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,
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,
MEHTA MASTERS SCHOENBERG - courtesy photo POLKAS AND… AC/DC? I haven’t been able to confirm one way or another, but the day of the traditional presidential pardon of the two Thanksgiving turkeys Peach and Blossom,
Speed limit reductions on Neilson Way are now in place having dropped 5 miles per hour, from 30 to 25, as part of a series of reductions made around Santa Monica after a survey was completed earlier this year.
California will appeal a judge's decision to reject a state lawsuit over a measure allowing the city of Huntington Beach to require voter identification at the polls, officials said Thursday. State officials said they plan to continue to fight over the measure — passed by voters in March in the coastal city of 200,
We know how legislatures work: lawmakers introduce bills, debate on them and vote yes or no. Right? Not exactly. Of the 2,403 bills that died in the recent two-year session, CalMatters’ Digital Democracy data found just 25 failed because a majority of lawmakers voted “no.
With STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) careers expected to expand rapidly over the next decade, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) students have become prepped in the scientific realm with the help of a local organization.
In what will be an emotional evening for many, this will be the last time Mayor Phil Brock and Councilmembers Gleam Davis, Christine Parra and Oscar de la Torre will be sitting on that side of the dais.
The Third Street Promenade’s newest tenant has taken its shot at bringing entertainment to the shopping district, with early reactions sounding like the response to a hole-in-one on the golf course. On December 6,
Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near seaside mansions and Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school's library watched as the blaze intensified and the sky turned deep red.
Weather conditions were forecast to improve in Southern California, aiding firefighters in their battle against a wind-driven wildfire that has forced up to 20,000 people, including Cher, Dick Van Dyke and his wife,
Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the year ahead. Federal and state water agencies post initial,
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have let Boeing plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading US regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. US District Judge ...
Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5, the first to ride Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on what was ...
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Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday. US President-elect Donald Trump has talked up his own role helping get the games for LA in 2017,
The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement,
By Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse,
USC is using helicopter rides and a wide range of other perks to woo recruits after the NCAA finally lifted COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in place for 15 months
Basketball is a team sport, and the Brooklyn Nets owners are pitching in to help Black businesses grow even better than before the coronavirus pandemic.
Carl Nassib, a Las Vegas Raiders defensive end, this week became the first active NFL player to come out as gay, a courageous move considering the macho culture of pro football and the potential backlash.
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National Football League ~ First Active ~ Washington Huskies
That’s sort of how it felt at the College World Series on Saturday in Omaha, Neb., where the Stanford baseball team slipped entirely out of character and took a discouraging 10-4 loss to North Carolina State.
From American football stars to swimming sensations, many athletes have turned their hands to acting after leaving behind trophies. Here are 15 athletes who decided to turn thespian. After a career in college football was ended by a knee injury,
The operations center, which leverages cloud-hosted disaster recovery channels, also serves as a large-scale ST 2110 production facility for its Tennis Channel. Sinclair’s Tenni
Losing on penalty kicks in the semifinals of a playoff tournament might send a high school soccer team into the doldrums, but not the St. Augustine boys squad. “I’m not going to mess around with the soccer gods or lose any sleep because we lost on penalty kicks,
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Southern California ~ U-T San Diego ~ Tsunami warning system
They confirmed their relationship in March of this year, and have been heavy into the PDA ever since. And Alessandra Ambrosio was spotted kissing her boyfriend Richard Lee on Saturday.
The soonest Boise State commit Katin Houser could be on campus would be next January. But Houser has already been able to learn a thing or to from Hank Bachmeier.
Jadyn will be attending community College in the fall Accomplishments: Jadyn currently plays for SaMoHi's varsity baseball team and works independently in the food and restaurant industry. Special message: I love you son and know that as you embark on the next stage of your life you will continue to make me so proud.