Pedestrian killed in pre-dawn PCH crash at Leo Carrillo
A person was killed just after 4:30 a.m. on a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway where other fatal crashes have occurred.
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Council slows plan check but rejects builder self-certification
Malibu City Council adopted language to speed rebuilding reviews but stopped short of letting architects self-certify their plans comply with code.
Prosecutors: Palisades arson suspect was angry, jilted on New Year's Eve
Federal trial memo describes Jonathan Rinderknecht as lonely and "pissed off about the world" the night the fire was set.
Ex-Dodger testifies in Grossman wrongful death case
Royce Clayton told jurors he confronted Scott Erickson at a Point Dume restaurant the day after two boys were killed in a Westlake Village crosswalk.
Topanga Lagoon restoration accelerates after Palisades Fire
Plans to remove the 80-year-old PCH bridge and expand the lagoon to as much as 10 acres are moving forward with new state funding.
Report cites violence, staffing crisis at Campus Kilpatrick
A January classroom brawl involved 14 girls at the county juvenile facility above Malibu, where staff reportedly work back-to-back 20-hour shifts.
First L.A. County vote center opens — in Norwalk
Ballots are arriving in Malibu mailboxes for the June primary, but in-person voting locally won't open for another two weeks.