August 29, 2026
August 29, 2026
Santa Monica police and campus officers searched Santa Monica College on Saturday after a report of a man possibly carrying a handgun, but later said they found no suspect and no evidence supporting the claim. Officers from the Santa Monica Police Department and Santa Monica College Police Department responded at about 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 29 to a report of an individual who might have been armed near the 14th Street side of the campus. They set up a perimeter and searched the...
Santa Monica council candidate Derrick Townsend highlighted what he called an ironic first advertisement on one of the city’s newly installed downtown LED billboards: a promotional display for the homelessness services nonprofit The People Concern. Townsend, who is running for Santa Monica City Council in 2026, posted a nighttime photo of the large curved digital board on August 29, 2026. The ad features two people in conversation and the claim that “92% of the people we...
Updated Saturday, August 29, 2026--A glacial collapse on the Nepal–Tibet border has killed at least 633 people by the latest combined tallies, and more than 2,400 remain missing. If a large share of the missing are later confirmed dead, the final toll could reach 15,000 to 25,000. That range may still be low if official figures from the Chinese side of the border understate what happened at Gyirong Port. Nepal's death count has kept climbing. A Friday report from the...
A woman died Saturday morning after jumping from the roof of a seven-story building at the intersection of West 12th Street and South Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, according to eyewitness reports and emergency alerts. Local resident Stella X (@Stellaaa) posted an update from the scene: "She reportedly landed in front of the coffee shop, Awesome Coffee, at 12th & Grand." The shop is located at 1200 South Grand Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department and Police Department...
A 133-year-old former Seventh-Day Adventist building owned by LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was destroyed by fire overnight August 26-27, 2026. The blaze began in the basement around 11 p.m., spread through walls and void spaces, and caused floor and roof collapse. The church's main sanctuary next door was undamaged. Fire officials said the cause remains under investigation. The structure, built around 1894, had been slated for renovation...
Federal agents hit two high-end Downtown Los Angeles apartment complexes Tuesday morning in a dramatic early-hours operation that had choppers circling and residents wondering what the hell just happened. FBI teams, some in full tactical gear, served search warrants at the Apex and Alina buildings near 9th and Figueroa - literally blocks from Crypto.com Arena - and a second site at 1010 Wilshire. An LAPD helicopter touched down on the Apex helipad as armed agents climbed out...
Dolly Parton, the beloved country music superstar known for her chart-topping hits, philanthropy, and iconic style, died at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer. Her death was announced on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. She passed at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, surrounded by loved ones after being admitted there on August 21. The specific type of cancer was not disclosed. Parton had been open in recent months about ongoing health challenges. In...
A brazen stickup near the iconic Santa Monica Pier turned into a shooting Sunday night when one of the punks blasted the victim in the leg - then the whole crew bolted. Cops raced to the Pier ramp around 7:49 p.m. after reports of gunfire. A male victim in his 20s was approached by a group of thugs who tried to rob him. An altercation erupted and one of them opened fire, nailing the target in the leg, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. Officers gave first aid on...
A 6-to-8-foot shark turned a relaxing mid-ocean swim into a real-life Jaws scene for dozens of Coast Guard sailors, forcing an armed watchman to open fire and drive the predator away. On Aug. 21, 2020, the crew of the Honolulu-based Coast Guard Cutter Kimball had wrapped up operations somewhere in Oceania, far from any land or other vessels. After weeks of monotony at sea, about 30 to 40 sailors jumped into the calm Pacific waters for a planned swim call. They brought safety...
A homeless man in Los Angeles has gone viral for constructing an elaborate wooden dwelling that hangs suspended from the underside of a busy freeway overpass, complete with a door, windows, solar panels, a small balcony patio featuring a houseplant and chair, and even water jugs. The striking structure, captured in a driving video circulating widely on X and YouTube since mid-August, appears bolted or suspended high above the street traffic below. Motorists pass underneath as...
A catastrophic flash flood and mudslide tore through the Himalayan border region between Nepal and China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday morning, August 26, 2026, killing at least 390 people and leaving more than 1,400 missing, including large numbers of foreign tourists and pilgrims bound for Mount Kailash. Nepal Police said hundreds of bodies had been recovered across multiple districts, including Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Chitwan, Gorkha, Tanahun and Nawalparasi,...
On a late-August Saturday in Downtown Santa Monica, the city's premier indoor public amenity performed its most honest civic function yet: it stopped pretending the air was conditioned. The Main Library at 601 Santa Monica Boulevard has spent years on the municipal highlight reel as a "cooling center." Official posts show books, sunlight, and the gentle implication that if you are overheating, civilization still has a plan. The plan, it turns out, has a compressor. By...
Sofia Tsarsitalidou, a rising star in Greek track and field, has rapidly emerged as one of the most compelling young talents in women's track and field. Born on August 17, 2007, the 19-year-old from Western Macedonia competes for the Aiolos Ptolemaidas club and has shown steady, impressive progress over the past couple of seasons. What began as consistent junior-level performances has blossomed into senior-level breakthroughs, with her combination of speed, technique, and...
Thursday night the moon rose already bitten. Over Los Angeles it climbed out of the southeast just after 7:18 p.m., a pale disk with a dark notch already eating its edge. By 9:13 p.m. nearly all of it had slipped into Earth's shadow. Ninety-six percent of the face vanished into the umbra, and what remained glowed the color of old copper and dried blood. Clouds kept arriving in ragged sheets. Griffith Observatory canceled the lawn viewing hours earlier, citing heavy cover and...
