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Some commuters taking the Metrolink into Los Angeles were late to work on Wednesday morning due to a box truck blocking train tracks.  KTLA 5's Rich Prickett reports from Sky5. (Oct. 2, 2024)

Extremely warm afternoon highs are expected across much of Southern California as the region braces for the hottest day of this week's heat wave Wednesday.

Jacqueline Sarkissian reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Oct. 2, 2024.

Firefighters are responding to a new brush fire that was sparked in the hills of Castaic in Los Angeles County Wednesday morning.

This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Oct. 2, 2024.

The 45,000 dockworkers who went on strike Tuesday for the first time in decades at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas may wield the upper hand in their standoff with port operators over wages and the use of automation.

Sandra Mitchell reports on Oct. 1, 2024.

Details: ktla.com

Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.

This report aired on Oct. 1, 2024.

Details: ktla.com

Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign.

John Fenoglio reports on Oct. 1, 2024.

Details: ktla.com

Residents are on edge after a string of destructive burglaries continues targeting the same Long Beach area. Surveillance video captured the moment a hooded suspect smashed their way into a restaurant and escaped with the cash register.

The break-in occurred on Sept. 30 at Speak Cheezy pizzeria in the Belmont Heights neighborhood just after midnight.

KTLA's Carlos Saucedo reports on October 1, 2024.

Several arrests have been made in connection with the flash-mob style robberies at 7-Eleven locations in Los Angeles after parents of some of the “youthful male” perpetrators spotted their kids in surveillance footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department.

This report aired on Oct. 1, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/parents-spot-kids-in-7-eleven-robbery-footage-turn-them-in-to-los-angeles-police/

A weekend flare-up that ignited nearly a month after the Line Fire first began in San Bernardino County grew by hundreds of acres overnight and has some mountain communities under evacuation orders and warnings Tuesday.

An update from Cal Fire had the blaze scorching 44,046 acres as of 5 a.m. Tuesday. The Line Fire stood at 43,459 acres Monday afternoon.

KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on October 1, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/line-fire-growing-again-in-san-bernardino-mountains-evacuation-orders-in-place/

Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a region-wide war.

The orange glow of missiles streaked across Israel's night sky as air raid sirens sounded and residents scrambled into bomb shelters. Israel vowed retaliation for Iran’s barrage, which it said had caused only a few injuries.

KTLA's Gene Kang reports on October 1, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/ap-israeli-military-orders-evacuation-of-several-lebanese-communities-near-the-border/

No decision was made today at a hearing inside a Hollywood courthouse about the placement of Christopher Hubbart, known as the “Pillowcase Rapist,” in an Antelope Valley community, leaving many residents deeply opposed to the proposal on edge and frustrated.

Angeli Kakade reports on Oct. 1, 2024.

Details: ktla.com

California will soon have the nation’s first mandatory take-back program after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation requiring apparel companies to accept unwanted clothing. https://trib.al/E35qJ0z