A commercial fisherman received a call from a friend about a rare sighting while flying his plane over the ocean. The friend reported seeing a giant whale shark in the Pacific waters.
The fisherman, Carl Sbarounis, was scouting for fish at the time of the call. His plane was over the ocean when he got the news.
Further details about the sighting are available from the source, including the location between Malibu and Santa Barbara Island where the whale shark was spotted.
government
Gavin Newsom leaves office in a few months, allowing him to devote all of his time to a 2028 presidential run. The question is whether he can sell a progressive agenda outside the comfortable confines of California....
schools
LAUSD turns an asphalt schoolyard into an oasis at Esperanza Elementary, adding shade trees and grass to fight campus heat in Westlake.
government
The 22nd District is one of fewer than two dozen toss-up races nationwide that will likely determine which party controls the U.S. House in the second half of President Trump's term....
safety
A police shooting unfolded in the Hollywood Hills on Saturday night after Los Angeles police responded to a reported stabbing.
safety
Newly released video shows the moment an officer shot and killed a man who police said approached them with a knife in crowded Palisades Park.
safety
Former Vice President Kamala Harris' Malibu home had an unwelcome visitor on Friday night, and the woman who allegedly trespassed was not arrested.
business
Shocking video from a strip mall in Inglewood shows a car careening into Droopy's Tattoo Shop on Thursday, with two men miraculously walking away.
News
A series of 90 small earthquakes, ranging in magnitude from 1.0 to 2.7, hit South L.A. on Friday night into Saturday.
News
An Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there. State...
News
A major Kelvin wave moving across the Pacific is expected to arrive in SoCal next month, raising sea levels by 6 to 12 inches.
safety
In Mendocino County, the total area burned by three fires grew to nearly 60,000 acres on Saturday.
government
One in four L.A. primary voters wanted Republican Spencer Pratt to be mayor. But for Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, openly chasing these voters could alienate liberal supporters....
