Josh Haskell
Josh came to ABC7 from ABC News in New York, where he worked as a reporter and field producer for six years. Josh spent 18 months on the 2016 campaign trail, first based in Iowa for the caucus and then part of the ABC News team following Hillary Clinton's campaign. While at ABC, Josh also covered the 2012 presidential election and breaking news stories including the Boston Marathon terror attack and the Newtown school shooting. Josh was part of the team who earned a Peabody Award for the network's coverage of Superstorm Sandy.
Before joining ABC News, Josh served as a general assignment reporter for KSNW-TV, the NBC affiliate in Wichita, Kansas. Josh is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Josh loves covering his hometown of Los Angeles, a city he has so much passion for whether it's exploring and eating his way through every neighborhood or cheering on his beloved Dodgers and Lakers.
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Josh's Stories
Bass, Buttigieg tout $77.5 million in funding awarded to Metro for zero-emission bus project
Mayor Karen Bass and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured a Metro bus division while highlighting $77.5 million in federal funding for a zero-emission bus and charging infrastructure project.
City of LA takes steps to clear out massive 'junkyard property' in La Tuna Canyon
The city of Los Angeles is taking action to clear out a large "junkyard property" in La Tuna Canyon some say has become a massive dumping ground.
LA Metro hopes to reduce fare evaders, preventing bigger crimes on transit system
"Not every fare evader is a criminal, but pretty much every criminal is a fare evader," says Metro's former security chief.
3-year-old boy dies after he and twin brother are found unresponsive in Canoga Park; mother arrested
A mother of twin boys has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the toddlers ingested or were exposed to "an unknown substance" in Canoga Park, leaving one of the boys dead.
LA considers proposal to close Wilshire Boulevard in MacArthur Park
The City of Los Angeles is considering a proposal to close Wilshire Boulevard and reconnect the two halves of MacArthur Park in hopes of reducing homelessness, drug abuse and mental health issues.
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist sued for wrongful death after fatal Alhambra crash
Josh Klinghoffer, a former guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is being sued for wrongful death and negligence for after allegedly hitting and killing a man in Alhambra earlier this year.
Family of 5 on bikes injured in hit-and-run crash in Garden Grove; DUI suspect arrested
A DUI suspect was arrested in a hit-and-run crash that injured a family of five - including three children - in Garden Grove.
Police searching for suspect after UCLA student sexually assaulted in dorm room
Police are searching for a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a UCLA student in her on-campus residence.
Bear tranquilized, captured after unusual sighting in Chatsworth
A bear that was spotted roaming the Los Angeles neighborhood of Chatsworth was tranquilized and captured after it spent the night in an area that doesn't often experience such sightings.
LA sees first double-digit decrease in street homelessness in at least 9 years
Homelessness in the city of L.A. is down for the first time in six years, and this year is the first time the city has seen a double-digit decrease in street homelessness in at least nine years.