Mayor Garcetti: 'Your decision to not physically distance yourself may kill someone'
If you have been living under a rock, you would’ve thought it was a typical sunny weekend at the beach. The LA County coastline was packed with people ignoring the mandate to social-distance and congesting the bike path, beaches, and hiking trails.
Third Street Promenade Apple store employee tests positive for COVID-19
An Apple store employee who works at the Third Street Promenade location in Santa Monica has tested positive for COVID-19, it was announced Friday.
Director of Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy willing to spend own money to save mountain lions
The executive director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy said in remarks published Tuesday that he's willing to take matters into his own hands and spend his own money to prevent the death of the last remaining male mountain lion in the area after a young mountain lion that attacked a dozen animals over two years was legally killed by the landowner whose livestock had been attacked.
Claim filed on behalf of boy, 8, alleging school district employees ignored severe bullying
An 8-year-old boy, through his mother, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District alleging that the district failed to protect him from persistent and harmful bullying at Grant Elementary School in Santa Monica.
New climate change surcharge may appear on your next restaurant bill
A unique, brand-new partnership between the state and a non-profit organization aims to help farmers cut back on greenhouse gasses.
Turn up the heat for International Hot & Spicy Food Day
January 16 marks International Hot & Spicy Food Day -- a day when the world's heat-seekers can take their eating to the extreme.
90-year-old missing woman found, police say
A 90-year-old woman that went missing on Wednesday in Santa Monica has been found, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.
Suspect in brutal attack of elderly woman taken into custody
A Sacramento man is waiting to be transported back to Los Angeles County to face criminal charges stemming from a brutal attack on an elderly woman on Nov. 16.
City of Santa Monica reaches deal with Airbnb regarding short-term rentals
Airbnb reached a settlement with Santa Monica Tuesday to collect money from renters for affordable housing in the city and ensure compliance with strict short-term rental rules, the city reported.
Several climate change protests held in LA on Black Friday
Several protests were held in Los Angeles County to coincide with Black Friday.
One person detained after anti-Trump protest turns chaotic in Santa Monica
At least one person was detained after a protest against President Donald Trump on the Santa Monica Pier turned chaotic when the demonstrators were assaulted by a pro-Trump crowd, authorities said.
Man injured in Santa Monica Pier shooting
Police investigated a shooting at the Santa Monica Pier that left one person injured late Wednesday night.
2 mountain lions found dead from rat poison in Santa Monica Mountains
A mountain lion that was being tracked by National Park Service researchers and was found dead in the Santa Monica Mountains died from ingesting rat poison, which was also detected in the system of a second lion whose body was discovered a month earlier, officials said Tuesday.
Mean Girls-themed pop-up restaurant is coming back for an extended run
A pop-up restaurant for the fans of the popular teen film, "Mean Girls," opened in Santa Monica for only six days in October 2019, and if you missed it then, you're in luck. Due to an overwhelming response, the restaurant will be coming back and will debut once again in April 2020.
Police clear area after reports of suspicious device found in Santa Monica
Reports of a suspicious device found in Santa Monica prompted the closure of several streets.
Man in custody after barricade situation in Santa Monica
A man armed with a rifle is in custody after barricading himself behind a dumpster in a Santa Monica alley.
3rd Street Promenade evacuated due to suspicious device investigation
Santa Monica police investigated a suspicious device left in a trash can in the 1400 block of 3rd Street Promenade Monday evening.
Police investigating officer-involved shooting of burglary suspect in Santa Monica
A call of a burglary in progress led to a suspect being shot by police in Santa Monica Thursday evening.
Armed robber strikes bank in Santa Monica dressed in 'Day of Dead type mask'
An elementary school in Santa Monica was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning as police searched for an armed bank robbery suspect.
Homeless man chased by officers fatally struck in Hollywood
Police investigated the death of a transient who jumped from a freeway overpass after being chased by officers.