LAPD investigators say that the child and a dog were both found abandoned inside of a car connected to an attempted auto theft in Highland Park on Sunday morning.

With a wind speed of up to 80 mph, a brief tornado traveled for about one-third of a mile in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood on L.A.'s Eastside, just after 10 a.m.

Officials in Los Angeles and surrounding counties warned that the giant holiday storm could trigger "widespread flash flooding."

Sunny days are ahead after an unusually wet Christmas in Los Angeles that saw three inches of rain in Downtown.

Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California this week. Relentless winds and rain also triggered widespread debris flows and left homes halfway filled with mud.

Looking for the best hikes near Los Angeles? Angeles National Forest, federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service, offers hundreds of miles of trails and several first-come, first-served campgrounds.

Damage includes shattered windows at a restaurant in a strip mall and also at a nearby house, according to videos from the area

California Highway Patrol officers are in pursuit of a speeding driver in Los Angeles. The chase began in Hacienda Heights, officers said, when they witnessed the suspect, who was allegedly weaving in the road. When they tried to pull the driver over, they instead sped away.

California’s minimum wage is adjusted every year for inflation. Some cities have a higher wage floor and unions are advocating increases for specific industries.

Torrential rains drenched Southern California on Wednesday, unleashing widespread flash flooding as authorities urged motorists to stay off roads and residents living downslope of wildfire-scarred foothills and canyons to evacuate.