While many Southern California lawmakers were quick to condemn Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s tenure, they split along party lines about just how the U.S. captured the South American country’s ...

Southern California’s festival calendar is beginning to take shape for 2026, offering a wide-ranging mix of music, culture and live experiences across the region. From massive, multi-genre gatherings ...

A new round of heavy rain is forecast for Southern California from Friday night through Tuesday, with the most intense rainfall expected to hit on Saturday. Authorities are on high alert for mud and ...

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A storm system moving into Southern California on Wednesday will bring rain to most of the region through New Year’s Day, prompting evacuation warnings for the recent burn scar areas. Light showers ...

Texas Southern University had “significant weaknesses” in its financial processes that compromised its ability to comply with required purchasing procedures for thousands of vendors, according to ...

Storms could cause more flooding and mudslides and dampen New Year’s celebrations. By Nazaneen Ghaffar Nazaneen Ghaffar is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. After record storms soaked Southern ...

Rescue crews responding during high winds to a report of an injured hiker who fell down a slope near a Southern California mountain trail found the man and two of his companions dead, authorities said ...

Damaging Santa Ana winds are hitting Southern California, with gusts between 55 and 85 mph forecast to peak through Tuesday. The risk of downed trees is elevated due to saturated soil from recent ...

Two earthquakes struck Southern California in the past two days, both estimated at 2.5 magnitude, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The first earthquake struck near Santa Rosa ...