Los Angeles-based Mercury Insurance was ordered by the California Department of Insurance to pay a fine of more than $27.5 million for charging customers unapproved “broker fees,” state officials said Monday. “While the $27.5 million […]

A Los Angeles federal judge on Monday granted Iggy Azalea a temporary injunction blocking an ex-boyfriend from selling previously unreleased music from the Aussie pop star’s earliest days without her consent. Azalea sued Maurice Williams […]

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education will be holding a special meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 4 pm at the district office, which is located at 1651 16th Street, Santa Monica. […]

SMC Community Education has announced its first-ever series of Open Houses Jan. 26-30. Attendees will have a chance to receive during their visit a 15 percent discount on all classes less than $100, enter a […]

Santa Monica police arrested a 43-year-old suspected Inglewood burglar on Tuesday, Dec. 30, after he was found in possession of a burglary tools. Officers of the Santa Monica Police Department who were engaged in a […]

A Delta jetliner whose pilot reported in-flight problems on its way to Minneapolis safely returned to Los Angeles International Airport today about an hour after takeoff. The Delta flight 2116, with 152 people aboard, departed […]

Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers began a weeklong statewide strike today to protest what they say is Kaiser’s “chronic failure to provide … quality mental health care.” […]

On the heels of a weekend storm that dropped two inches of rain in some areas, strong Santa Ana winds will strike the Southland this week, the National Weather Service said today. The winds will […]

A Beverly Hills man has spent $2,585,000 for a 1792 penny — the most ever paid for a one-cent piece — and $2,232,500  for a quarter from the same year, it was reported today. Kevin Lipton […]

A hearing is scheduled to begin today to determine if two 19-year-old men and two teenagers will be ordered to stand trial in the beating death of a USC graduate student from China, who was […]