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As many midcentury motels either become upscale hotels or fade into history, a rare few -- including the just-opened Farm House Collective in Riverside -- take on a new afterlife.

A surf-riding road trip with canine companions, Neptune's Net, favorite flicks and a well-traveled doughnut are all part of a super-worthy Sunday for "The Boys" star.

In our Between a Rock series, we share thrilling tales from local adventurers about close encounters in California nature, whether it's a story of being being stalked by a mountain lion or getting snowed in on a simple day hike.

A longtime trail runner went for an evening run in a remote area of San Bernardino County. 'What's the worst that could happen?' she joked to a friend before she left. 'I get eaten by a bear?'

Owner Kelvin Anderson Sr. wants the project to tell the story of Black music -- and the role that VIP records has played in shaping it.

Cuddling with the cats, gardening, tea at the museum, browsing rare books and preparing dinner to a live piano serenade add up to the ideal Sunday for the "Shifting Gears" star.

Watch a parade, enjoy art activities and see David Arquette as Bozo the Clown at the puppetry extravaganza, which returns this April to Los Angeles State Historic Park.

New padel centers are cropping up around the county: Padel Up at Westfield Century City, Pura Padel L.A. in Sherman Oaks and at the courts at L.A. Galaxy Park in Carson.

United Flight 198 left LAX on Saturday bound for China but was diverted to San Francisco because the pilot "did not have their passport onboard."

Environmentalists are celebrating a legal settlement that will close historic family dairies they say are degrading Point Reyes National Seashore. Locals say the settlement shows no understanding of this place and its people.