The free three-acre garden hosts its Oct. 25 'Autumn in the Garden' party to fund a new shed and irrigation system after last year's fire.

A separate La Cañada bear keeps sparring with a backyard punching bag, a neighbor says.

A deteriorating King Harbor restaurant site will become a three-story marine mammal hospital, with $30 million already committed.

The Willmore District hub gets a ribbon-cutting Saturday with new restrooms, lighting and a remodeled kitchen.

Altadena, Duarte, Palmdale and Littlerock parks get new teen centers backed by a $15 million county push.

Photographer Shannon Sommer says the coyote is already familiar to nearby residents.

Staff at the Aquarium of the Pacific worked overnight after a box truck carrying more than 2,000 animals was seized by wildlife officials.

Heal the Bay's Sept. 24 gala at the Jonathan Club aims to raise over $1 million, even as the beach beside the Santa Monica Pier remains on the “Beach Bummer” list.

A family tried helping the sluggish snake back into the water at Crystal Cove before realizing what it was.

Reed Park hosts free ice cream, pickleball and a shot at a Guinness record this Saturday as teens tackle sports ball waste.

The 3.5-acre site once housed a nature center in the 1970s — now it's getting a dog park, gardens, and a bridge to Eaton Blanche Park.

Esperanza Elementary's $4.5 million makeover took six years and turned blacktop into a running track kids now use.

A bear wandered past a hair salon's front door at a Route 66 strip mall, stunning workers at Alur Studios in Glendora.