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Algalita eco-tour will explore castoffs from 2001 Japanese tsunami

LONG BEACH -- Scientists with the Long Beach-based Algalita Marine Research Foundation and the 5 Gyres have organized an "eco-adventure" expedition to pinpoint the North...

She's going all out to fight sewer fee increase in Redondo Beach

If you live in south Redondo Beach, there's a good chance Kim Fine has knocked on your door. The 11-year resident is leading a movement against a proposed fee increase aimed...

Adult education on LAUSD chopping block

At nearly three dozen adult education and occupational centers operated by the Los Angeles Unified School District, nearly 300,000 students are enrolled in low-cost programs...

DUI crash victims, including Angels pitcher Adenhart, recalled at Manhattan Beach monument

Jon Wilhite would prefer that his name hadn't been etched into a monument unveiled Saturday in Manhattan Beach.

Trailer on shipping containers serves as Torrance air-traffic-control tower

At first glance, the blue-and-white trailer parked atop a stack of cargo containers at Torrance Municipal Airport appears ready to take flight along with the private planes...

My Turn: Valentine's Day brings back memories of a lady in red

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and I'm considering buying something red, something with that "wow" factor. I must also consider the fact that I'm no...

Commemorative wall honors Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and friends killed in DUI accident

MANHATTAN BEACH -- A dedication ceremony will be held today for a commemorative wall honoring Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart, two of his friends who died with him and a third who...

Local businesses, others to fund hospice program

Torrance Memorial Hospice, Promenade on the Peninsula in Rolling Hills Estates and Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes have raised $1,875 during this year's campaign to...

Battleship Iowa starting to recruit workforce

The Pacific Battleship Center - the group that is bringing the USS Iowa battleship to San Pedro this year - is getting ready to start hiring.

USC hires away city's head librarian

Martin Gomez is leaving his post as the head librarian of the city of Los Angeles to become vice dean of libraries USC, it was announced Friday.

Carson to hunt down coyotes

Responding to pleas from terrified residents, the city of Carson has hired a company to trap and kill coyotes that apparently are flourishing in town - especially near one mobile...

Teen dies in fall at high school

LAUSD: Authorities are investigating the death, which may have been a suicide.

Republicans lose fifth challenge of California's political maps

SACRAMENTO - A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of Republicans challenging California's newly drawn congressional maps, the California Citizens...

Federal agency cites San Onofre for leak

An ammonia leak that caused an emergency alert at the San Onofre nuclear plant in November was caused by employees who failed to recognize degraded equipment and fix it, federal...

Buscaino seeks rules, helmets for skateboarders

In the wake of a 15-year-old's death last month, Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino on Friday asked the city to target skateboarders who sail down San Pedro's...

Madonna's stalker arrested in North Long Beach

LONG BEACH -- An escaped mental patient convicted of stalking Madonna was arrested in North Long Beach early Friday.

Report: Teacher accused in Miramonte abuse paid $40,000 to resign

The former third-grade teacher charged with committing lewd acts on students was paid $40,000 to drop an appeal of his firing, a newspaper reported Friday.

OC pastor, doctors tackle congregation's obesity

Orange County megachurch pastor Rick Warren has become an outsized evangelical superstar: best-selling author of "The Purpose Driven Life" series, pastoral mentor and...

Saturday's police log: Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena

Hawthorne 1. Robbery. 9 a.m. Feb. 4, 3600 block of Imperial Highway. The victim was walking when someone walked up, brandished a knife and demanded money.

Buscaino seeks rules, helmets for skateboarders

In the wake of a 15-year-old's death last month, Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino on Friday asked the city to target skateboarders who sail down San Pedro's...

Bleach leak kills more than 7,000 fish at SEA Lab in Redondo Beach

Thousands of fish were killed at the SEA Lab aquarium in Redondo Beach after bleach leaked from an adjoining saltwater desalination facility.

Things To Do This Weekend

"Guys and Dolls" swing into Hermosa Beach, the Tubes rock the Brixton in Redondo Beach, music for movies fill the Warner Grand in San Pedro and a bevy of art gallery...

Endangered butterfly continues comeback near LAX, airport says

The El Segundo blue butterfly is continuing to flourish in a sand dune habitat just west of Los Angeles International Airport, officials said Friday.

China's VP to tour Los Angeles

China's vice president is scheduled to stop in Los Angeles on Thursday as part of a five-day tour of the United States, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's office announced...

Funding increased for Marina del Rey dredging

Federal funding has been increased by $2.4 million -- to $7.7 million -- for a project to dredge the harbor at Marina del Rey, move clean sand to Redondo Beach and dump...

