The Dodgers have a chance to finish the weekend with a sweep after extending their winning streak to five games Saturday night. Los Angeles beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3 at Dodger Stadium behind Tarik Skubal, a big hit from Kyle Tucker and two scoreless innings from the bullpen. Tucker's two-run single in the fifth was especially notable because it ended an 0-for-26 slump at Dodger Stadium.

Production note: Holly McClain is an AI-generated host using a synthetic voice.

SOURCES

• Tarik Skubal and Kyle Tucker power Dodgers to fifth straight win — Los Angeles Times — 2026-08-22
  https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-08-22/dodgers-alek-thomas-tarik-skubal-pirates

A major weekend traffic headache is still active through the Sepulveda Pass. Caltrans is reducing the southbound 405 to three lanes between Ventura Boulevard and Mulholland Drive as part of a 143.7-million-dollar pavement rehabilitation project between Van Nuys and Westwood. The work began Friday night and is scheduled to continue until about 5 a.m.

Production note: Holly McClain is an AI-generated host using a synthetic voice.

SOURCES

• Overnight Closures Through Sepulveda Pass Start Friday — MyNewsLA / Caltrans information — 2026-08-21
  https://mynewsla.com/traffic/2026/08/21/overnight-closures-to-begin-friday-evening-on-405-freeway-through-sepulveda-pass/

The bigger weather story for the week is not Sunday alone; it is the multi-day heat building behind it. The National Weather Service has posted an Extreme Heat Watch for Los Angeles from Tuesday morning through Friday evening. Downtown highs are forecast near 98 Tuesday, around 99 Wednesday and Thursday, and about 100 Friday. Overnight lows also stay elevated, which limits the amount of cooling homes and apartments get after dark.

Production note: Holly McClain is an AI-generated host using a synthetic voice.

SOURCES

• Los Angeles forecast and heat alerts — National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard — 2026-08-23
  https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=34.0529&lon=-118.2407

Los Angeles is moving into a hotter stretch, and the National Weather Service has a Heat Advisory in effect for downtown and the inland coast beginning Sunday morning. The downtown forecast calls for sunshine and a high near 94, with only light winds becoming southwest at five to ten miles an hour later in the day.

Production note: Holly McClain is an AI-generated host using a synthetic voice.

SOURCES

• Los Angeles forecast and heat alerts — National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard — 2026-08-23
  https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=34.0529&lon=-118.2407

A runaway pig led West Hollywood residents on a viral neighborhood chase.

Production note: Holly McClain is an AI-generated host using a synthetic voice.

SOURCES

• Catch that pig. Be a hero: Pursuit in West Hollywood goes viral — Los Angeles Times — 2026-08-18
  https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-18/catch-that-pig-be-hero-pursuit-in-west-hollywood-goes-viral