Tom Hanks crashes wedding on Santa Monica beach

Tom Hanks walked up to the couple who had just gotten married on the beach in Santa Monica. He told them he’d been watching the wedding and thought they were beautiful and asked if HE could take a photo with them.

Former ?Survivor? contestant Michelle Yi attacked by homeless woman in Santa Monica
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Michelle Yi, who was a contestant on "Survivor: Fiji," is recovering after she was attacked by a homeless woman outside the Pilates studio where she teaches classes in Santa Monica.

FOX 11 captures lightning over freeway
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Our crews captured lightning over the 405 Freeway in the West Los Angeles area.

Anti-vaccine protest held in Santa Monica

Santa Monica police will be out in force this weekend ahead of a rally planned at the city's famous pier by people objecting to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Santa Monica spa owner faces sentencing for price-gouging N95 masks, with some mark-ups as high as 220%

Niki Schwarz, 56, owner of Tikkun Holistic Spa, "is a small business owner from an affluent family who took advantage of the fear that gripped our nation at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic," prosecutors wrote in sentencing papers.

California school district removes COVID-19 test blood drawn language after parents pressure

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) sent out an email to parents Sunday night asking them to sign a consent form regarding COVID tests for their children – regardless of vaccination status.

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in Santa Monica

A pedestrian was killed Monday morning in a hit-and-run crash in the 3100 block of Santa Monica Boulevard in Santa Monica, police said.

Poolside cinema returns to Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica

Looking for a unique date idea this weekend? How about a poolside dinner and a movie? FOX 11's Amanda Salas tells us about the poolside cinema in Santa Monica.

Beachgoers asked to avoid water after high bacteria levels found near site of 17M gallon sewage spill

Elevated bacteria levels have been found in the water at El Segundo Beach, Dockweiler State Beach, near the Santa Monica Pier and near Will Rodgers State Beach after water tested near the site of a recent massive sewage spill.

Search suspended for missing swimmer in water near Santa Monica Pier

Authorities suspended their search efforts Monday for a reportedly missing swimmer in the water near the Santa Monica Pier. The initial report indicated that a woman was seen Sunday night in the water clinging to pilings.

Sewage spill shuts down certain LA beaches to swimmers, surfers

It’s a little eerie to see no one in the water on a summer’s day at Dockweiler State Beach, but that was the case on Tuesday. 

Couple survives horrific attack in Santa Monica
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A man from Texas harassed a couple trying to leave a Santa Monica parking garage twice, carjacks their vehicle, runs over one of the victims twice and then crashed the vehicle into a barricade at the Santa Monica Pier.

DA's office asks for further investigation of deadly Santa Monica stabbing

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office asked police to conduct a further investigation after a 28-year-old man stabbed another man to death near the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica earlier this week.