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Anecdotal reports have been coming into the L.A. Unified School District of people approaching students and intimidating them by claiming they are ICE agents. The former interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has been sentenced to federal prison, and there's a new online tool to help fire victims navigate government aid programs and make it simpler to get help.

Lee Zeldin, the head of the Trump Administration's EPA, makes a surprise visit to the fire zones. Kamala Harris shows up in the Palisades. Gov. Newsom says his conversation with President Trump was productive, and he was very 'focused on water.' The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

How much waste was generated by the L.A. fires? A lot. We talked with San Gabriel Valley Democratic Congresswoman Judy Chu, who barged into Speaker Mike Johnson's office to confront him about Elon Musk and his DOGE team's access to the Treasury's government payments system. And the EPA says it will use a parking lot near Will Rogers State Beach to process toxic debris from the Palisades Fire.

The EPA says it will use Will Rogers State Beach as a staging area for sorting fire debris, a decision hailed by Malibu's mayor but derided by L.A. city officials. County health officials give a fuzzy answer on how safe the air and soil are. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

A hospital in L.A. announces it will comply with President Trump's executive orders on transgender issues. We take a closer look at the president saying that the US will "take over" Gaza. And a Hollywood producer has been found guilty of murder in the overdose deaths of a model and her friend, along with the sexual assaults of seven other women.

A day after it finally reopened following the fires, Pacific Coast Highway is closed again for fear of landslides from this week's rainstorm. Children's Hospital Los Angeles pauses hormone treatment for trans people under age 19. Why L.A. Metro might start advocating for people to have more babies. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.