Federal government officials seized over 1,000 pounds of marijuana from a Mexican panga boat beached at Malibu's Pirate's Cove on Friday night. Three male suspects were arrested, and sheriff's deputies are on the hunt for a fourth possible smuggler. more ›

Three people are in pretty rough shape after the car they were in took a plunge off a cliff in Malibu last night. Witnesses reported seeing a BMW traveling on PCH fly off a cliff near Pepperdine University around 9pm last night. more ›

Malibu already attracts bicyclists from afar hoping to take in some gorgeous seascapes on their rides. But now the city wants to make it official and become a "Bicycle Friendly Community." more ›

Hold on to your man boobs, Simon Cowell. Judgment is now glowering upon you and your Verizon "X-Factor" app promo. In the TV spot, Cowell tosses cell phones from the balcony of a Malibu beachfront home, deeming them "rubbish," "junk," "useless," "embarrassing," "pointless" and "whatever" - using the beach as his personal garbage can. Mark Gold, president of Santa Monica's environmental nonprofit Heal the Bay doesn't see the commercial as "whatever." more ›

Food lovers flocked to Malibu on Sunday for Los Angeles Magazine's sixth annual The Food Event. Unlike last year, the weather cooperated beautifully as 2,500 Angelenos enjoyed the rolling green hills of Saddlerock Ranch. more ›

The story has a familiar ring to it. A young man from humble Midwestern beginnings moves west, seeking the fame and fortune that those before him have found in California. He starts a grocery store, builds a successful chain, and after selling it, plans his retirement. But there's a dark side to the California dream. more ›

Following last weekend's Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival and September's The Taste, it's understandable if food lovers in our fair city are experiencing "event" fatigue. It would be a shame if you let that deter you from attending Los Angeles magazine’s The Food Event 2011 this Sunday. more ›

The rising Pacific has an insatiable, slowly increasing hunger for multimillion-dollar homes. By 2100 the chilly sea could swallow numerous California coastal areas, including Malibu and Venice, according to a state-commissioned study released by San Francisco State University today. more ›

If you're not taking advantage of the refreshing Pacific today, you definitely should this Saturday, September 10. The Surfrider Foundation brings the sixth installment of its Celebrity Expression Session to the shores of First Point, Surfrider Beach in Malibu. more ›

The lease has been signed, and an opening looms on the horizon: Diesel: A Bookstore in Malibu will indeed re-open, confirms LA Observed. A legal skirmish and low sales volume left Diesel no choice but to close up shop in February, however rumors soon swirled that the owners had their eyes on a spot in the Malibu Country Mart. more ›

After their car fell 400 feet over the edge of a cliff in Malibu, three passengers were injured and one was killed, reports the Ventura County Star. Rescue workers got a call about the accident from California Highway Patrol at around 3:35 a.m. more ›

U2's guitarist, The Edge (aka David Evans), has joined other property owners and is suing state regulators "after they rejected a proposal to build a cluster of mansions in Malibu," reports ABC Local. The National Park Service is also opposed to the project saying the development would "scar the expansive ridgeline more ›

Actor Francesco Quinn, the 48-year-old son of the late actor Anthony Quinn died Friday night near his Malibu home of an apparent heart attack, reports Malibu Patch. Neighbor Tim Lawrence says Quinn had been running on the street with his son when he collapsed in front of the Lawrence's home. more ›

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to live a la Tony Micelli, now's your chance to find out: Tony Danza's Malibu house is for sale for a measly $9,100,000, reports the Real Estalker. The 3,000 square foot estate overlooks the water, and is built beneath street level for privacy, as stars are wont to...want. more ›

Christopher Schwarzenegger, the youngest child of divorcing couple Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, remains hospitalized after being involved in a serious surfing accident. The accident took place last weekend in Malibu, says TMZ, who report that Christopher, 13, suffered "multiple broken bones and a collapsed lung." more ›

