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Two deputies are honored for rescuing a 100-year-old and another elderly person during the Eaton Fire. People returning home to the Palisades for the first time are struggling to find things to hold onto. Waymo driverless taxis hit the freeways for the first time. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Local and state officials launch efforts to help people rebuild and recover from the L.A. fires. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's order to freeze federal grants and loans. And how would you like to have your own fire hydrant? They're doing big business in SoCal these days.

President Trump's press secretary takes aim at L.A. and Mayor Bass during the first White House press briefing of the new administration; we have local officials' reaction. Also, apparently private fire hydrants are a thing, and they're in high demand right now. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Now that the evacuation orders have been lifted in the Palisades -- hundreds of residents are getting their first look at what remains of their homes. Meanwhile, L.A.'s mayor and the city's rebuilding tsar said it could be quite some time before residents can start phase 2 cleaning. And a new video is raising more questions about whether SoCal Edison power lines sparked the Eaton Fire.

Mudslide danger could be elevated for months – or years – after the L.A. wildfires. Details about the rebuilding process are shaping up for Palisades residents, and Starbucks is making some changes to their house rules. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

This is a story about historic fires, survival, and what promises to be monumental efforts to rebuild and flourish in an often hostile environment where danger lurks with every gust of wind. In short, it is a story about ourselves. As tens of thousands of L.A. County residents spent the last two weeks trying to stay alive and keep their homes from burning to the ground, there was little time to th...

Tens of thousands of people evacuated after the Hughes Fire broke out in Castaic yesterday – and another blast of high winds could threaten firefighters’ progress. Pasadena schools are reopening after the Eaton Fire, and egg prices have hit a new record high – will they ever go back down? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Listen live to KNX News 97.1 FM and 1070 AM for nonstop live coverage of the Hughes Fire. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

With potential rain in the forecast, Pasadena braces for mudslides due to scorched earth left behind by the devastating wildfires. We examine the impact the fires will have on tourism in L.A., and the troubling revelation of delayed evacuation warnings during the Eaton Fire, leaving residents in western Altadena vulnerable.

We speak with the fire captain who rescued the woman we featured in Friday's episde in Malibu about the guilt he and his colleagues are feeling, and get some advice from an expert on how to get through the collective trauma. The wind is still an issue this week, and now there's a chance of rain for the weekend, which is much-needed but could yield new problems. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the L...

Costco workers could go on strike

The incredible story of husband and wife James Sarantino and Patty Phillips, and their escape from Malibu despite being separated during the Palisades Fire. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

As the fires move into the rearview mirror, the focus in Los Angeles is turning to cleanup, repopulation, and rebuilding.

We dig into two big questions following the fire disaster: is the air in Southern California safe to breathe? And how quickly can rebuilding actually happen in the fire zones? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

The LAFD is on the defensive after an L.A. Times report revealing it could have deployed more engines and held roughly 1,000 firefighters on duty as the Palisades Fire began to rage. We talk with the Times's Alene Tchekmedyian about her reporting, and get the response from fire officials. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

As L.A. enters yet another period of dangerous winds, crews are scrambling to assess the damage and combing through the rubble to find people who didn't make it out. We talk with KNX News reporter Emily Valdez who is following that process. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Several alleged looters are charged with felonies and L.A.'s new district attorney pledges to throw the book at anyone caught in the fire zones. Lawsuits claim SoCal Edison's equipment sparked the deadly Eaton Fire. And we chat with chief correspondent Charles Feldman about the political crisis for Mayor Karen Bass, called out in the national media for breaking a campaign promise not to travel abr...

LAFD Chief Kristen Crowley says the City of Los Angeles failed her department. We talk about it with City Hall bureau chief Craig Fiegener, and get his perspective on the fire devastation he's been covering nonstop for 72 hours. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

As he gets set to chase yet another Southern California fire, we talk with Pete Demetriou, who has been covering fires in SoCal for four decades about the moment he knew this firestorm would be disastrous, and where our region goes from here. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

We're covering the most destructive wildfire disaster in California history, with a death toll rising and damage in the tens of billions, what does it mean for thousands of SoCal residents right now, and for life here to come? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.