Mud, Debris Flows Wreak Havoc Across Malibu
The biggest mudslide was reported on Pacific Coast Highway at Leo Carrillo State Beach, where both sides of the busy thoroughfare have been shut down.
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The biggest mudslide was reported on Pacific Coast Highway at Leo Carrillo State Beach, where both sides of the busy thoroughfare have been shut down.
Tuesday night's meeting was the first since the destructive Woolsey Fire ravaged the communities in and surrounding the Santa Monica Mountains. So many people were at the meeting, city officials had to open spill-over rooms.
A family of four with a monthly gross income of less than $2,818 would be eligible to receive up to $640 a month.
Work will include repairing guardrails, cleaning drainage lines, removing burned debris, restoring damaged signs, installing netting on burned hillsides and silt fences along the lower end of burned slopes.
A visible act of generosity to victims of the Woolsey Fire. Hundreds turned out at a charity concert to open their hearts and their checkbooks.
Work to stabilize hillsides and repair infrastructure damaged in the Woolsey Fire will prompt the closure, beginning Monday, of segments along a 20-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway in the Malibu area, Caltrans announced Friday.
Federal authorities say the recent Camp and Woolsey fires have produced emissions equivalent to roughly 5.5 million tons of carbon dioxide.
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued Thursday for Trabuco Creek in the Holy Fire burn area.
The first major storm to hit Southern California this rainy season prompted flash flood warnings and mandatory evacuations throughout the Holy Fire burn area.
Residents forced to flee their homes during the Woolsey Fire were advised to prepare for the possibility they would have to evacuate again due to mudslides and flooding.
With more rain expected this week, Malibu residents still reeling from the devastating Woolsey Fire are once again dealing with the threat of mudslides.
Some Malibu residents still remained evacuated Saturday, days after the Woolsey Fire was full contained, because utility crews were working to repair and replace burned and downed power poles.
People have been leaving apples, corn, carrots and hay for wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Tickets ranged from a $750 blanket bundle to a $25,000 Airstream to a $30,000 Hideout that promised a premium view of the corral and stage. All tickets, however, are sold out.
People who lost their homes in the fires and first responders who helped to save lives were honored Thursday with a special Thanksgiving dinner.
About 4,000 people remained evacuated in Malibu and nearby unincorporated areas.
LA County Fire reported Wednesday evening that the Woolsey Fire was 100 percent contained.
The best chance for rain is late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.
The rainfall, expected Wednesday into Thursday, could bring rock and debris flows caused by the loosened soil and debris.
A Thousand Oaks family returned home after having been evacuated to find the suspect running out of the house barefoot, carrying several pieces of clothing.
After making a water drop and low on fuel, Air Operations pilots David Nordquist and Joel Smith got a call to rescue people trapped on the peak, in the middle of the Santa Monica Mountains and the Woolsey Fire burn area.
The Los Angeles Rams used their tilt with the Kansas City Chiefs Monday night to honor first responders and victims of both incidents.
Hundreds of workers will be repairing damaged equipment and transmission lines.
Forecasters are warning of the threat of mudslides and rockslides in the areas affected by both the Woolsey and Hill fires this week.
President Donald Trump has received some backlash on social media after inadvertently referring to the northern California community of Paradise as Pleasure.
Police say that the woman allegedly stabbed the father in the hand and the leg when she allegedly tried to stab the child on Sunday afternoon.
Some residents say that they've been without service to their landlines, which they use in case of emergency, for as long as seven months because of the copper theft that continues to plague the area.
Dalton Knecht tied the NBA's single-game rookie record with nine 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 37 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 124-118 for their sixth consecutive victory.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta aims to strengthen oversight of LA County juvenile halls after alarming reports of "deterioration of conditions."
The program would explore the use of handheld devices that would allow residents to test substances for fentanyl prior to use.
The Long Beach Police Department closed Atlantic Avenue after a suspect shot an officer along the roadway.
The Los Angeles City Council adopted a "sanctuary city" ordinance to limit cooperation with federal immigration officials, a day after President-elect Donald Trump signaled he would use military assets to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations.
Police say that the woman allegedly stabbed the father in the hand and the leg when she allegedly tried to stab the child on Sunday afternoon.
The CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive has been making a difference in the lives of SoCal kids for more than 30 years.
Some residents say that they've been without service to their landlines, which they use in case of emergency, for as long as seven months because of the copper theft that continues to plague the area.
Police say that the woman allegedly stabbed the father in the hand and the leg when she allegedly tried to stab the child on Sunday afternoon.
Some residents say that they've been without service to their landlines, which they use in case of emergency, for as long as seven months because of the copper theft that continues to plague the area.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta aims to strengthen oversight of LA County juvenile halls after alarming reports of "deterioration of conditions."
