California new laws 2026 include additional holiday, tortilla change

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a sweeping array of bills for 2026 covering consumer protection, labor rights, education, and public safety.

19-year-old hiker ID'd as one of three found dead on Mt. Baldy

Extreme Santa Ana winds twice prevented rescue helicopters from hoisting the hikers, forcing an air medic to confirm the deaths on-site Monday evening.

LA Rain: New Year storm to bring risk of flooding

Southern Calfornia faces heavy rain and flooding risks as a major storm triggers evacuation warnings for burn zones and a near 100% chance of rain for the Rose Parade.

3 hikers found dead on Mt. Baldy after one fell 500 feet

Authorities are conducting recovery operations on Mt. Baldy after three hikers were confirmed deceased near Devils Backbone following a 500-foot fall and a rescue mission hampered by severe winds.

Timeline: New Year's rainstorm to drench Southern California

Southern California is facing a week of unsettled weather as Santa Ana winds give way to a significant rainstorm forecasted to bring heavy downpours and potential debris flows to the Rose Parade in Pasadena.

Southern California weather shift: Santa Ana winds to blast region before New Year's rainstorm

The Santa Ana gusts are expected to catch a break by Tuesday night, but don't put away your umbrella—a new storm system is already churning off the coast of Mexico, set to bring rain by Wednesday

Wrightwood hit hard by holiday storm
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The Wrightwood community was one of the hardest hit in a holiday storm. An evacuation warning remains in effect for the area.

Rainfall totals across Southern California so far

Rainfall totals set daily records in several areas including LAX, Hollywood-Burbank Airport, Woodland Hills, Lancaster, and Palmdale.

Wrightwood hard hit by holiday storm
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The road to recovery begins in the Wrightwood community that was hard hit by a holiday storm.

Wrightwood hit hard by holiday storm
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The Wrightwood community was one of the hardest hit in a holiday storm. An evacuation warning remains in effect for the area.

Southern California rain tapers off as holiday storm moves out

The third and final round of a holiday storm has arrived in Southern California, bringing the continued threat of flooding, and mud and debris flow.

Relentless holiday storm unleashes in San Bernardino County

Search-and-rescue operations continued overnight in San Bernardino County as a powerful Christmas storm unleashed destructive mud and debris flows across multiple mountain and high desert communities.

Southern California storm tracker: Pineapple Express to bring massive flooding, gusty winds through Christmas

A powerful atmospheric river storm will bring life-threatening flooding, 80 mph winds, and up to 12 inches of rain to Southern California through Christmas week, according to the National Weather Service.