The LA Local

At least five homes burned down by a wildfire in the city of San Bernardino. Also this evening: the FBI bust a cockfighting ring in the Inland Empire; and a disabled man murdered in his home in Irvine.   

A disabled man was stabbed to death in his home in Irvine, and his former caregiver was apparently shot by the police. Murdered actor Johnny Wactor was shooting a movie when he died, and the film will be finished. One local police department says it's time for cops to be allowed to have tattoos. And why the famed director David Lynch says he won't leave his house anymore. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

Wall Street is off to a rough start as the Dow tanks more than 1,000 points to open. Vice President Harris is getting close to picking a running mate. 

The Sheriffs Department mourning the loss of a 16-year veteran who died in a traffic accident in the Santa Clarita Valley. Also this evening: a state audit finds two So Cal colleges are under-reporting campus crime: and the cause pinpointed of a big wildfire in Riverside County. 

Day after day we're reporting on home burglaries in places where people say they previously felt safe. We talk to a woman who had a terrifying encounter with a gunpoint robber. A standoff with a gunman in Exposition Park ends with the gunman escaping the cops. Another big California company with more than a century of history is leaving for Texas. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

More burglaries are reported in the west valley. The latest jobs report is out and it's causing a bad day on Wall Street. President Biden greets Americans freed in that prisoner exchange with Russia. 

Three in custody after a high-speed pursuit ends with a violent crash. Also this evening: residents in a landslide area of Rancho Palos Verdes now fear losing their homes; and claim and counter-claim about an LAPD officer punching a man during a traffic stop.  

The boyfriend of a former ballerina from the L.A. area reacts to the landmark prisoner swap that did not include his loved one. A settlement will make it easier for disabled people to access polling places in L.A. County. Body cam video is out of an LAPD officer punching a handcuffed suspect. And We now know what the handoff to L.A. will look like at the end of the Paris games. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

A Wall Street Journal reporter and a former U.S. Marine will head back to America soon now that the U.S. and Russia agreed to a major prisoner swap. 

Residents attend a meeting in Rancho Palos Verdes on the shut off of gas because of land movement as they hear electricity may be cut too. Also this evening: Harvey Weinstein could be extradited from New York to California; and a wildfire in Riverside County still only 5 percent contained.