Evacuation warnings and flash flood watches will be in effect as Southern California closes out 2025 and a wet December that has one more storm in store. The most significant rainfall from the storm that arrived on New Year’s Eve is expected overnight into Thursday as many are celebrating the start of the new year.

When Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a new state law in October mandating landlords supply tenants with a working stove and refrigerator starting on Jan.

The Greater Los Angeles area is on alert for mudslides and flash flooding this weekend as heavy rain falls surrounding recent wildfire burn scars, including from the Palisades and Eaton fires in early 2025.

A reported gas leak from a main gas line in northern Los Angeles County led authorities to shut down a major Southern California highway, snarling traffic for miles.

With a wind speed of up to 80 mph, a brief tornado traveled for about one-third of a mile in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood on L.A.'s Eastside, just after 10 a.m.

Celebrities like Matthew McConaughey, Sylvester Stallone, and Lindsay Lohan left Los Angeles for other places that offer privacy, room to breathe, and lower taxes.

California's new laws for 2026 aim to regulate streaming ad volume, AI usage, improve tenant and immigrant rights, and address mental health and deepfake issues.

A CBS News California Investigation found data showing that hundreds of fires were ignited by illegal fireworks across Los Angeles in 2025, as well as the lack of action taken by law enforcement when they were called for the dangerous pyrotechnics.