While scientists around the world warn about the threat posed by rising seas, Venice has had the tide literally at its doorstep since its foundation — it has been adapting to it for centuries, NBC News reports.

Veteran actor Orson Bean was being remembered Saturday morning, hours after friends confirmed he was struck and killed by a car in Venice. He was 91. Police were called about 7:35 p.m. Friday to the 700 block of Venice Boulevard, between Shell Avenue and Pisani Place, said Officer Tony Im of the Los Angeles Police Department. A small crowd could…

Orson Bean was trying to cross the street when he was killed. A crowd gathered by the scene of the accident, clearly distraught. Eliana Moreno reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2020.

A homeless man was in custody Saturday morning suspected of attempting to kidnap a six-year-old girl who was visiting Venice Beach with her family. The suspect approached the girl on Saturday, Jan. 4 around 7 p.m. and told her that he had to “save her,” then followed the girl until she was placed in her mother’s lap, who was sitting outside...

Los Angeles Police Department officials said Friday that an investigation has been launched after several suspicious devices were found Thursday at the site of a future homeless shelter in Venice. LAPD responded to a call at about 5:15 p.m. Thursday at the corner of Sunset Avenue and Main Street about a possible explosive. Police describe the devices as small pipe…

One LAPD source said the intent for the pipe bombs to detonate was certainly there. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

Venice community says they are under siege by homeless. They say they pay their taxes, and expect action to be taken to stop the drug use and other homeless issues. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020.

Floated along by barge , one of the 10-ton barriers designed to relieve Venice’s perennial flooding looks like a giant plaything: an oversized hinged yellow Lego. Central to the plan to protect the city, some or all of the 78 barriers will one day be raised when the sea rises more than 110 centimeters (43 inches), to prevent damaging high…

As Venice counted its losses after devastating flooding reached near-record levels last week, many worried that increasingly frequent deluges are driving out the ancient city’s lifeblood: Venetians themselves. Venice’s population has been falling for years already, NBC News reports. Some 53,000 people live in its historic center, according to the Venice municipality. Taking births, deaths, immigration and emigration into account,...

The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of euros in damage. The water reached 1.87 meters (6.14 feet) above average sea level Tuesday, the second-highest level ever recorded in the city and just 7 centimeters (2½ inches) lower...

Amber tried the decadent and delicious pumpkin dulche leche cake at Yours Truly in Venice. As seen on California Live on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.

Todd Phillips’ dark comic book film “Joker” won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday and cemented its place as a legitimate contender for the rest of the awards season. Jury president Lucretia Martel announced the winners of the prestigious award during a ceremony on the Lido. The Golden Lion previously put a spotlight...

Police arrested 31 supporters of Kaiser Permanente workers for failure to disperse as they blocked an intersection near its Los Angeles Medical Center today in a Labor Day act of civil disobedience, authorities said.

A special place is dedicated to helping homeless people recuperating. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019.

The National Health Foundation, a local non-profit, used tax money from measures H and HHH to do something very few have been able to do successfully.

A group of activists voiced anger during Tuesday’s Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners meeting over the non-fatal shooting of a homeless man who officers said was acting aggressive and wielding a glass bottle and later a wooden plank.

Organizations are rallying around the shooting of a homeless man in Venice, arguing that it was not justified. Kim Tobin reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019.

Planters that were installed in Venice were put in place to discourage homeless from sleeping on the sidewalk, and now homeless advocates are applauding their removal. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.