Los Angeles was pounded with nearly half of the city’s annual rainfall in just three days — as wild flash flooding killed a sheriff’s deputy and at least two other people across California, officials ...

With the polar vortex catching all the buzz in recent weeks, federal forecasters say our old friend La Niña is still a major force shaping winter weather for the United States. Federal scientists from ...

La Niña, a Pacific cooling pattern, has emerged for the fifth time in six years, threatening California with drought and disrupting global weather. Recent La Niña events have caused $258 billion to ...

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As the city and county of Los Angeles remained in the state of a local emergency, Los Angeles officials responded more than 350 car crashes, over 600 tree emergencies as well as thousands of power ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Southern California has experienced a record-breaking wet start to the rainy season, contradicting typical La Niña ...

A Los Angeles City Council committee on the 2028 Olympic Games has asked local organizing committee officials to clarify the role and responsibilities of a federal task force in the preparations for ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass formally began her campaign for re-election Saturday with a rally in downtown Los Angeles, promising to make the city safer and more affordable while positioning herself ...