Tag: Santa Monica mountains
Santa Monica Experiences Uptick In Coyote Sightings
SANTA MONICA—On May 20, Santa Monica City officials warned the public of a larger coyote presence believed to be due to the Palisades fire...
Evacuation Orders In SM Mountains, Palisades Fire Being Monitored
SANTA MONICA—On Sunday, January 12, the city of Santa Monica indicated in a press release it continues to monitor the Palisades Fire response and...
Vehicle Drives Off Mountain Road, Ignites Brush Fire
MALIBU—On December 26, at 1:11 a.m., 911 operators received a call of a brush fire. Malibu Search and Rescue (MSAR) reported that a vehicle...
Hiker Rescued In Santa Monica Mountains
PACIFIC PALISADES—On Saturday, July 6, officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department helped rescue a hiker who was injured in the Santa Monica Mountains.
The...
Hiker Rescued In Topanga State Park
PACIFIC PALISADES—On Saturday, May 18, the Los Angeles Fire Department noted that a hiker was rescued in the Santa Monica Mountains. The LAFD reported...
Adolescent Mountain Lion Spotted In Woodland Hills Neighborhood
WOODLAND HILLS—On Thursday, May 9, at approximately 2:00 p.m., a Woodland Hills resident, Corinna Bubenheim reported a mountain lion in her yard near Woodlake...
Hiker Rescued In Pacific Palisades
PACIFIC PALISADES—On Sunday, March 31, the Los Angeles Fire Department disclosed that a hiker was rescued. The LAFD reported at 8:08 p.m. a hiker...
Flooding And Evacuations Due To High Surf
MALIBU—On December 30, the Ventura County Emergency (VC Emergency) information source announced a flood advisory issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) that was...
Mountain Lion Activity Reported At Solstice Canyon
MALIBU—On Tuesday, October 24, officials with the National Park Service (NPS) in the Santa Monica Mountains announced the temporary closure of Solstice Canyon due...
Solstice Canyon Trail Closed For Bee Hive Removal
MALIBU—On July 29, the National Park Service announced the temporary closure of Solstice Canyon Trail, the educational shelter structure, and the TRW Overlook Trail...
Black Bear Fatally Struck On 101 Freeway
MALIBU—On Thursday, July 20, a car traveling on the 101 Freeway reported a collision, with the lone victim being an American black bear, dubbed...
Hikers Warned Of High Heat In Santa Monica Mountains
MALIBU—As temperatures are expected to reach triple digits in California this week, local agencies warn hikers of significant heat in coastal valleys and the...
Wildlife Ordinance One Step Closer To Final Approval
HOLLYWOOD HILLS—A proposed Wildlife Ordinance, created to protect the environment surrounding hillside communities in Los Angeles County, was approved by the Los Angeles City...
Three New Puma Cubs Grace Santa Monica Mountains
SANTA MONICA—On May 18, biologists found three baby mountain lions in the Simi Hills of the Santa Monica Mountain range. According to the National...
Authorities Tracking Whereabouts Of Black Bear
SANTA MONICA—The National Park Service (NPS) sedated and placed a tracking device on a Black Bear in the Santa Monica Mountains on April 23....
P-22 Laid To Rest In The Santa Monica Mountains
SANTA MONICA—P-22, the mountain lion who roamed Griffith Park for nearly a decade, was laid to rest in the Santa Monica Mountains on Saturday,...
Zachary Zernik Found Dead In Santa Monica Mountains
SANTA MONICA—Zachary Zernik, 22, was confirmed dead on Thursday, February 2, after his body was discovered in the Santa Monica Mountains, according to the...
Rotherie Foster Arrested For Murdering Honduran Man
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, January 13, a Ventura County man was arrested and charged for the murder of a man whose remains were discovered in...
Four New Puma Kittens Born, Update On P-22
SANTA MONICA—On December 6, the National Park Service announced the birth of four female puma kittens. They were born in the Santa Monica Mountains...
Body Found Near Santa Monica Mountains
MALIBU—On Thursday, December 1, a body was found near the Santa Monica Mountains, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department first reported. Homicide Investigators are...
