PICO BLVD — Santa Monica police and other law enforcement groups arrested a suspect in the 2008 murder of Santa Monica resident Alexander Merman, authorities announced Friday.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Richard Diebenkorn put Santa Monica’s Ocean Park on the map the world over. Every major museum owns at least one of the iconic paintings in his “Ocean Park Series” — only two own more than one.
COUNTYWIDE — Make no bones about it, Fido and his owner can walk, play and now eat together in restaurants with outdoor patios in Santa Monica and throughout Los Angeles County.
SMC — Joe and Nancy Owens will never forget how scholarships helped them achieve fulfilling careers and lives. Joe was the son of a Texas tenant farmer, the youngest of eight children.
ETIWANDA — Samohi’s trek through the playoffs came to an end on Friday at Etiwanda. Santa Monica High School’s boys’ basketball team entered the CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA quarterfinals having dispatched Roosevelt and Silverado in the first two rounds, but couldn’t hold off an Etiwanda team t
DOWNTOWN — As Samohi preps for Etiwanda in the quarterfinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA boys’ basketball playoffs, they approach the game knowing a bit about their opponent.
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SAMOHI — Defending CIF boys’ volleyball champion Santa Monica was named the No. 1 team in Division 4 in the preseason poll, it was announced Monday. The Vikings, who represent the Southern Section, have a number of players from last year’s title team returning, including Trevor Pye and Ethan Kahan.
CITYWIDE — Winter sports will be in full playoff mode starting today as boys’ soccer begins its playoffs. Santa Monica High School, the winner of the Ocean League and the No.
MALIBU — If you thought Malibu Creek was healthy, think again. A group of local middle school students recently set out on a 20-week special project with the intention to learn about the Malibu Creek habitat.
SANTA MONICA BEACH — The more things change, the more they stay the same. A recent ordinance, which bans ball playing at Los Angeles County beaches during the summer except in specially designated parts of the beach, has some members of the community in an uproar.
