Nearly 2,000 people lost power in Santa Monica Thursday afternoon, according to Southern California Edison. The outage was reported about 1:48 p.m., the agency reports. It's unclear what caused it. About 1,

A judge is scheduled to hand down a sentence nearly two years after a jury recommended execution for a man convicted of the home-invasion murders of two women in Southern California.

Park rangers at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area found a six-piece sectional sofa that had been hauled up a trail at Deer Creek. Katie Johnston reports.

Heal the Bay and the World Surf League (WSL) are announcing a multi-year partnership in support of Heal the Bay's Beach Report Card, activating local surfers to protect the health of 150 million beachgoers in California,

Park rangers are reminding everyone not to leave furniture on federal lands after they discovered a sofa set up with a prime view of the Pacific Ocean in the Santa Monica Mountains The six-piece ...

Park rangers are reminding everyone not to leave furniture on federal lands after they discovered a sofa set up with a prime view of the Pacific Ocean in the Santa Monica Mountains The six-piece ...

The Southland jumped into the top 10 in CBRE’s annual tech talent ranking with the biggest leap of any market — plus other L.A. tech news.

Thursday in the downtown Santa Monica area, according to the Santa Monica Fire Department. The incident was reported about 9 a.m. Thursday in the 200 block of Wilshire Boulevard, near 2nd Street, according to fire officials.

A judge denied the defense’s motion for a new trial for the so-called “Hollywood Ripper” on Friday. Michael Gargiulo was convicted of killing and mutilating two California women. A third survived his attack and testified against him.

Early designs of the underground light rail system included in a $7 billion transit expansion approved by voters give a glimpse into what downtown could look like by the end of this decade.