Malibu

A surprising AP photograph of an undamaged Volkswagen van surrounded by destruction from a Los Angeles wildfire has astonished viewers.

The Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Department is conducting a live demonstration on Friday of the Unmanned Aerial System with thermal imaging that was recently used to rescue a 78-year-old man with dementia.

A 78-year-old man with dementia who had been missing for about three hours was found within minutes after authorities launched a drone over Malibu. 

Legendary entertainer Dick Van Dyke marked his 99th birthday Friday, just days after a harrowing escape from a wildfire near his Malibu home.

Firefighters continue making progress on the Franklin Fire in Malibu, which is now 30% contained after burning more than 4,000 acres.

The Firehawk helicopters, designed to suppress wildfires and transport firefighters, were able to get an early start on extinguishing the Franklin Fire in Malibu which started Monday night. 

Pepperdine University students who’ve hunkered down with their peers on campus amid the shelter-in-place order that was issued due to the Franklin Fire say although harrowing, they understand they’re in the safest place they could be.

The Franklin Fire grew slightly Tuesday evening to rip through more than 2,800 acres of land in Malibu while destroying at least seven structures along the way.

Horse owners in the Malibu equestrian community breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday after they managed to get their horses out from the Franklin Fire area overnight.

Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders and warnings Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near celebrities’ seaside mansions, horse farms and Pepperdine University, where students watched as flames raced down hillsides and the sky turned deep red.

Thousands of Southern California residents are under evacuation orders and warnings as firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu. The flames burned near seaside mansions and Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school’s library on Monday night watched as the blaze intensified. Officials on Tuesday said a “minimal number” of homes burned, but the exact amount wasn’t immediately known....

Firefighters continue to battle the flames of a 2,200-acre wildfire that started Monday night, prompting evacuation orders, road closures and school closures in Malibu near Pepperdine University.

Since the four young women were struck and killed by a speeding car, their sorority sisters are honoring their legacy by trying to make PCH safe.

Wildlife experts have been made aware of a beached whale that appears to be stuck on the shore of the Malibu coast.

Southern California was hit with heavy rain again. It caused mudslides in Malibu, forcing the closure of a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway.

Rocks and dirt tumbled down a rain-soaked hillside Wednesday and piled up on a canyon road in the Malibu area.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Friday actor Charlie Sheen was assaulted by a female in his Malibu home.

Proceeds from ticket sales of the upcoming Pepperdine University basketball game will go towards the memorial funds for the four students who tragically lost their lives last month when they were struck by a driver on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. 

A man arrested in connection with the discovery of a body found inside a barrel in Malibu has been charged with murder.

It was a packed city council meeting in Malibu on Monday as concerned residents called for increased safety measures on Pacific Coast Highway following the deaths of four Pepperdine University students in a crash last week.