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Los Angeles County health officials Wednesday are reporting 16,510 new COVID-19 cases, one of the highest daily totals of the pandemic and nearly double Tuesday's number.
The same areas had been under a voluntary order since Wednesday morning, with officials concerned about mud and debris flows.
On Wednesday, Los Angeles County reported over 16,000 new COVID-19 cases, nearly double the amount reported nearly a week ago.
The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
A woman was injured in a shooting involving sheriff's deputies in Carson Wednesday.
The order went into effect on Dec. 29 at 10 a.m. for residents in Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Modjeska Canyon.
Los Angeles County Public Works issued its own winter storm warning Wednesday to people in burn areas, with the potential for heavy rain looming in Southern California.
Authorities confirmed Tuesday that four people were on board a plane that crashed into a neighborhood near El Cajon after departing from John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana. There were no survivors.
A man was wounded Wednesday morning in a shooting at a Northridge home.
Orange County's COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to soar along with case rates, according to data released by the Orange County Health Care Agency.
Police Wednesday were investigating after a short pursuit in Fontana ended with the suspects crashing their vehicle in Ontario, killing both people inside.
A 7-Eleven convenience store clerk stabbed a man inside a Mid-Wilshire store Wednesday morning and the man later died at a hospital, police said.
Two men were rushed to a hospital after a fiery crash on a Tustin roadway, apparently caused by driving at a high rate of speed, authorities said Wednesday.
The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert Wednesday for the closure of the numbers two, three and four lanes of the northbound 101 Freeway at Laurel Canyon Boulevard. By 5:44 a.m., all lanes had been reopened.
Just hours before kickoff, the SDCCU Holiday Bowl between UCLA and North Carolina State at San Diego's Petco Park was abruptly canceled Tuesday due to COVID-19 issues within the Bruins football program.
