Child struck by Waymo near elementary school in Santa Monica

abc7.com (KABC) 1/29 10:06A KABC

A child was hit and injured by a Waymo car near an elementary school in Santa Monica, an incident that has triggered an investigation.

Palisades Charter High students return to campus one year after wildfire

Los Angeles Daily News 1/27 4:28A Teresa Liu

Shortly after 7:30 am Tuesday, Bowdoin Street, the winding route leading into Palisades Charter High School, turned into a corridor of cheers. Parents, neighbors, school and local officials lined the...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 22-30

Los Angeles Daily News 1/22 2:00A Holly Andres

The 76th O Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show is held Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 2026 at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona. In the photo, contenders for the Grand National Roadster Show s 2025 America...

South Bay History: Civil War tensions led to the creation of Wilmington’s Drum Barracks

Los Angeles Daily News 1/19 5:18A Sam Gnerre

The Drum Barracks in Wilmington was the first U.S. military base to be built in Los Angeles County. It takes its name not from the percussion instrument, but from Lt. Col. Richard Coulter Drum, the...

By design: ArtCenter plants poppy seeds on its campus on Jan. 24

Los Angeles Daily News 1/17 4:50A Anissa Rivera

Artists use every experience to inform their creations, and the Eaton fire is no different. Ideas of loss and destruction were raw material for art installations produced by professors and students from the acclaimed ArtCenter College of Design...

Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission pushed to disclose private talks

Los Angeles Daily News 1/16 7:56P Teresa Liu

As Los Angeles’ Charter Reform Commission moves toward recommendations that could reshape City Hall for decades — from City Council expansion to changes in financial oversight — a growing dispute over transparency is raising concerns that some...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 15-23

Los Angeles Daily News 1/15 2:00A Holly Andres

The 5th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity March is held on Jan. 19, 2026. The theme is Mission Possible 2 - Building Community, Uniting a Nation the Nonviolent Way. In the file photo,...

Brush clearance expedited in Santa Monica Mountains to protect communities from fires

abc7.com (KABC) 1/14 6:21A Josh Haskell

In the aftermath of the Palisades and Eaton fires, California officials are fast-tracking projects to prevent the next major wildfire.

Arraignment postponed for mother charged with murder in death of 17-month-old

NBCLosAngeles.com (Local) 1/10 3:57A City News Service

The mother of a 17-month-old girl found mortally wounded inside a Santa Monica apartment made her first court appearance Friday

Mother charged with murder after toddler dies from injuries involving frying pan in Santa Monica

abc7.com (KABC) 1/8 11:52P KABC

A Santa Monica mother was charged Thursday in connection with the death of her 15-month-old daughter.

Mountain towns eagerly await snow as recent rains put damper on busy season

Los Angeles Daily News 1/8 2:22A Laylan Connelly

Most years, when storms roll through Southern California during the winter holiday, local mountains transform into a wonderland blanketed in snow. But instead, the recent storms featured relentless...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 8-16

Los Angeles Daily News 1/8 2:00A Holly Andres

The 2026 Oshogatsu Family Festival is on Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Japanese-American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles. In the file photo, candy sculpture artist Shinobu Ichiyanagi crafts a...

Santa Monica police arrest mother after toddler dies from injuries involving frying pan

abc7.com (KABC) 1/7 7:34A Liz Nagy

A toddler died after she was found with "significant injuries" inside a Santa Monica apartment. The child's injuries involved a frying pan.

Drivers honor 100 years of famous Route 66 with cross-country trip beginning in Santa Monica

abc7.com (KABC) 1/3 2:22A KABC

Beginning Saturday in Santa Monica, nine vintage, Route 66-inspired vehicles will drive the full length of the famous route, arriving in Chicago nine days later.

City of Santa Monica asking judge to declare 2 Waymo recharging stations public nuisances

abc7.com (KABC) 1/3 2:22A KABC

The city of Santa Monica is asking a judge to declare the two Waymo recharging stations public nuisances and order that overnight operations be curtailed due to the effects of noise and lighting on nearby residents.