The program would explore the use of handheld devices that would allow residents to test substances for fentanyl prior to use.
Hannah Kobayashi was on her way to New York when she disappeared after a layover at LAX. Her family believes there's foul play involved.
The cat was scared up a tree by one of the neighborhood's small dogs before getting tranquilized and relocated by wildlife officials.
Park officials say the ride had technical difficulties. Twenty-two riders were involved. Two were brought to a hospital.
The student told police that the alleged relationship was ongoing for six months.
One of the Orange County firefighters injured after his crew's truck rolled over during a crash near the Airport Fire will return home on Friday.
A worker died and another was injured while working at a construction site at an Orange County high school, authorities said Thursday.
Undercover detectives posed as a teenage girl online and began talking with a 43-year-old man from Arizona who expressed his intent to meet up for sexual purposes.
It happened at around 9:15 p.m. on Friday near the intersection of SR-74 and White Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol officers.
Investigators arrested the 46-year-old man after an undercover operation revealed he was trying to meet a minor for sexual purposes.
The crash happened at around 11:30 p.m. on Friday evening near the 300 block of W. Mill Street, according to the Colton Police Department.
The two earthquakes, which occurred at magnitudes of 3.5 and 3.4, were separated by six hours and centered just miles outside of Fontana, according to the USGS.
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022.
Following a deadly hijacking of a Metro bus, Ross Palombo digs through data about violence on the Metro system.
Ross Palombo goes over the crime statistics available for the Metro.
KCAL News investigates connection between Beverly Hills armed robbery and gun belonging to notorious police killer Christopher Dorner.
Ross Palombo shows how investigators arrested the man accused of starting the Line Fire after they spotted his white truck. Palombo also speaks to the man's family.
For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom decided to defer the Menendez brothers' clemency decision to incoming District Attorney Nathan Hochman.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
Grimmway Farms, which made and packaged the organic carrots, issued the recall on Saturday after nearly 40 cases were recorded in 18 states.
Bela Karolyi and his wife Martha defected to the U.S. in 1981, and over the next 30-plus years, became a guiding force in American gymnastics, though not without controversy.
City Council members on Tuesday will consider adopting an ordinance that will make Los Angeles a "sanctuary city," which will prohibit any city resources from being used to help the federal enforcement of immigration laws.
The House Ethics Committee hasn't decided if it will release its findings on allegations Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and bribery.
Elon Musk's social media platform X is suing California over a new state law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content, claiming that it violates First Amendment free speech protections.
The Republican leader argued releasing the report about Trump's attorney general pick would set a "terrible precedent."
Kennedy has a long record of criticizing vaccines, including spreading misleading claims about their safety.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
Public health officials have reported two more locally acquired cases of the mosquito borne illness dengue in Los Angeles County, bringing the total to 11 cases in recent weeks.
McDonald's says Quarter Pounders will be back on the menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak.
Decision to cut topping comes as officials work to confirm source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders.
Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution.
Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper's owner blocked its plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
Thousands of mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities spanning across Southern California went on strike on Monday, calling for increased pay and restored pension plans, amid other demands.
Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company.
Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually increasing their wages to at least $25 an hour.
Dalton Knecht tied the NBA's single-game rookie record with nine 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 37 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 124-118 for their sixth consecutive victory.
Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 for their season-high third straight win.
Norman Powell scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Golden State Warriors 102-99 to win their fifth in a row at home.
Brett Leason had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points, Lukas Dostal stopped 34 shots and the Anaheim Ducks held on to beat the Dallas Stars 4-2.
The Los Angeles Lakers will honor head coach Pat Riley, who won four titles during the team's "Showtime" era, with a statue outside of Crypto.com Arena.
For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
With the release of part one of her new memoir, Cher talks about her relationship - on stage and off - with Sonny Bono, and why their TV partnership survived beyond their marriage.
Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
Mattel apologizes for inadvertently directing people to pornography site instead of one promoting upcoming film.
A 2.5-hour standoff in Long Beach ended in a hail of bullets Tuesday night.
A Westminster father shielded his daughter from a homeless woman's onslaught of attacks, according to police.
Imagine loving your work so much that you keep doing it well into your 80s. That's the story of 87-year-old Dr. Wilburn Durousseau, who was honored by the City of Lynwood for his long career of caring for moms and babies in the community.
The suspect died after police returned fire. The officer was taken to a local hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound to the arm. Lesley Marin reports.
Desmond Shaw flies to Simi Valley's Qual Ranch.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
Los Angeles comes out to celebrate the Boys in Blue two days after winning the 2024 World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions after defeating the New York Yankees in game 5.
The Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series in Game 5 in a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees
