The Living Christmas Tree Company in Redondo Beach offers a painless online ordering system and delivery service for live trees. It's a bit pricier than buying a cut tree, but it's the principal of caring for the environment. more ›

Remember John Haig Marshall of Redondo Beach? The former reserve police officer in his mid-50s has pleaded no contest on accusations he drugged, raped, and shaved the body hair of his onetime "drinking buddy," a 29-year-old former pal. Marshall was sentenced today to serve three years as part of a plea deal. more ›

It seems like everyone is going pink these days in support of breast cancer awareness, and apparently skateboarders didn't want to be left out. Tomorrow, local nonprofit Boarding for Breast Cancer will play host to an 18-mile ride down the Pacific coast, beginning in Santa Monica and ending in Redondo Beach, intended to raise funds and awareness for the disease. more ›

During a recent kayak excursion off the coast of Redondo Beach, a kayaker was greeted by a rather large ocean creature - a blue whale. The whale surfaces amazingly close to the kayaker, who described the encounter as "heart pounding" on his YouTube page. Intrigued (and seemingly experienced), the man proceeds to take a "relaxing and peaceful" dip with the whale. more ›

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). To help celebrate "25 years of awareness, education and empowerment," per the NBCAM website, DermFx in Redondo Beach and Sunset Beach is offering free radiation tattoo removal throughout October. more ›

Although recent great white shark sightings and a controversial capture have convinced many SoCalians to keep their precious toesies firmly rooted in the sand, less daunting marine life have sightseers clapping their hands and saying "Ooh-Aah!" more ›

After being stung by what officials estimate to be thousands of bees, a 95-year-old man has been treated at the hospital and released, reports NBC Los Angeles. The Redondo Beach man, whose name hasn't been released, was apparently walking past an apartment building in the 1700 block of Ruxton Lane yesterday afternoon where fumigators were trying to remove the bees' hive from the roof. more ›

Two July bank robberies link to the Safari Bandit - U.S. Bank Redondo Beach on July 1 and Montecito Bank & Trust Santa Barbara on July 8. According to victims, the Safari Bandit's mustache and sideburns are fake. He is further described as a white male between 35-45 years old, 6' tall, 180 pounds and having a medium build with brown hair. Thanks to his shades, the Safari Bandit's eye color is known. more ›

The dynamic duo of Chef Ludo Lefebvre and his wife Krissy took their act on the road for a new series on the Sundance Channel called Ludo Bites America. With the series debuting on Tuesday July 19th, we had the chance to ask the Lefebvres a few questions about the show, the food, and life in front of--and behind--the cameras. Here's Part One of our two-part interview. more ›

If you're headed to the shores of Redondo Beach, Torrance, or Hermosa Beach, get ready for some gross-out potential: "An invasion of insects has turned a trip to the beach in parts of Southern California into a major summer bummer," explains the Associated Press. Those insects are black kelp flies, which are hanging out on trash cans and lifeguard stands. more ›

Biologists from an independent team from the University of Southern California took samples from the dead sardines that choked up Redondo Beach's King Harbor last week, and found they contained domoic acid, a "dangerous neurotoxin," according to KTLA. The USC biologists say that is " what caused the sardines to swim chaotically into the marina." more ›

Things are still a little fishy in Redondo Beach's King Harbor, as the great dead sardine clean up goes into its third day. "The work was about half way done Wednesday with an estimated 35 tons of fish scooped up from the surface," reports the Daily News. Authorities estimate about 95% of the fish on the surface have been removed. more ›

Sure, it's a classic pizza topping joke, but today in Redondo Beach, extra anchovies are a real problem. Millions of the dead fish were found this morning floating up to the surface, says the Daily Breeze, and with the sun warming up the area, officials are scurrying to get rid of them, while trying to determine what killed them. more ›

Jeffrey Henderson of Redondo Beach got a house call from the California Highway Patrol to talk about his being the victim in a road rage incident, but he wound up being the alleged perp in a home growing marijuana operation, according to KTLA. more ›

55-year-old John Haig Marshall of Redondo Beach may have once been a great drinking buddy, but he turned out to be no friend to his 29-year-old pal who says Marshall drugged him, raped him, then shaved off his body hair in the shower, according to KTLA. more ›

The Westside Subway may be the popular kid on the block, but let's not forget about possible plans to extend the Green Line deeper into the South Bay. Specifically, Metro is looking to extend the Green Line 4.6 miles from its terminating Redondo Beach station to the proposed Torrance Regional Transit Center. more ›

A couple weeks ago, a group of Redondo Beach residents gathered at a corner on the Pacific Coast Highway during evening rush hour to protest a beachside powerplant they would rather see go away. In its place, they want to see a park. more ›

