Actress Charlize Theron attends the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Back to top

A cold storm system quickly moved over the region overnight, dumping around .10 of inch of rain on most areas. Bel Air and Santa Monica each received about .50 inch of rain as of early Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Snow levels fell to the 3,400-foot mark, prompting California Highway Patrol escorts through the ...

The singer’s new home sits at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, and is built into a steep hillside, with stunning views of the Santa Monica Mountains below. Originally constructed during the 1970s by architect Tony Ngai, the home features a dizzying array of levels, with the main entrance opening into the middle floor. Inside, the space is all ...

Light rain continued for a few hours before the front moved out about 2 a.m. A band of heavy showers dumped 1.10 inches of rain on Monte Nido in the Santa Monica Mountains. However, the county’s coastal cities saw no more than half an inch of rain ...

Actor Noah Wyle and his wife, actress Sara Wells attend the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Back to top

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—In another world, Arnold Schwarzenegger might be an elder statesman in his party. The Republican former governor of California might even be a top ally of the entertainment president: They used to be friendly, and Schwarzenegger was Donald Trump’s successor on Celebrity Apprentice. In Trump’s world, though ...

Rain Phoenix and Joaquin Phoenix attend the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Back to top

Zendaya attends the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Back to top

So you could understand why, on a recent morning at Dugan's new home near the beach in Santa Monica, a weathered-looking note was stuck to a window shade reminding her that the shade was broken. "Oh, please — that can't be in the picture," she said with a laugh to a photographer, swearing to herself that she'd find time someday to get it ...

The backyard is reminiscent of a jungle, with a zen garden, bamboo forest, a private spa area and a unique pool with a rope swing.