High amounts of rain are expected for L.A., with 2 to 4 inches on the coast. 'Be prepared for at least some rain around Christmas,' the weather service said.

An unrelenting gloom has blanketed much of the state’s Central Valley since late November. For three weeks, David Mas Masumoto, a peach farmer in California’s San Joaquin Valley, has worked under a dense fog that has blocked nearly all sunshine.

A series of powerful storms will hit Southern California next week, bringing heavy snow, flood risks, and gusty winds that could disrupt Christmas travel in major corridors like the Grapevine.

Three federal judges questioned attorneys as they weigh whether to grant the GOP's request to block congressional redistricting under Proposition 50.

Republicans and the Trump administration are hoping a panel of federal judges in Los Angeles will halt the new Prop. 50 maps from taking effect.

The Justice Department and California are facing off in federal court over the state’s new congressional map that favors Democrats

The NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Chile found the comet on July 1. The comet was not visible as it raced behind the sun, getting as close as 130 million miles, for about a month before reappearing in December. After it passes Earth on Friday, the comet is expected to journey back out of the solar system.