Santa

A Los Angeles assistant principal was arrested Friday on suspicion of molesting eight young children while working at a Santa Paula elementary school several years ago, authorities said.

But the only splash of crimson in her latest film, “Red One,” is the suit of Santa Claus, who has been kidnapped from the North Pole.

Weak shaking considered Level 2 on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale may have been felt across the rest of the San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica and across the Los Angeles Basin.

A Santa Clarita man was charged this week in what federal prosecutors believe is the country’s first death due to a synthetic opioid three times stronger than fentanyl.

They suggest books, toys and board games as potential lures for parents hoping to help Santa keep a few extra pennies in his pocket.