The entire town of Montecito, California, was told to evacuate as a storm battered the state Monday – the same day the community marked the five-year anniversary of a major mudslide that killed ...

In 2018, the deadly mudslides in Montecito occurred about a month after one of the largest fires in California's history tore through the same area, charring 280,000 acres (about 113,000 hectares).

Montecito suffered a devastating mudslide in 2018. Now the community has rallied to try to make sure the same thing will ...

Along the central California coast, some 14,000 people were ordered evacuated early on Monday from four Santa Cruz County communities inundated with flash floods, extreme tides and heavy runoff ...

Pratt and Montag said the city failed to fix the 117-million-gallon Santa Ynez Reservoir — which has been offline for nearly a year — despite it being in a fire-prone area.

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Weeks after wildfires that killed at least 29 people and destroyed entire neighborhoods, Southern California is facing another extreme-weather threat: Too much rain.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency for counties including Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura, where floodwaters and mudslides have swept through roadways. Latest headlines: Feb ...

Southern California Edison has sued Santa Barbara County, Caltrans and other public entities over the deadly Montecito mudslides to ensure "that there is a comprehensive review of the role many ...

The 117-million-gallon Santa Ynez Reservoir was empty when the still-raging wildfires in Los Angeles County, California ignited last week. Drone footage recorded on January 12 shows the reservoir ...

Heavy Rains Could Trigger Mudslides in Fire-Ravaged Southern California Moisture sweeping down the coast will drench much of California, including areas that burned severely just a month ago.