It could rain for many hours each day in the middle of next week as a storm takes a swing through Southern California, forecasters say.

Deadly wildfires around Los Angeles in January reduced thousands of acres to ash but a picture of a burnt cat that spread online is unrelated to the recent inferno. It dates to a wildfire that scorched parts of northern California in November 2018.

The state Department of Water Resources announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28 it has raised the allotment of requested supplies delivered by the State Water Project from 15% to 20%, which amounts to a total allocation of about 526,709 acre-feet for Southern California water agencies for 2025, or just under 172 billion gallons of water.

Instead of major fires the Golden State will be delt with major rainfall with precipitation amounts that could reach over half a foot over the next week.

The experiences of those who rebuilt after the 2017 wildfires in northern California offer a template for Los Angeles area reconstruction efforts.

President Trump directed U.S. government agencies to override California’s water policies as needed — slamming the state’s handling of the Los Angeles region’s wildfires in an executive order this weekend.

The problem of copper wire theft has surged across California. Stolen copper can be resold as scrap metal. Last year, the Los Angeles City Council set aside at least $600,000 toward funding a task ...

Tyler Turrell was covered in big hugs by his sons Doxon, Summit and Brixton Tuesday outside the Northern Lakes Fire Protection District station in Hayden. The family had a joyful reunion after a two-week deployment to help firefighting efforts in Los Angeles County.

Northern California’s fire personnel are returning home after more than a week of working on the frontlines of the destructive Los Angeles wildfires. In the days following Gov. Newsom’s State of Emergency Declaration,

A brush fire erupted amid powerful winds Wednesday afternoon in the Castaic area in the northern region of Los Angeles County, spreading quickly to 10,176 acres near the freeway, officials said.

Firefighters in northern Los Angeles County forged ahead in their ... The above-average rain totals in Southern California during the previous two wet seasons would seem like a boon for a region ...

About 11 percent of California is in extreme drought. Thirty-three percent of the state, including northern Los Angeles County, is in severe drought. Get top local stories in Southern California ...