Still reeling from a cyberattack that crippled the studio three weeks ago, top executives from Sony Pictures Entertainment have assured employees that the company would survive, it was reported today.  “This won’t take us down,” […]

Light rain generated by the first of two back-to-back storms expected in California doused the Southland early today amid fears that rainfall through Wednesday coming so soon after last week’s drenching could unleash mud slides […]

Santa Monica police arrested two men with a third suspect at-large following a police chase on Saturday, Dec. 6. Officers of the Santa Monica Police Department on patrol in the area of 17th St. and […]

Every year, fire departments all across Southern California collect toys to distribute to needy boys and girls. This annual holiday toy drive, called “Spark of Love”, runs from just after Thanksgiving to Dec. 24. In […]

Easter Seals Southern California (ESSC) Disability Services has named Lewis Shiro, senior vice president, financial, and administrative services for the Santa Monica-based interactive entertainment software publisher Activision Blizzard, to its board of directors for a […]

Church in Ocean Park will host “Longest Night Service” this Saturday, Dec. 20 from 5 pm to 6 pm, followed by a “Hug Walk” along Main Street from 6 pm to 7 pm. The service […]

The City of Santa Monica is kicking off the final phase of improvements at Reed Park, which will focus on the one-acre lawn in the northeast section of the park. The redesign will seek to […]

The City of Santa Monica is moving to a more convenient holiday tree collection plan: residents no longer need to cart their holiday tree to a City park. Rather, residents are encouraged to place their […]

A small, shallow 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded today in the Gulf of Santa Catalina, according to a computer-generated report from the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor struck at 2:09 a.m. at the surface of […]

The coroner’s office today released the name of the man fatally wounded in Inglewood by a gunman who fled the scene. The victim was 26-year-old Walter Dorsey III of Venice, said coroner’s Investigator Kristy McCracken. […]