After a sopping start to the new year, Southern California's persistent drizzle is expected to wrap up by late Tuesday, ushering in a period of dry conditions, warmer temperatures and even some Santa Ana winds by the weekend,

LOS ANGELES - Santa Ana winds have returned to Southern California, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue high wind warnings across the region through the weekend.

It has been one year since the deadly Eaton and Palisades wildfires tore through Altadena and Pacific Palisades, leaving widespread destruction in their wake. The fires erupted Jan. 7, 2025, as a severe windstorm battered the Los Angeles area.

Thousand Oaks’ 3.4% rent hike was Southern California’s second-largest. Monrovia rose 3.2%, No. 3 regionally. And fire-scarred Pasadena rents were up 2.4%, seventh-largest across the six counties. But only three other fire-close cities had rent gains: Brea (2.3%, No. 8), Ventura (1.4%, No. 11) and Culver City (0.7%, No. 16).

Southern California faces heavy rain and mudslide risks this weekend following record New Year’s Day storms. Get the latest on the forecast and emergency prep.

The 5 Freeway north of Los Angeles was closed for hours and a shelter-in-place order was issued to more than 19,000 residents in Castaic after a natural gas line ruptured on Saturday afternoon.

Three of four suspects accused of plotting to bomb several Southern California business locations on New Year’s Eve have pleaded not guilty

Demonstrations decrying the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis were mostly peaceful, but in downtown Los Angeles police in riot gear were trying to disperse a large crowd on Saturday evening.

Two people allegedly used counterfeit $100 bills to order items are dozens of In-N-Our Burgers across California, police said.

Four Los Angeles County residents are ringing in the new year as newly minted millionaires after purchasing winning California Lottery Scratchers tickets at neighborhood stores in Gardena, Downey, Maywood and Inglewood,