Money might be able to buy you a house in Malibu, but it can't (well...shouldn't) buy you out of legal contracts. Coastal resident Lisette Ackerberg learned this the hard way, reports the Sacramento Bee. Ackerberg reportedly wanted access to the beach near her property closed off to the public. more ›

Two brush fires in two counties keep local firefighters on their feet today, with a small blaze in Malibu, and a larger one in Brea. The Malibu fire broke out a bit before noon, according to L.A. Now, and was handled by Los Angeles County Fire, who had the blaze out by around 1:15 p.m. with two acres consumed and no structures threatened. more ›

If you took an early lunch and flipped on KTLA, you watched as rescue workers saved two dogs wandering about a precipice in the Malibu hills. more ›

Unfortunately for rocker Rick Springfield, the point is not moot when it comes to the law. Today Springfield is due in court to be arraigned on two misdemeanor DUI charges he garnered following a DUI bust in Malibu on May 1. more ›

It's hard to believe someone obsessively adores socialite and heiress Paris Hilton this much, but 36-year-old James Rainford sure does. Enough to violate the restraining order taken out against him that prohibits him from being within 200 yards of Hilton or her homes, even. And yet there he was, shirtless, on the beach in Malibu yesterday afternoon, looking into Hilton's home. more ›

The California Coastal Commission on Thursday rejected the guitarist's proposal to build a five-mansion development on 156 hillside acres along the Malibu coast. The 8-4 vote by the commission put to rest years of contentious debate between city officials, residents and the beanie-wearing rock legend legally known as David Evans. more ›

A fire in September 2010 destroyed the home actress Ricki Lake was renting in Malibu, and now the owner of the house is suing Lake, reports ABC7. more ›

Has the absence of Mad Men and its regular mid-century goodness (though technically, it was 1964 in season four) been getting you down? Lucky for you, today's video lunch menu is going vintage. YouTube user Gerlock11’s treasure trove of vintage video footage gives a glimpse into the past with 1950s home movies of trips to Griffith Park & Observatory, Malibu (with sea lions!), Santa Monica's Ocean Park Pier, Knott's Berry Farm and Disneyland, among other popular L.A. tourist spots. more ›

In February, the Malibu outpost of indie bookseller Diesel, A Bookstore, closed up shop at the Malibu Village after a near-seven years' tenancy at that location, after what was described as a "protracted legal skirmish." Now, a new chapter could unfold for the store in Malibu at the Country Mart, as the store's owners say they "are in negotiation on a lease and hope to work something out within the next few weeks," according to Malibu Patch. more ›

Rick Springfield, crooner famously known for belting out lyrics like "Jessie's got himself a girl, and I want to make her mine" and for briefly playing the role of Dr. Noah Drake on the hit TV show General Hospital, was arrested for a DUI in Malibu last night. Officials report that Springfield was seen driving erratically down PCH in a 1963 Corvette (yes, we also think that this sounds suspiciously like the plot from a 1980's teen movie). more ›

A small earthquake rumbled near Malibu last night, and was reported as felt by residents in Thousand Oaks. The earthquake had a 3.3 magnitude, and struck at 11:26 p.m. Monday, according to data from the USGS. "A dispatcher at Los Angeles County Sheriff's station said they received "several calls" from people in the Malibu area claiming their heard two sonic booms," reports NBC Los Angeles. more ›

As a driver was pulling out of Geoffrey's in Malibu last night, he struck and killed a motorcyclist, reports the Daily News. The driver, 50-year-old Terry Turner, was visiting from Oklahoma and was found to be sober after undergoing tests. The motorcyclist, a 41-year-old man from Malibu whose name hasn't been released, was pronounced dead at the scene. more ›

The California Coastal Commission has opted to postpone their vote on a proposal by U2 guitarist The Edge to build several Malibu mansions, reports the Daily News. The Commission believes the project violates state law, and claim it will ruin the vista and scar the wild hillsides. The plan, in the works for two years now, is for The Edge (nee David Evans) to build "five multi-level homes ranging from 7,220 to 12,785 square feet [...] on a ridgeline in the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking Malibu." more ›