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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) released a photo of Viktor Medvedchuk in police custody. "Putin's Best friend in Ukraine" as he is known, is seen in handcuffs and wearing a military uniform....

UPDATE: Santa Monica Police have identified a suspect in the mail carrier assaults. See https://www.smobserved.com/story/2022/04/11/news/santa-monica-police-department-identifies-suspect-in-mail-carri...

4.09.22: A brush fire along the side of the 10 Freeway near the 17th Street bridge, was visible for miles early Saturday afternoon at about 12 noon PST. Gray smoke from the fire was visible for...

A homeless man who was convicted of raping a Santa Monica woman in her Ocean Park apartment in 2018 was sentenced on Friday to 100 years to life in state prison. Dylan James Jensen, now 44, was found...

Rosario Perry has died of cancer. He was 75. The longtime landlord's attorney based on Pico Blvd, represented property owners across four decades in Santa Monica. "Rosario truly loved Santa Monica....

Gilbert Gottfried died Tuesday after a long illness, his family announced. The actor and stand-up died after a long battle with the heart ailment recurrent ventricular tachycardia. Gottfried, 67, was...

The following is public input offered before the City Council on April 12, 2022: By now you've received time sensitive notice of misconduct by City staff. I am here to amplify that notice. For...