Your TL;DR for what's happening in SoCal. Get caught up in less than ten minutes every afternoon on The LA Local. From culture to crime to politics to the offbeat, Jonathan Serviss and the KNX News team have you covered.
LAUSD goes back to school under the cloud of lurking ICE agents
15 mins; August 13, 2025
LA protesters torch ICE
13 mins; August 12, 2025
Can earthquakes be predicted by satellite?
7 mins; August 11, 2025
As SoCal roasts, residents in Granada Hills remain parched
9 mins; August 07, 2025
Another day, another ICE raid in L.A.
17 mins; August 06, 2025
Why is legal pot so expensive?
9 mins; August 06, 2025
Have you heard of the 'stingray shuffle'?
11 mins; August 04, 2025
Big, flashing red warning signs on America's economy
16 mins; August 01, 2025
Huge homeless camp cleared out in Van Nuys ... but where will those people go?
13 mins; July 31, 2025
Kamala says thanks, but no thanks for a CA governor run
15 mins; July 30, 2025
NFL targeted in NYC mass shooting
10 mins; July 29, 2025
LA fights in court to keep in place a temporary restraining order on ICE
9 mins; July 28, 2025
The "butt sniffer" strikes again ... no, really
11 mins; July 25, 2025
A parent's worst nightmare comes true in Long Beach
8 mins; July 24, 2025
California takes over LA County's troubled juvenile justice system
14 mins; July 23, 2025
San Fernando Valley residents on edge after overnight break-ins
9 mins; July 22, 2025
The Marines go marching out of Los Angeles
9 mins; July 21, 2025
California's labor force ain't California dreamin'
8 mins; July 18, 2025
LA is suing AirBnB for price gouging fire victims
15 mins; July 17, 2025
Donnie isn't returning Karen's phone calls
11 mins; July 16, 2025
LA county & city's homeless population slowly, but surely, declining
13 mins; July 14, 2025
Turns out Americans are very pro-immigration
12 mins; July 11, 2025
A federal judge could melt ICE in LA with an injunction
14 mins; July 10, 2025
Vows to press ahead with immigration raids ... met with vows to unmask ICE agents
14 mins; July 09, 2025
LA draws a legal line in the sand over Trump immigration raids
13 mins; July 08, 2025
Mayor Bass calls ICE raid at MacArthur Park "un-American"
12 mins; July 08, 2025
SoCal braces for the 4th of July holiday
9 mins; July 03, 2025
Sean "Diddy' Combs acquitted of conspiracy and trafficking charges
10 mins; July 02, 2025
Is there a drop in the number of homeless people in parts of L.A.? One study says yes.
10 mins; July 01, 2025
ICE agent party poopers forcing cancellations of SoCal summer events
10 mins; June 27, 2025
L.A. County supervisor calls ICE raids "racist"
14 mins; June 26, 2025
ICE agents refusing to show ID during raids is causing problems
9 mins; June 25, 2025
Financial headaches continue in the city of L.A.
15 mins; June 24, 2025
Marine veteran searching for answers after father detained by ICE in Santa Ana
13 mins; June 24, 2025
VP Vance rips state and local leaders during L.A. visit. Mayor Bass hits back
19 mins; June 20, 2025
VP Vance rips state and local leaders during L.A. visit. Mayor Bass hits back
19 mins; June 20, 2025
The L.A. Dodgers and Lakers are now under one ownership group
15 mins; June 18, 2025
The Downtown L.A. curfew has been lifted, but will it last?
15 mins; June 17, 2025
LAPD sued by advocacy group for targeted violence against journalists at protests
21 mins; June 16, 2025
More Marines headed to L.A. ahead of protests this weekend
9 mins; June 13, 2025
U.S. senator thrown to the ground, handcuffed: "Imagine what they’re doing to farm workers"
17 mins; June 12, 2025
CA vs. Trump: Where could this contentious relationship lead?
14 mins; June 11, 2025
Curfew issued in downtown L.A. after another day of protests
21 mins; June 10, 2025
Marines deploy to L.A. amid immigration raids, protests
21 mins; June 09, 2025
ICE agents arrest dozens of people in raids across L.A.
11 mins; June 06, 2025
Musk vs. Trump: A battle of egos that could affect us all
8 mins; June 05, 2025
Pali High's resilient class of 2025 graduates at the Hollywood Bowl
13 mins; June 04, 2025
Temperatures and prices are going up. Guess which isn't expected to cool down
10 mins; June 03, 2025
Disney cuts hundreds of workers, many based in L.A.
