For the first time in two decades, the Rose Parade is likely to be a wet one
Southern Californians mopping up from record-breaking rains over the Christmas holiday may be in for more wet weather…
Gas line explosion rocks California: Video shows debris clouds filling the sky; residents report ‘jet-like’ roar
A major natural gas pipeline explosion in northern Los Angeles County on Saturday prompted authorities to issue shelter-in-place…
Forget your Spotify Wrapped, your book stack knows exactly who you are
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> We might rarely get to see snowfall in Los Angeles, but logging onto social media in…
Winter storm buries Wrightwood, drenches SoCal
The Gamboa family isn’t quite sure how they’re going to get back into their home in Wrightwood. When…
A beginner’s guide to Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its…
It’s nice to see year-end appreciation for architectural standouts
Dec. 26, 2025 7 AM PT To the editor: I read with appreciation Sam Lubell’s roundup of the…
100,000-gallon sewage spill closes L.A. County beach
A 100,000-gallon sewage spill has closed Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, L.A. County officials said. Visitors should avoid…
The best New Year’s Eve movies playing this week, plus more showing in L.A.
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only…
Here are our most-read arts stories and criticism of the year
Christmas is behind us, and the New Year is bearing down on us with alarming speed. It’s hard…
Will ‘Avatar’ box office translate into Oscar success?
Has there been a year this decade when we’ve been sad to see it go? I thought about…
Behind SoCal’s wettest Christmas, a drought-to-deluge cycle
This wasn’t just a wet Christmas, it was the wettest Christmas for Southern California. This Christmas Eve and…
Lakers lose Austin Reaves, then fall to Rockets for another loss
Austin Reaves did not play in the second half of the Lakers’ 119-96 Christmas Day loss to Houston…