Authorities today identified a man who drowned at Zuma Beach when he became caught in a riptide in high surf and slipped under the waves. The victim was identified as Jose Garcia, 28, of Sun […]

A 44-year-old woman died and two other people were hospitalized in critical condition after apparently overdosing on GHB, commonly known as the “club drug” or “date rape” drug, at Venice Beach just before sunrise today. […]

A 31-year-old Santa Monica man was arrested on Friday, July 3, after being caught after dark with his pants down playing with himself on Santa Monica Beach. Officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were […]

After arriving home in Santa Monica last week after a trip to Washington D.C. to discuss Santa Monica Airport with Federal Aviation Administration officials, Santa Monica Mayor McKeown wrote a letter of thanks on behalf […]

Yahoo! Travel has announced its “The Best Amusement Park in Every State” with Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier taking top honors in California. The two-acre amusement park with its 12 rides, 14 midway […]

Updated Tuesday, July 14 – 9:15 a.m. Police shot a man in the patio of a coffeehouse in Venice on Monday afternoon after he brandished a knife. The suspect was in critical condition after surgery, […]

Police at UCLA today were investigating an attempted strong-arm robbery of a student. A man in his late 20s approached the victim at 5:55 a.m. Friday in the 500 block of Glenrock Avenue and asked […]

“Minions” made mincemeat of the dinos at the movieplexes this weekend, as the yellow spinoffs from “Despicable Me” crushed “Jurassic World” in the North American box office race. “Minions” was projected to open with $115.2 […]

A small electrical fire broke out in a building at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering on the UCLA campus in Westwood Saturday, but it was held in check by a fire sprinkler and was […]