Evacuated residents are waiting in their cars for hours to get permission to return to Los Angeles neighborhoods devastated by the Palisades Fire, which has been burning for three weeks and destroyed thousands of homes and other structures.

Santa Monica College has unveiled an ambitious plan to remake its Pico Blvd. campus. This month, SMC released its intention to develop a new master plan for its Main Campus, which serves over 30,000 students across Los Angeles County and beyond.

What the closure covers: The closure starts at Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach and will stay in effect until further notice, according to the L.A. County Department of Public Health. Officials are cautioning beachgoers to avoid contact with water or sand around the areas, as well as any fire debris they may come across.

The stabbing was reported on Jan. 18, around noon, near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Edgemont Street, close to the Vermont/Santa Monica Metro station, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A man approached the victim from behind ...

By Ana B. Ibarra Back in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump is once again trying to break a policy California Democrats adopted during his first term to protect certain undocumented immigrants from being deported.

Trump's conditions on fire aid for LA create a dilemma for California Republicans, forcing them to balance party loyalty with state interest and public opinion.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine advocacy is outside the mainstream. His previous statements on abortion could alienate Republicans. But a new poll finds that not all of his controversial health goals are unpopular — in fact,

Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as millions around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year. From Beijing to Havana,

The recent rainfall and increased debris from fire zones have prompted Los Angeles County public health officials to issue an advisory and close several miles of coastline from Malibu to Playa del Rey.

A line of vehicles stretching two or three miles snaked along PCH Tuesday as motorists inched into a parking lot for permits to drive into the burn zone.