People convicted of distributing fentanyl will face stiffer criminal penalties in the coming year under a new law shaped by rising overdose deaths.
The law increases the penalty for selling
When I joined the city of Santa Monica a little more than two years ago, the city was in the midst of responding to a global pandemic, recovering from a
The Golden Globe Awards are back on the first Sunday in January with plenty of behind-the-scenes changes aimed at cementing a yearslong comeback effort.
The show is known for its
Football fanatics flock to see fresh flag program: The 2023 fall season for Samohi athletics introduced girls flag football to the schedule, the sport’s first year officially sanctioned by
Santa Monica Pier evacuated just days before previously scheduled pier emergency evacuation test: A man claiming to be in possession of a bomb climbed the 130-foot-tall Ferris Wheel on the
Perla Lopez hands a stack of papers to Baudeilio, a 44-year-old undocumented immigrant and day laborer. She has just helped him apply for Medi-Cal at the benefits center at St.
Scholarships support college-bound foster youth: Ready To Succeed hosted their annual two-day summer camp, Camp Ready, in July. The event is the start of the internship and scholarship program for
A study from Harvard says social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year. The researchers say the findings show a need
Holiday sales rose this year and spending remained resilient during the shopping season even with Americans wrestling with higher prices in some areas and other financial worries, according to the
Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly blocked entrance roads to airports in New York and Los Angeles on Wednesday, snarling traffic as U.S. airlines contended with a rush of holiday travel.
The
Days before Christmas, María Vela was saying goodbye to the narrow one-bedroom apartment in East L.A. that has been the backdrop of her family’s lives for the last
There I was, watching The Grinch Who Stole Christmas for the 100,000th time. Sitting with my daughter, watching her face light up, looking remarkably like Cindy Lou Who, I
