At least one hiker was airlifted after falling rocks struck near Switzer Falls in the Angeles National Forest. Crews from county fire and volunteer teams responded; details remain limited.

South L.A.'s Maggie Hathaway Golf Course reopens Saturday after a long renovation, bringing a massive practice green, an expanded driving range and plans for a community clubhouse.

A shark sighting near a Newport Beach surfer prompted lifeguards to restrict water access while officials monitored the ocean and posted warning signs.

CAL FIRE warns the goldspotted oak borer has killed more than 200,000 oaks in Southern California and is spreading north; residents are urged not to move firewood and to report suspicious trees.

A new nationwide study finds urban coyotes more willing to take risks — a detail Santa Monica officials say has intensified since the Jan. 7, 2025 Palisades Fire.

Gardeners across Los Angeles are spotting more grasshoppers this spring. Experts say the spike is weather-driven and usually temporary.

City designers unveiled plans to replace the long‑closed 1927 Griffith Park Pool with a roughly $40M, three‑year project that would add a competition pool, a training pool and a modernized pool house.

A $5.5M state grant funds planning for two SR‑62 overpasses near Joshua Tree to reconnect habitat and protect isolated mountain lion groups.

More than $78 million in Measure A grants will fund dozens of park, trail and beach projects across L.A. County, with most funding targeted to high‑need neighborhoods.

A Monrovia woman was treated for minor injuries after a bear swiped her during a morning walk in the foothills.

Julian Hernandez, 25, a Costa Mesa Eagle Scout, died after a Feb. 1 rattlesnake bite at Irvine’s Quail Hill Trailhead; his family has launched a GoFundMe and requested a third‑party autopsy.

Santa Monica and The Bay Foundation launched Phase III of the Beach Dunes project, adding nearly 30 acres of restored dunes from the Pier toward Venice. The living-shoreline work aims to slow erosion, expand habitat and keep beach access open.

Phase 3 construction has begun on Crystal Springs Drive as Griffith Park moves into its largest safety upgrade yet, adding protected lanes and traffic calming. Local advocates say execution and upkeep will be the real test.