Lightning has been reported near the Santa Monica beach and officials are asking everyone near the beach/Pier area to go inside a building or into their cars for the next 30 minutes until the storm ...

A last-minute effort to exempt a Frank Gehry-designed downtown development from California Coastal Commission review has died, ending a months-long fight that pitted a politically connected developer ...

A former Santa Monica tech executive convicted of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars has been added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list after fleeing the country ahead of his ...

Santa Monica police and Santa Monica College police have found no suspect and no evidence of a firearm after responding to a report of a possibly armed individual near the college campus, authorities ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to crack down on contractor fraud and rebuilding scams targeting survivors of the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires, ordering ...

A Venice man who was once charged in the death of a Santa Monica bar manager has moved his fight from criminal to civil court, filing a lawsuit against Los Angeles County, the city of Santa Monica and ...

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan announced the mailing of voter outreach materials to millions of registered voters across the county as part of voter education efforts ...

Santa Monica College will eliminate approximately 70 positions as the institution confronts a projected $16.7 million deficit that could deplete its financial reserves by the 2026-27 school year, ...

Santa Monica College's Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday night to confront a deepening financial crisis that could result in the elimination of approximately 70 classified staff and management ...

Drivers in the Los Angeles area are facing a sharp and swift spike at the pump, with gasoline prices jumping more than 53 cents per gallon in just seven days as the ongoing conflict with Iran ...

The City of Santa Monica has formally demanded that Waymo cease overnight operations at its two local autonomous vehicle charging facilities, escalating a months-long dispute over noise complaints ...

Santa Monica is preparing to decommission SaMoShel, the 60-bed congregate shelter that has served as the city's only dedicated sheltering resource for more than three decades, as part of a broader ...