After historic winter firestorms in Southern California, a late weekend bout of rain brought conditions helpful for easing ...

Mudflows prompted the closures of at least some roads, including in Topanga Canyon and on parts of the Pacific Coast Highway.

Although the cause of each blaze has yet to be determined, they all burned in or near foothill communities amid gusty winds and dry air and vegetation.

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

Ming Pan, a hydrologist at the University of California-San Diego’s Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, tracks the state’s water supplies. He put Southern California’s dryness ...

Below Mount Jefferson and McKenzie Pass is a massive storehouse of water three times the size of Lake Mead, say Oregon ...

Author: Ming Pan, University of California, San Diego Dry conditions across Southern California set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that burned thousands of homes and other ...

The opening round saw a clash of titans as University High School Irvine faced off against Canyon Crest Academy. Top board matches between four teams, including FM Sihan Tao (University High ...

"It's going to be a while before we can get in there and build anything," said Michael Hricak, an adjunct professor of architecture at the University of Southern California, referring to the ...