VENICE — The driver parked outside a hotel and surveyed the leisurely summer scene at the Venice Beach boardwalk: Hundreds of people were sitting at cafes, walking along the seashore or
BOSTON — After listening to nearly eight weeks of testimony, jurors in the racketeering trial of James "Whitey" Bulger are set to hear closing arguments from prosecutors and defense
The Santa Monica Police Department will be out in full force on Sunday, Aug. 11,, to conduct a motorcycle enforcement operation, according to a press release.
Extra officers will be
CITY HALL — They said the program felt like "home" and being surrounded by family.
Twenty-seven high school-aged foster kids participated in a pilot program — First Star Bruin Guardian
OCEAN AVENUE — Residents will get a taste of what traffic will feel like around the California Incline next year when northbound lanes from Ocean Avenue to Pacific Coast Highway close
WASHINGTON, DC — Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric Shinseki has made a commitment to fund and support an array of services to help homeless veterans in Los Angeles starting next
SMMUSD — Santa Monica's public schools will receive more money for low-income and English-learning students under a new state funding model, detailed in a report released this week by
NORFOLK, Va. — A jury recommended Friday that three Somali pirates be sentenced to life in prison in the slayings of two St. Monica Catholic Church parishioners and their friends aboard
BOSTON — James "Whitey" Bulger called his racketeering trial a "sham" Friday as he revealed he would not testify in his own defense, a decision that prompted
Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Santa Monica), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced new legislation Thursday aimed at banning access to certain types of weapons while strengthening
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
SEVENTH STREET — The United States Postal Service has already spent a majority of its $400,000 total projected budget on remodel and relocation costs for the new post office location
