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.

The National Weather Service Los Angeles, which covers Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, forecasts that parts of the county could see up to three inches of rain on Friday, Dec. 26.

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease Friday, but there was still a risk of high surf along the coast, flash flooding near Los Angeles and avalanches in the Sierra Nevada.

Los Angeles County was placed under an updated flood watch by the National Weather Service on Monday at 4:53 p.m. The watch is valid from Tuesday 4 p.m. until Thursday Dec. 25, at 10 p.m.

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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.

Facing a mountain of lawsuits, California K-12 schools will soon have a system in place to prevent teachers and other staff from sexually abusing students.

The the region's latest atmospheric storm dumped 6 inches of rain in the Los Angeles area with up to 18 inches of rain in the mountains.