After wildfires disrupted schedules, Malibu schools begin reopening. Webster Elementary leads the way with officials welcoming students back.

After weeks of windy and dry weather, rain has fallen in parched Southern California and is expected to aid firefighters who are mopping up multiple wildfires. But potentially heavy downpours on charred hillsides could bring new troubles such as toxic ash runoff.

President Donald Trump’s ban on new offshore wind leases won’t halt giant wind farms already planned off California’s coast, but industry officials say the policy shift is a blow to a renewable energy industry still working to gain a foothold.

While firefighters work to extinguish the Los Angeles-area wildfires, city officials and emergency managers are also worried about what could come next. The potential for rain the weekend of Jan. 25-26 could help tamp down the fires.

The visit came the day after a new ballot initiative asking voters whether the state should become an independent country was cleared by the California Secretary of State's office to begin gathering signatures. Could the Golden State just fly the coop, become its own nation and walk away from 175 years of union with the United States?

Organizations from across Santa Monica and beyond have continued to come up with creative and helpful ways to aid victims of the Palisades Fire. On Thursday, the return of Locals’ Night to the ...

As bands of rain move into Southern California, residents in the burn scar areas are bracing for possible mudslides and land movements.

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL Homeowners and HOAs periodically face major construction contracts for renovation or repairs, particularly following a disaster. Here are some tips to help homeowners and HOAs needing a contractor.

President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolina on Friday and said he was considering "getting rid of" the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation's central organization for responding to disasters.

Tessa Nagy, a Santa Monica swimmer with intellectual disabilities, earns medals at Paralympic Nationals and prepares for the World Series.