The Santa Monica Police Department is investigating allegations of a 41-year-old piano teacher abusing a 14-year-old student. Detectives say they learned about the abuse this summer. According to the SMPD,

Local educational leaders will have a lengthy agenda to address on Thursday, taking some items off the calendar as 2024 comes to a close. That night, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education will be taking on all manner of construction and monetary updates,

Raf Grassetti, the former art director on God of War at Santa Monica Studio, announced he has been hired by PlayStation studio Naughty Dog. Grassetti worked at Santa Monica Studio for over nine years and was the art director on God of War Ragnarok and principal artist on God of War (2018).

The Franklin Fire has burned 3,983 acres in Malibu, prompting thousands to evacuate and destroying seven structures.

Santa Monica will look more like Santa’s Workshop on Saturday, with thousands of Santa’s helpers expected to roam the streets for a worthy cause. The 16th annual SANTA Monica Pub Crawl returns, with more than 20 of the city’s best bars and restaurants expecting one of the busiest traffic nights of the year.

More than 3,700 residents were allowed to return to their Malibu homes on Thursday after calmer winds and rising humidity in Southern California helped firefighters battle a blaze that had forced thousands,

Cooler temperatures, calmer winds and a chance of rainfall in Southern California this week are forecast to help firefighters as they battle a wind-driven blaze in steep, rugged terrain that's driven thousands,

A raging wildfire fire fanned by strong Santa Ana winds has spread to nearly 4,000 acres in Malibu, California.

After three-plus years serving as Santa Monica’s City Manager, David White will be stepping down from the role in February, the city announced Tuesday.

Steady progress in the firefight against the Franklin Fire in Malibu has allowed some evacuees to return home.