The national media argument when you confront them with stories like this is that its a local crime story and those aren’t covered by the national media. If that is the rule, I don’t see how Renee Good and Alex Pretti aren’t local crime stories too.
Of course. Anything uncomplimentary to the Left is a “local” story. Meanwhile if an obscure Republican candidate says something out of line, it is reported as a national story and portrayed as being reflective of all Republican candidates nationwide.