The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California replaced Adel Hagekhalil with Deven Upadhyay after an investigation into claims of harassment.

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

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.

The Los Angeles area is preparing for its first rain since wildfires first broke out weeks ago. But too much rain at once could bring its own set of significant issues.

Todd Spitzer in OC, Mike Hestrin in Riverside, Jason Anderson in San Bernardino and John Savrnoch in Santa Barbara want to pursue cases in their counties.

The Amber Alert included Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties, with authorities saying the suspect may have fled to Mexico.

Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International , said on Monday preliminary analysis of data showed a "momentary and expected increase in current" on its energized lines in the Eaton Canyon corridor on Jan.

A California woman has been sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for running a business that helped pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States to deliver babies who automatically became American citizens.

Environmentalists say Trump is using the LA fires as cover to seize more control of the state’s precious water. Most Southern California reservoirs currently have more water than normal for this time of year.

A variety of new technologies aim to improve wildfire detection and help map the spread of blazes Embers from the Eaton Fire fly down a residential street in Altadena, California, on January 8. Robyn Beck / AFP via Anna Fiorentino Freelance writer Earlier this month,

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