gun control bills.