A Redondo Beach power plant that's been an issue of contention over the years could be sticking around longer than locals hope. That's why tonight a group of people tonight will be protesting at a corner on the Pacific Coast Highway. more ›

Money Magazine has released their list of the top American cities for the rich and single, and Newport Beach comes in at Number 1. more ›

The cause of death for a newborn found inside a Redondo Beach trash can in early March has been deemed asphyxia and classified as a homicide, the Los Angeles County coroner's office has announced, via the LA Times. more ›

A man and a woman were arrested Wednesday after the Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach police departments conducted a probation search at a residence in the L.A. neighborhood of Westchester, finding several stolen items. Bicycle theft was on the rise last fall in the South Bay and this was one reason why. Anthony Michael Taraszka, 33, and Michelle Renee Thomspon, 31, who were both arrested in 2004 for stealing 50 bicycles, were apparently stealing bicycles, strollers and motorized scooters to support their drug habit by selling parts on eBay. In all, 23 bicycles and 16 high-end strollers were found. Both were charged with multiple counts of possession of stolen property and identity theft. more ›

A Redondo Beach police officer who pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft by embezzlement last month was sentenced today to three months in county jail, following be three years of probation and one year of gamblers anonymous. 40-year-old Gene Tomatani embezzled $72,388.56 from the Redondo Beach Police Officer’s Association when in capacity as the organization's president and treasurer over a four year period beginning in May of 2004. He also embezzled $3,000 from the city of Redondo Beach. more ›

24-year-old Jessie Lauren Canfield says she didn't know she was pregnant before she delivered a baby girl in a bedroom during a house party in Redondo Beach last weekend. But the District Attorney has not yet filed a case against Canfield, citing a need for further investigation into the events leading up to the baby being left either dead or to die in a trash receptacle, according to the Daily News. It is precisely the baby's death that kept the DA's office from filing charges on Friday as perhaps anticipated; Deputy District Attorney Christi Frey noted in a report "[the] coroner's office has not yet determined cause of death and has not yet ruled the death a homicide." It will take 2-3 weeks for the cause of death to be determined, during which time investigators can continue to look into the bizarre details of the baby's birth and Canfield's actions. more ›

The 24-year-old woman who allegedly put her newborn daughter into a Redondo Beach trash can says she didn't know she was pregnant until she arrived at a house party when she began to have cramps and had a baby in one of the bedrooms, according to the Daily News. "She is saying she doesn't know she was pregnant," Lt. Joe Hoffman said of Jessie Lauren Canfield. "We are still working to try to contact other people and go through the evidence we have to make a determination of the amount of knowledge she had." The baby was found dead on Wednesday morning by a trash collector. more ›

Redondo Beach police quickly made an arrest after a newborn was found dead in a trash can Wednesday morning. 24-year-old Jessie Lauren Canfield, a former Redondo Beach High School student currently living in Santa Barbara, was arrested on suspicion of murder. The circumstances reported around the death may make your head spin. The Daily Breeze explains: more ›

A newborn baby was found dead this morning by a trash collector during regular curbside pick up in Redondo Beach, according to the LA Times. It was found on Irena Avenue near Pacific Coast Highway, which has some speculating that the baby could have been dumped by someone passing through the neighborhood. more ›

The Redondo Beach Police Officer's Association has been celebrating the holidays every year by sending Santa Claus around the city to pass out candy, listen to Christmas wishes and spread good cheer. It takes an entire month for the heavily guarded Santa to make his way down every single residential street of the city, assisted by Redondo Beach Police and Fire Association members. more ›

For $1,000, two artists, with the help of 50 volunteers, were able to install this mosaic public art piece in Redondo Beach. Found by the pier, the staircase links condominiums to a bikeway above the International Boardwalk, says the Daily Breeze. The artists are Patti Linnett and Debbie Collette, both based in Redondo. It's a great touch to the community and a nice creative way to beautify an area. Reminds us of the pubilc art recently put up on a staircase in Franklin Hills. And who can forget the recent fork in the road in Pasadena? more ›

A 78-year-old sailor's court martial from 1950 for two unauthorized absences and missing a ship's movement was pardoned by President Bush yesterday. The pardon should should clear his record, but just in case the near octogenarian wants to, he won't be able to rejoin the military, a naval lieutenant commander told the Daily Breeze. Robert Truman Reece, who lives in a Redondo Beach condo overlooking the ocean, is one of the 20 people that Bush pardoned on Tuesday. He's granted 191 pardons since entering office in 2000. more ›