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Raised in Malibu, California, Amelia Ross is the Santa Monica reporter for Times Media Service. Ross covers local news in Santa Monica, including city government, schools, public safety, development, elections and community and cultural life. Ross holds a master's degree in communications.

Stories by Amelia Ross

14 stories

  1. September 2026

    2 stories: 1 analysis, 1 explainer

  2. Mon

    Analysis · Business and Finance · United States

    U.S. and China name $30 billion in goods each way for possible tariff relief

    The U.S. and China identified about $30 billion in goods each way for possible tariff relief; final rates and timing remain undecided.

  3. Thu

    Explainer · Weather · California

    What a strengthening El Niño could mean for California this winter

  4. August 2026

    3 stories: 2 explainers, 1 news story

  5. Sun

    Explainer · Religion · World

    What Dinesh D’Souza’s Bible archaeology claims do — and do not — establish

  6. Sat

    News: Politics · Los Angeles

    Proposition 38 Faces Questions Over $4.2 Billion Earmark for Unnamed LA Research Institute

  7. Sat

    Explainer · Weather · United States

    El Niño is strengthening, but the National Hurricane Center sees no Atlantic development through next week

    The National Hurricane Center forecasts no tropical development for the United States through next week as El Niño suppresses Atlantic storms.

  8. July 2026

    7 stories: 5 explainers, 2 news stories

  9. Sat

    Explainer · Environment · California

    $10.5 million saves Moon Camp near Jackie and Shadow’s nest in Big Bear Valley. Here’s what that means.

  10. Thu

    Explainer · Environment · California

    What Jackie the Big Bear bald eagle’s blood transfusion means as veterinarians keep searching for the cause of her illness

  11. Sun

    Explainer · Technology · World

    Tiny dental robot could one day speed up crown prep, but it is still a lab prototype

    University of Basel researchers have developed a miniature dental robot to speed up crown preparation, but the device is still a lab prototype.

  12. Sat

    Explainer · Health · United States

    What a resting heart rate can tell you about your health

  13. Tue

    News: Health · World

    Experimental E. coli vaccine shows early promise against severe childhood diarrhea

  14. Tue

    Explainer · Weather · United States

    NOAA says El Niño is already here and expected to strengthen into winter 2026-27

    NOAA issues an El Niño advisory for Washington DC through winter 2026-27. Check local flood and winter outlooks now to prepare.

  15. Fri

    News: Health · United States

    FDA raises Zapp’s, Dirty chip recall to highest risk level

  16. June 2026

    2 stories: 2 news stories

  17. Sun

    News: Crime and Justice · United States

    Duck boat overturns near Charles River entrance in Cambridge, injuring at least 6

  18. Wed

    News: Science · World

    Egyptian archaeologists uncover burial cache of earrings, scarabs and kohl containers at Heliopolis tomb site