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
Steve Hilton takes governor campaign to Boyle Heights, criticizes response to warehouse fire cleanup
Hilton criticized local leaders, saying Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' 45-day deadline to remove 85 million pounds of rotting food is too long.
Palisades Fire victim moves into rebuilt home, but says LADWP hasn't turned on power
Jack Nguyen and his family finally feel they've overcome the hardest year and a half of their lives. Their pacific palisades home of 22 years was destroyed in the fire. But, their new home is finished and they're moving in this Sunday. There's just one pr
California governor's race: Becerra, Hilton address Latino leaders at NALEO conference in LA
California's gubernatorial candidates Steven Hilton and Xavier Becerra made their pitch to Latino leaders during a conference in downtown Los Angeles.
MLK Jr. Community Hospital, vital to LA community, could shut down again due to Medicaid cuts
MLK Jr. Community Hospital in Willowbrook is facing a crisis due to staggering cuts to Medicaid, stemming from the Big Beautiful Bill. "If that hospital shuts down, people will die," said Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who represents Willowbrook.
LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia endorses Nithya Raman for mayor
Mejia said one reason he's endorsing Raman is because he believes she would fully staff the controller's office to perform audits if elected.
Nearly 1 month since Boyle Heights warehouse fire, Padilla urges EPA to monitor clean-up
Nearly one month after the warehouse fire in Boyle Heights, there's still millions of pounds of rotting food inside the 250,000-square-foot section of the warehouse that wasn't destroyed.
Burglars ransack 16 apartments at Sherman Oaks building during fumigation
Residents left their apartments in Sherman Oaks for a scheduled fumigation, only to return and discover that 16 units had been burglarized while they were away.
Man found shot to death at Hollywood apartment building, search for suspect underway
A man was shot to death at an apartment building in Hollywood overnight, and police are searching for a suspect.
Will gas prices rise again following renewed violence in war with Iran?
As fighting in Iran escalates again, Americans are wondering how much gas prices will rise this time.
Empleado del Metro del sur de California entre los detenidos por crimen organizado transnacional
Varias personas han sido arrestadas, incluyendo un empleado del Metro, como parte de una operación dirigida contra una red de crimen organizado transnacional.