In this episode:
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge is moving forward with plans to stop a city council election in Palmdale; A Canyon Country man who’s been called the backyard butcher has been sentenced for his second animal cruelty charge.

Also:
Dave Caldwell previews tonight’s High School Football game of the week; Weekend event line-up; local weather.

Finally:
Students at Leona Cox community school got to show off their Halloween costumes a few days early this year.

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