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

With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.

Federal agents launched targeted arrest operations while a wave of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border

Wildfires in Southern California have prompted major discussions about water in the state. Here's an overview of where water comes from in the region.

The typical American renting a single-family house pays $2,357 monthly – nearly half of what’s charged across Southern California. Last year, landlords across the U.S. could only get a $19 a month rent hike, or 0.8%.

Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35% and its intensity by 6%.

Some areas in Southern California, a region plagued by drought conditions, saw more than inch of rain this weekend.

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s City of Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling in June allowing localities to ban outdoor camping even if there is no homeless shelter space available, roughly 150 cities in 32 states have passed or strengthened such ordinances.

An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday in the search for man sought in the killing of a woman in Central California.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters have recently battled blazes across southern California. Incarcerated firefighters are helping alongside CAL Fire crews on fires such as San Diego County's Border 2 Fire.

Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday, bringing some relief to thousands of firefighters who have been battling multiple major wildfires in the LA area.