The LA Local

Things are improving in the fight against the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, but it's not over yet. First salvos fired between California Governor Gavin Newsom and President-elect Donald Trump. And the L.A. city council officially voted to approve Jim McDonnell as the next LAPD chief.

It's a tragic day for many Camarillo residents whose homes have burned down in the Mountain Fire. The L.A. City Council will take up Jim McDonnell's appointment as the next LAPD chief Friday morning, and One of two men from L.A. who committed a string of robberies over 10 days has been sentenced to more than 9 years in prison.

The Mountain Fire is burning out of control in Ventura County, and we're hearing from people who have found out their homes are gone. We still don't have a sense of the scale of the loss. Meanwhile thousands of others, including seniors on oxygen, have no power and are in desperate need of generators. California's Governor and Attorney General outline plans to fight a second Trump administration....

A major wildfire emergency continues in the Moorpark and Camarillo areas of Ventura County as winds gust up to 80 miles an hour. Nathan Hochman is celebrating Wednesday after voters elected him the next L.A. County District Attorney. And we speak with the political newcomer who will likely replace embattled L.A. City Councilman Kevin de León.

We get reaction from across Southern California to Donald Trump's victory in the election. The worst Santa Ana wind event of the season brings serious fire weather to SoCal. Los Angeles County gets a new district attorney with new tools thanks to the passage of Prop 36, so how will they be used? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

We go inside the center that counts millions of ballots - maybe the largest such facility in the country, and hear about the new technology that may help L.A. County count the votes faster. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

There are many concerns about public safety on Election Day and in the days that follow, but local officials say they have a plan. A longtime lobbyist and former LA City Hall official has been sentenced to six months of home detention, and Ralph Supermarket's parent company will pay California more than $120 million as part of its more than $1 billion settlement related to the opioid crisis.

Fewer people have already voted than by this time in 2020 - what does that mean for overall turnout in SoCal? Law enforcement around the region is preparing for unrest that might follow Election Day. Election week brings the first major Santa Ana wind event of the season, with potentially dangerous winds and power shutoffs ahead. And music legend Quincy Jones has died. The L.A. Local is sponsored...

Dodgers fans came from all over Southern California and the country to the team's victory celebration in L.A., the Board of Police Commissioners has proposed paying the next LAPD chief more than $507,000 a year, and the campaign cycle is ending with the partisan divide growing ever wider in politics; we take a look at the latest polls.

Relive the excitement over and over and over again with KNX News' in-depth team coverage of the Dodgers parade celebrating their big World Series win! The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Dodgers fans are celebrating by buying lots of World Series gear and preparing for a day of festivities to honor the boys in blue on Friday. A man is accused of drugging and raping a woman he met on a dating app. Deciding which judges to vote for can be one of the most challenging parts of filling out your ballot - we try to make sense of it.

Dodger fans celebrate the World Series win as the team returns to L.A. and prepares for the parade, but the city has to reckon with rioting that left stores looted and vandalized and a Metro bus burned to a shell. LeBron James endorses a candidate for president with five days to go until the election. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

A new development in the effort to free Lyle and Eric Menendez after more than 30 years in prison, we go in-depth on how a comment about "garbage" has taken over the presidential race, and one L.A. County supervisor is NOT supporting a ballot measure that would expand the board.

The L.A. District Attorney says he supports the Menendez brothers' request for clemency from Gov. Newsom - and we now have a date for when a hearing to set them free could happen. The Dodgers have another shot to clinch the World Series in the Bronx. If you've been wondering about that awful smell on the Westside this week, we have some answers for you. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Gu...

The Menendez Brothers are trying a new tactic to get out of prison in time for the holidays, VP Kamala Harris is making her closing argument to voters, and a mix of inmates and deputies at the Men's Central Jail in Chinatown have been taken to the hospital after being exposed to an unknown substance.