A Bloomgindale’s Santa Monica employee was arrested Thursday, Dec. 11, after being caught voiding sales receipts from cash paying customers and then pocketing the amounts from the registry. Officers of the Santa Monica Police Department […]

Sony announced a change of plans today, saying it would not wait until Christmas day to release “The Interview” but, instead, would begin streaming it online this morning. It said the film, which prompted a […]

Los Angeles resident Chong Kwak, 61, has been identified by authorities as the man whose body washed up on Venice Beach on Monday afternoon, according to coroner’s Lt. Larry Dietz. Kwak apparently fell out of […]

A 24-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing a Venice restaurant cook was ordered Monday to stand trial. Jorge Nolasco is charged with murdering 24-year-old Guillermo Carmona-Perez, who was found about 12:15 a.m. on Nov. 18, […]

Attorneys for the city of Los Angeles will go to court today in hopes of obtaining an injunction shutting down a smartphone-based service that arranges deliveries of medical marijuana. The City Attorney’s Office filed papers […]

Brandon Stoddard, who as president of ABC Entertainment oversaw the creation of shows such as “thirtysomething” and “The Wonder Years” and helped develop the miniseries “Roots,” died Monday at age 77. According to The Hollywood […]

A rare murder in Santa Monica that shook the community in mid-2012 has moved toward closure for family and friends of the victim following the conviction of the prime suspect. Ryan Taylor Bright, 28, was […]

A judge today awarded Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer a $940,000 default judgment in her lawsuit against a weight-loss company in which she alleged she was wrongfully fired and owed money. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge […]

Two Nordstrom Santa Monica employees were arrested on Thursday, Dec. 11, after they were caught scanning items as sales and then issuing refunds on the items to their own debit cards. Officers of the Santa […]

Today and tomorrow are expected to be two of the busiest days of the holiday travel season at Los Angeles International Airport, so travelers should pack some patience along with their luggage. Nearly 2.97 million […]