LOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain fell Monday on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend, helping firefighters but boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by ...

Now, dry and burned soil stripped of its native chaparral and grasses forms a glasslike layer, allowing rainwater that would ...

Much-needed rainfall helped firefighters put out hot spots and grow containment lines to 94% Monday at the deadly Palisades Fire area but concerns about periods of heavy rain has residents and first ...