12 mins; June 02, 2025
A fight for the soul of California's Democratic Party is underway
14 mins; May 30, 2025
Will.i.am shares words of wisdom with Pali High grads
8 mins; May 29, 2025
Trump weaponizes Title IX against trans athletes in CA
14 mins; May 28, 2025
Is President Trump preparing to withhold L.A.'s fire FEMA funds?
16 mins; May 27, 2025
How beautiful is Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, really?
13 mins; May 23, 2025
5 months after the Palisades Fire, PCH is finally reopening
14 mins; May 22, 2025
L.A. Zoo elephants moved to Tulsa in the middle of the night
18 mins; May 21, 2025
Will Mayor Bass' directive bring film and TV productions back to L.A.?
14 mins; May 20, 2025
ICE gets creative to work around L.A.'s sanctuary city law
12 mins; May 19, 2025
Medi-Cal coverage for popular weight loss drugs is on the chopping block
16 mins; May 15, 2025
'Trump Slump': Gov. Newsom blames President Trump for CA's projected $12B budget deficit
13 mins; May 14, 2025
The Altadena burn zone rebuilding process is off to a depressingly slow start
16 mins; May 13, 2025
Trump blinks on trade war with China. Has the damage already been done?
14 mins; May 12, 2025
Menendez brothers take a big step toward freedom
15 mins; May 09, 2025
What does the first American pope mean for the world?
10 mins; May 08, 2025
When should consumers expect to see the impact of Trump's tariffs?
13 mins; May 07, 2025
What do air traffic control issues in NJ have to do with you in L.A.?
15 mins; May 06, 2025
L.A. City's animal shelters spared the worst of the budget cuts - for now
16 mins; May 05, 2025
Has Hollywood recovered 2 years post-strike?
13 mins; May 02, 2025
Why is CA still struggling to pass laws in favor of building much-needed housing?
12 mins; May 01, 2025
Trump blaming Biden for US economy issues is 'laughable,' expert says
12 mins; April 30, 2025
L.A. County Supervisors approve $4B in sexual abuse settlements
13 mins; April 29, 2025
Waymo taxis are driving some Santa Monica residents crazy
11 mins; April 28, 2025
Santa Monica wants you to day drink on the 3rd St. Promenade
8 mins; April 25, 2025
Carmageddon 2? Some of the 405 will shut down for 22 weekends.
7 mins; April 24, 2025
Los Angeles City: The good, the bad, the ugly
11 mins; April 23, 2025
L.A. Zoo says goodbye to the last of its elephants
15 mins; April 22, 2025
L.A. City budget woes put more than 1,600 city employees' jobs at risk
14 mins; April 21, 2025
Is L.A. a Lakers or Clippers town?
12 mins; April 18, 2025
Why did L.A. County's emergency alert system fail so miserably during the fires?
12 mins; April 16, 2025
More LA28 Olympic venues announced: This group (mostly) in L.A.
13 mins; April 15, 2025
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits San Diego County
15 mins; April 14, 2025
Are the best days of Coachella in the past?
9 mins; April 11, 2025
LAUSD superintendent ‘mystified’ after feds show up at elementary schools
10 mins; April 10, 2025
Where is L.A. homeless money going? The U.S. Attorney's Office wants to know.
9 mins; April 08, 2025
The Dodgers head to the White House
9 mins; April 07, 2025
The pros(?) and cons of Trump's tariffs
12 mins; April 04, 2025
'Liberation Day': What will Trump's sweeping tariffs do to the US economy?
13 mins; April 02, 2025
Dismantling of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
15 mins; April 01, 2025
Why is OKC hosting LA28 Olympic competitions?
16 mins; March 31, 2025
Why are police chases so common in SoCal?
11 mins; March 28, 2025
L.A. County Sheriff's Department likely been using defective DNA test kits
15 mins; March 27, 2025
Did the Dodgers strike out by accepting a White House invite?
9 mins; March 26, 2025
Death penalty back on the table: L.A. County DA
13 mins; March 25, 2025
23andMe: Concerns over user data after bankruptcy
14 mins; March 24, 2025
'May the traffic gods be with you': Post-Palisades fire traffic woes
12 mins; March 21, 2025
Is this the end of the US Dept. of Education?
17 mins; March 20, 2025
L.A. faces $1 billion budget gap
13 mins; March 19, 2025
Gov. Newsom is sending CEOs burner phones programmed with his direct number