A private firm opened its fourth mega COVID testing site Sunday evening in a lot on Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Crews started working Saturday night to open the site at 6 p.m. Sunday at 9900 N.

Besides concerns about antitrust scrutiny and a record $68.7 billion price tag, Microsoft Corp.'s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. also raises a key question: How will it deal with the videogame company's notorious workplace culture?

It's time to get your youngest Santa Monica students enrolled in preschool, transitional kindergarten and kindergarten.

Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard franchises such as “Call of Duty.” Technology giant Microsoft Corp. is set to acquire Santa Monica-based video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. in a deal worth $68.

Tesla has started construction on a new, much-needed giant Supercharger station in Santa Monica. The station was also supposed to include the automaker’s 1950s restaurant, but now it’s not clear if the diner is still in the plans.

Santa Anita Park could showcase a Breeders' Cup winner and possible champion Feb. 5 if Ce Ce makes her 2022 debut in the Santa Monica Stakes (G2).

Snap Inc. officials maintained the company has taken steps to fight drug sales on its site. Protesters say it isn’t nearly enough.

For those of us who are not looking for full-time daycare but sometimes need a helping hand, know that you can find a drop-in daycare in Los Angeles (and Pasadena and Santa Monica and loads of other local towns) where you can leave your kids for a few hours while you work or just get a little well-deserved me time.

Four people were killed and one person was wounded Sunday in a shooting in Inglewood, authorities said. Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 1:43 a.m. to the 1300 block of Park Avenue, according to a county fire department dispatcher.

The Mira Costa girls soccer team returned to action Friday with a win and followed with another one Saturday. In their first game since Dec. 20, sophomore Sydney Bushman scored a pair of goals to lead the Mustangs to a 2-0 win over Culver City Friday.