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1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines as Dodgers sweep Reds to reach NL Division Series
Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out a postseason-high nine while pitching into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke it open with a four-run sixth to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4 on Wednesday night and advance to the National League Division Series.
The defending World Series champion Dodgers advanced to their 20th NLDS appearance — 13th in a row — in franchise history and will face the Phillies starting Saturday in Philadelphia. The teams last met in the postseason in 2009, when the Phillies beat the Dodgers in the NL Championship Series for the second straight year.
After hitting a franchise playoff-tying five home runs in a 10-5 win in the NL Wild Card Series opener Tuesday, the Dodgers eliminated the Reds by playing small ball and rapping out 13 hits — two fewer than in Game 1. Mookie Betts went 4 for 5 with three doubles, tying Jim Gilliam in Game 4 of the 1953 World Series for most doubles in a single postseason game in team history.
Yamamoto got the first two outs of the seventh before leaving to a second ovation. The right-hander allowed two runs, four hits and walked two on a career-high 113 pitches. It was the most pitches by a Dodger in the playoffs since Walker Buehler threw 117 in Game 5 of the 2019 NLDS.
2. SoCal federal courts still operating as shutdown starts
Despite a federal government shutdown that began Wednesday, federal courts throughout Southern California remain open.
The federal judiciary will continue paid operations through Oct. 17, if the shutdown lasts that long, by using court fee balances and other funds not dependent on a new appropriation, according to a memo from the U.S. Courts administrative office.
Most proceedings and deadlines will occur as scheduled. In cases where an attorney from an executive branch agency is not working because of the shutdown, hearing and filing dates may be rescheduled.
The case management/electronic filing system also will remain in operation for electronic filing of documents.
3. LA joins other cities in suing feds over conditions on disaster funding
The city of Los Angeles has joined more than two dozen local governments across the nation that challenges alleged Trump administration attempts to place conditions on emergency and disaster preparedness funds, the City Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Northern California alleges the federal government has threatened to withhold more than $350 million in Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency grants unless the municipalities assist in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts, as well as abandon their own diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
The complaint states that the local governments “now face a choice that is not only untenable and unlawful, but also urgent: either accept conditions that are unconstitutional and contrary to law, or lose millions of dollars in federal grant funding used to keep their residents safe and ensure continuity of government.”
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Dr. Jane Goodall: From jungle dreams to global icon
In this special edition of “LA Stories with Giselle Fernandez” from April 2025, Jane Goodall shared incredible stories about her life in the jungle.
She was the first to document chimpanzees using tools to gather food — something once considered uniquely human. Her work revealed that chimps experience emotions, form strong social bonds and display a remarkable depth of intelligence.
The famed primatologist, anthropologist and conservationist died Wednesday at the age of 91.
Click the link above to watch the full episode.
SoCal Snapshot
Los Angeles Galaxy’s Edwin Cerrillo (6) kicks the ball away from Toluca’s Nicolas Castro (8) during the first half of a Campeones Cup soccer match on Wednesday in Carson. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)