A powerful winter storm swept across Southern California on Wednesday, with heavy rain threatening mudslides and debris flows in areas scorched by wildfires, bringing near white-out snow conditions in the mountains and hazardous travel for millions of holiday drivers.

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:58 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

Potentially catastrophic rain is heading toward Los Angeles -- a region already scarred by recent extreme weather and climate events, making it more vulnerable.

Even with flooded roads, Christmas looming and severe weather across Southern California, do-gooders stepped up to help an Eaton Fire-damaged business after it flooded on Christmas Eve.

A new study found a more than 200% rise in health problems requiring emergency medical attention after the January 2025 fires in Los Angeles County.

Nearly 60 square miles burned and 100,000 people were displaced. Now many are holding on to what they found—in their homes and in themselves—after the flames had passed.

The downtown Los Angeles skyline from over Silver Lake. For Los Angeles, 2025 began with two devastating wildfires hitting from opposite directions. The Palisades Fire tore through Malibu and Pacific Palisades,