Evacuation warnings and flash flood watches will be in effect Wednesday as Southern California closes out 2025 and a wet December that has one more storm in store. The most significant rainfall from the storm arriving on New Year’s Eve is expected overnight into Thursday as many are celebrating the start of the new year.

Another series of atmospheric river-enhanced storms will soak California just days after a destructive Christmas-week storm.

Rain will pick up Wednesday morning, with the heaviest downpours forecast from Wednesday night into Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Celebrities like Matthew McConaughey, Sylvester Stallone, and Lindsay Lohan left Los Angeles for other places that offer privacy, room to breathe, and lower taxes.

A CBS News California Investigation found data showing that hundreds of fires were ignited by illegal fireworks across Los Angeles in 2025, as well as the lack of action taken by law enforcement when they were called for the dangerous pyrotechnics.

California is in line for yet another December storm packing rain and threatening mud and debris flows in vulnerable burn scar areas across the Los Angeles Metro Area.

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

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.

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.