Power outages are reported across Malibu this morning, including one deliberately triggered by Southern California Edison as a hedge against wildfire.

A red flag warning has been issued for most of Los Angeles and Ventura counties from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 6 p.m. Friday along the coast, and through 6 p.m. Saturday for the Santa Monica Mountains.

“We’re flying! It’s a flying house!” Marshall Thompson couldn’t contain his enthusiasm as the kitchen of the home he shares with wife Susan Tellem rose up and over a fence, coming to rest on a newly built foundation, thanks to a crackerjack heavy crane operator Tuesday in Malibu.

How many times have you stood shoulder to shoulder with another shopper at a Christmas tree lot waiting to see who makes the first move on the perfect conifer?

Malibu joined other cities in Los Angeles County in closing its non-school playgrounds on Monday, the latest in public health officials’ expanding protocol to rein in COVID-19.