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'Unacceptable': La Jolla man who admitted kicking a sea lion faces a year in jail and $100,000 fine
08/14/26 11:15 PM
Tyler Muehl from La Jolla was captured in a video that went viral, showing him kicking a sea lion in the head and body even as it tried to escape the attack.
08/13/26 7:05 PM
A two-year DOJ probe finds systemic sexual abuse and civil rights violations in California women's prisons. The state has 49 days to respond.
19-year-old UC Santa Cruz student ID'd as victim after car plunges off cliff into ocean
08/18/26 1:39 AM
The life of 19-year-old UC Santa Cruz student Alli Renee Singh was abruptly cut short when the car she was inside plunged off a cliff at night and into the ocean.
A 'super' El Niño is now super likely, leaving California bracing for impact
08/13/26 6:01 PM
A "super" El Niño is now 95% likely to develop this year as the climate pattern gains dramatic strength in the Pacific Ocean — leaving officials across California and beyond bracing for a wet and potentially destructive winter.
A 15-year-old killed Pop Smoke — then got caught smuggling fentanyl into juvenile hall
08/14/26 10:00 AM
A young man serving time for the 2020 shooting of rapper Pop Smoke in the Hollywood Hills pleaded no contest to charges that accused him of smuggling fentanyl into juvenile hall.
A model allegedly scammed rich L.A. 'sugar daddies' by exploiting their great weakness
08/13/26 3:57 PM
An L.A.-based social media influencer is accused of targeting older men across Southern California through dating apps and social media platforms, posing as their girlfriend before robbing their homes. New alleged victims keep stepping forward.
After local outcry, stalled Destination Crenshaw project sees movement
08/14/26 10:00 AM
Destination Crenshaw, a beautification project meant to transform the Crenshaw Corridor, has been stalled for years. After a local town hall demanding answers, the city has started to clean up the construction this week.
AI hallucinated case law in insurance company's filings in L.A. County house fire dispute
08/19/26 10:00 AM
Attorneys for State Farm apologized to a judge for submitting legal briefings rife with AI hallucinations and nonexistent case law, which were not fact-checked.
Amid fire danger, Malibu declares emergency to clear homeless encampments — fast
08/14/26 12:45 AM
Citing dangerously dry brush, the city approved the declaration to reduce the risk of fires associated with homeless individuals cooking outdoors or using fires to keep warm at night.
08/14/26 5:51 PM
The proposed fracking plan would quadruple production on an aging offshore platform in the Santa Barbara Channel.