KCAL was a trailblazer with primetime news but had never been a contender in the lucrative local morning-news arena, leaving that to CBS2. (Paramount Global predecessor CBS Corp. bought KCAL in 1999).

KCAL News has also partnered with the American Red Cross to help communities in need. The partnership was launched about a week after the fires started and has been able to raise over $960,000.

In February, KCAL Cares teamed up with SoCal Honda dealers for a toy and essentials drive for those who lost their belongings in the wildfires. This highlighted the need to help children recover ...

Some exciting changes are happening in the mornings and evenings on KCAL News. The news organization announced that anchor Rudabeh Shahbazi is moving to co-anchor the weekday evening newscasts ...

KCAL-TV, the only local station with a three-hour prime-time news block, is launching a morning news franchise that will air on the station and the CBS News Los Angeles streaming channel. Rudabeh ...

KCAL9 is getting a refresh. The local Los Angeles news station has been rebranded to KCAL News. As part of the change, KCAL will launch a seven-hour morning news block beginning Thursday, Jan. 5.

CBS-owned Los Angeles TV stations KCAL and KCBS are set to shakeup the local news landscape in the fall with a programming flip that will bring the first-ever morning newscasts to KCAL. KCAL will ...