The LA Local

LAPD officers have been involved in a shootout with a gunman near a Target in North Hollywood and some residents in Rolling Hills will have their gas services turned off today.  

Another community is facing natural gas shut-offs due to landslides. Former President Donald Trump spent more than an hour criticizing and attacking California while fundraising in the state. And a man who pleaded no contest to sexually assaulting two women in the Venice Canals neighborhood in April, murdering one of them, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Donald Trump attacked California at a news conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, saying FEMA aid would be contingent upon Gov. Newsom's positions. Trump also met with the mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes over the land movement crisis there. Will increasing disasters be a fact of life in Southern California? And you might not believe it, but home ownership among millennials is actually going up. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

A big fire that burned through part of an apartment building in Chinatown badly hurt one person. 

Voices from across SoCal tell their stories of the morning quake off Malibu, including a man who was driving through Malibu Canyon when rocks came crashing down. Good news for firefighters fighting three major wildfires around Southern California thanks to a change in the weather. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

A 4.7 earthquake in Malibu this morning jolts Southern California.  

As three major fires continue to burn in Southern California, destroying dozens of homes and displacing thousands of people under evacuation orders, experts are warning there is something coming that could make wildfires worse. Plus, an update from Countdown 2024, KNX News' in-depth election coverage, and the latest fallout from the Rancho Palos Verdes landslides.

Three major wildfires have now burned an area two-thirds the size of the San Fernando Valley. We get an update on the Airport, Bridge, and Line Fires and hear from residents who narrowly escaped and others who have refused to evacuate. The Line Fire was started intentionally - hear about the suspect, and from an arson expert on why he might have done it. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the L.A. Car Guy family of dealerships. 

The Bridge Fire has expanded in size over the last 24-hours, destroying several homes in the process and a man has been arrested for allegedly starting the Line Fire. 

The Airport Fire, Line Fire, and Bridge Fire have collectively burned tens of thousands of acres, threatening homes and other structures across Southern California, displaced thousands of residents.