It’s Friday, January 31st. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. It’ll be mostly sunny and very warm today, with a high of 79. Tonight, expect clear skies, and a low of 56. Our top story is: In the wake of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, Los Angeles congressman Brad Sherman is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to beef up chopper safety regulations by requiring a terrain alarm system.

It’s Thursday, January 30th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. It’ll be mostly sunny and breezy today, with a high of 75. Tonight, expect mainly clear skies, with a low of 54. Our top story is: A new front-porch video could provide audio to the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and 8 other people. The chopper was taking Bryant and his group from Orange County to a basketball tournament in Thousand Oaks.

It’s Wednesday, January 29th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Expect plenty of sun today, and a high of 74. Tonight will be clear to partly cloudy, with a low of 51. Our top story is: Kobe Bryant's helicopter was not equipped with a terrain alarm system that could have warned the pilot he was approaching a hillside.

It’s Tuesday, January 28th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. It’ll be mostly sunny today, with a high of 75. Tonight will be clear, with a low of 53 Our top story is: Just before crashing into a Calabasas hillside, the pilot of Kobe Bryant's helicopter rapidly ascended to avoid a cloud layer. That's according to a statement by the National Transportation Safety Board.

It’s Monday, January 27th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Expect patchy fog this morning. Otherwise, it will be mostly sunny today, with a high of 73. Tonight will be clear, with a low of 54. Our top story is: Legendary basketball star Kobe Bryant was killed when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed yesterday morning into a hillside in Calabasas. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna [GEE-AHNA] was also on board, authorities confirmed.

It’s Friday, January 24th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Expect sunshine and a few clouds today with a high of 74 and a low of 53. Tonight will be clear.

It’s Thursday, January 23rd. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny with a high of 74 and a low of 52. Tonight will be partly cloudy. Our top story is: The Department of Transportation plans to tighten rules around service animals on flights. That could allow airlines to turn away cats, rabbits, and any animals other than dogs trained to help passengers with disabilities.

It’s Wednesday, January 22nd. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Expect low clouds this morning and a bit of fog, giving way to sun, and a high of 66. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 50. Our top story is: California is considering whether to label a common painkiller a carcinogen. Acetaminophen is a main ingredient in over-the-counter medications including Tylenol, Excedrin and Sudafed.

It’s Tuesday, January 21st. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Expect times of clouds and sun today, and a high of 64. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low of 49. Our top story is: Most Californians are paying more for gas after increases in the gas tax. But owners of cars that are 100-percent electric or 100-percent hydrogen-fueled won’t have to pay an annual $100 fee if their vehicles were built before 2020.

It’s Monday, January 20th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. It’ll be cloudy this morning, with intervals of clouds and sunshine this afternoon, and a high of 66. Tonight, expect thickening clouds, and a low of 51. Our top story is: California took legal action to limit the Trump administration's new oil fracking efforts on federal lands inside California.