Motive behind double slaying unknown; family raising funeral funds

Carol Susan Brooks-Jurgens, and sister, Tracie Brooks, died Jan. 29 when Tracie Brooks' boyfriend allegedly stabbed them to death at a condominium on Vermont Avenue across...

West High wins 4th straight Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon

West High School in Torrance continued its winning streak in this year's annual Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon, taking the title for the fourth time in as many years -...

American Ballet Theatre's Misty Copeland speaks to San Pedro High students

Now a resident of New York City, San Pedro High alum Misty Copeland returned this week for a whirlwind tour of speaking engagements in her native San Pedro and Long Beach. | ...

El Segundo council votes to fire city manager Willmore

A divided El Segundo City Council voted Thursday to fire the town's top administrator, Doug Willmore, who has taken heat recently for a proposal to increase a tax paid by the...

Torrance proposes using reserve funds to continue MAX service

Torrance officials have proposed using reserve funds to continue a rush hour commuter bus service to El Segundo for one more year before shutting it down.

Director of Carson women's shelter arrested for alleged fraud billings

The executive director of a Carson-based battered women's shelter was arrested Thursday for allegedly ordering employees to fraudulently bill the county more than $700,000,...

Beaches and Harbors Dept. kept busy clarifying Frisbee fines story

Upset callers and reporters checked in from throughout the country. "Why in the world would county officials ban Frisbee tossing on Los Angeles beaches?" they asked. The...

'A big misunderstanding': Beaches and Harbors says Frisbee fine story inaccurate

It turns out that it's still safe for Frisbee lovers to head out to the beach. And no, there's no $1,000 fee for being caught tossing one.

Downey freeway crash involving stolen vehicle snarls traffic on 105

DOWNEY -- A two-vehicle crash on the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway involving a stolen vehicle and a fleeing suspect has resulted in a serious traffic snarl, authorities said...

South Bay / Harbor Area restaurant closures

A list of restaurants and food vendors closed or allowed to reopen by the county Department of Health Services for the week ending Feb.

Friday's police log: Lomita and the Palos Verdes Peninsula

Recent police activities in Lomita and on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK

Cruise ships banned from releasing sewage along California coast

LOS ANGELES -- The Environmental Protection Agency approved a rule today banning all passenger and cargo ships over 300 tons from releasing sewage into ocean waters within three...

Tony Hawk to attend LB skate park opening

News of the skateboarding legend's appearance was initially kept quiet to prevent mobs from attending Saturday's event.

El Segundo special meeting called to possibly replace city manager

El Segundo officials have set a special meeting for tonight to consider replacing City Manager Doug Willmore.

3 reputed Harbor Area gang members charged

Three reputed gang members have been charged in a crackdown on gangs in the Harbor Area, prosecutors said Thursday. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK

San Pedro gang member gets 180 days for having assault rifle

A San Pedro gang member has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for possessing an assault rifle, prosecutors said Thursday. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS |...

Residents join candlelight walk against violence in Wilmington

Joined by Los Angeles police, an estimated 250 people turned out Wednesday night for a candlelight walk in Wilmington. | PHOTOS

Rancho Palos Verdes man has no plans to retire after 60 years in law

Donald Brown has worked as a lawyer for 60 years. And at age 86, the Rancho Palos Verdes resident says he has no plans to give it up for a quiet retirement.

Jury convicts man in 2003 Redondo Union High sexual assault

A Torrance Superior Court jury took less than an hour Wednesday to convict a Long Beach man of sexually assaulting a Redondo Union High School student in a campus restroom in...

Redondo Beach turns down taxi company's request to operate more cabs

The request by United Taxi South Bay, a division of United Taxi Drivers, Inc., to allow 10 more cabs to begin fares within city limits was submitted to City Hall in September.

Wiseburn school district begins lengthy separation process from Centinela Valley

After more than a decade of being stuck in what has resembled a bad marriage, the Wiseburn elementary school district serving part of Hawthorne and the wider Centinela Valley high...

El Segundo plans to tackle projects while interest rates, building costs are low

El Segundo leaders could borrow money to pay for a to-do list of $15 million in municipal projects, including upgrades to City Hall and the Main Street fire station and a remodel...

Thursday's police log: Harbor Area

Recent police activities in the Harbor Area. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK

Mother-daughter team arrested at LAX for allegedly smuggling cocaine

A Spanish mother-daughter smuggling team was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly transporting more than 10 pounds of cocaine stuffed inside plastic...