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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, Alex Silverman and the team at KNX News 97.1 FM have you covered.

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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, Alex Silverman and the team at KNX News 97.1 FM have you covered.

    Freeway standoff strands holiday weekend drivers for hours

    Freeway standoff strands holiday weekend drivers for hours

    A standoff with a stalking suspect shut down the 91 Freeway for hours and ended with the suspect dead. Mulholland Drive is reopening for the first time since the landslide that took out a huge chunk of earth under the roadway. Business owners lose, insurance companies win when it comes to Covid in California. And Waymo, expanding big time in L.A., has to answer for an increasing number of accidents. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

    • 9 min
    'You should be ashamed:' As UCLA chancellor testifies, another standoff

    'You should be ashamed:' As UCLA chancellor testifies, another standoff

    A new protest encampment drew a different type of police response to the UCLA campus as the University chancellor faced tough questions in Congress. We're learning more about the background of the woman who led police on that wild chase on the 405. And deep spending cuts are now official for the City of Los Angeles. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy Family of Dealerships. 

    • 9 min
    'There is genuine fear:' Not your typical city budget story

    'There is genuine fear:' Not your typical city budget story

    We'll take you inside L.A. City Hall, where deep budget cuts to everything including public safety are creating high drama. UC student workers could go on strike by the end of the week over the response to protests. A proposed state law is aimed at blocking local laws that out LGBTQ kids. And is Hollywood's production industry headed for an apocalypse thriller of its own? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

    • 10 min
    Local businessman arrested in string of mysterious explosions

    Local businessman arrested in string of mysterious explosions

    For two years, people in a Pasadena neighborhood heard booms in the night and didn't know what they were - until now. There's now a criminal investigation into Matthew Perry's death. And why Snapchat is being blamed for the deaths of teens in the L.A. area. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

    • 8 min
    There's a new mountain lion in Griffith Park

    There's a new mountain lion in Griffith Park

    A new cougar has been spotted roaming P-22's old territory. We talk to someone who captured video. Plus, the graffiti towers tightrope walker speaks (in disguise) to our reporter: "don't sue me if you fall and die." A homeless encampment downtown is cleared, while protesters appeared to encourage the residents NOT to accept housing. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

    • 9 min
    The wildest L.A. car chase ever

    The wildest L.A. car chase ever

    It was an unreal scene that began in Venice and ended with a wrong-way high-speed wreck on the 405 early Friday morning. Hear how it unfolded from drivers who experienced the chaos and terror firsthand, and what we've learned about the woman who put so many lives at risk. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

    • 9 min

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