Fire crews are getting ready to drive that cargo full of lithium-ion batteries -- which is still smoldering -- to a remote location at the Port of L.A. A burglary crew hits three pharmacies in the San Fernando Valley in a matter of hours, and the L.A. County Sheriff's Department has a new center that's using technology to improve public safety.

The Vincent Thomas Bridge was still closed while fire officials devised a plan to remove an overturned truck that went up in flames over 24 hours earlier with lithium-ion batteries on board. Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation authorizing speed cameras to be installed at five locations along Pacific Coast Highway. In more camera-related news, the LASD cut the ribbon Friday on a 'Real Time Watch Center' that will live-stream footage during emergencies using public-facing cameras owned by people and businesses. And Cheech and Chong are suing the state of California; guess why.

The Port of LA shut down possibly another 24 hours while a lithium battery fire continues to burn and "Harry Potter" star Maggie Smith has died.

A major hazmat alert is causing chaos in the L.A. Harbor area after a truck carrying lithium batteries rolled over and caught fire. The LAPD will increase its patrols across multiple communities to combat flash mob robberies, and a man in Santa Monica is using light and sound to encourage some homeless people to move along.

A truck carrying lithium ion batteries flipped near the Port of L.A., triggering an evacuation and the shutdown of the Vincent Thomas Bridge for as long as two days. There's an arrest in the vandalism of the Hollywood Hills mansions owned by a MLB scion. Will UCLA need a new baseball stadium? A judge has ordered it shut down. And there's a dispute over Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 home run ball. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships

New information about the hijacking of a Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles. More details regarding the explosion at a Santa Maria courthouse on Wednesday that injured five people. And L.A. County officials are being accused of looking the other way as children housed in county probation boot camps were raped and abused.

The alleged hijacker of an L.A. Metro bus is being held on $2 million bail after a murderous, terrifying ride through South L.A. that ended downtown. Metro is piloting a weapon detection system but how much will it cost to implement? Another Secret Service failure: a man with a gun reportedly got near former president Obama in Hollywood. And a lawsuit alleges white supremacists are running a rehab in the Valley. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

LAPD brings a deadly Metro bus hijacking to an end and Governor Newsom signs a slew of new gun control bills.