The worst of a weekend heat wave is forecast to hit Southern California this weekend. Here is what you need to know: Forecast The heat is expected to peak Saturday as a high-pressure zone extends from the Southwest and lingers over the region, the National Weather Service said. Temperatures should start to cool by Monday, when a trough of low pressure is forecast to move into the area. Heat advisory Officials have issued a heat advisory for most of the Los Angeles County valleys and mountains, as well as the Inland Empire, where triple-digit temperatures are forecast through the weekend. The advisory is in effect through Sunday for the Santa Clarita, San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, with temperatures forecast to hit 95 to 103 degrees. Temperatures could reach 104 degrees across lower elevations in the mountains. In the San Bernardino and Riverside county valleys, a heat advisory is in effect through Monday. High temperatures there are expected to range from 98 to 105 degrees. … [Read more...] about Worst of Southern California heat wave and smog hit Saturday
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Scores of small earthquakes rattle parts of Southern California
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake was felt in parts of Southern California on Sunday afternoon, one in a series of quakes to hit the Riverside County area. The latest quake occurred around 4:36 p.m. and was centered on Glen Avon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, it was felt across parts of the Inland Empire. This area has seen more than 100 small quakes over the weekend, including one that registered a magnitude 3.1. … [Read more...] about Scores of small earthquakes rattle parts of Southern California
University of Scandal, Corruption? USC at core of bribe plot
Brian Melley, Associated Press Updated 10:30 am CDT, Sunday, March 17, 2019 FILE - This March 12, 2019 file photo shows the University Village area of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The past year has been a bruising one for the Los Angeles university. The president who helped boost the school's endowment above $6 billion had to step down amid investigations into a medical school dean accused of smoking methamphetamine with a prostitute who overdosed, its longtime gynecologist was accused of sexual misconduct by hundreds of women he examined over decades and an assistant men's basketball coach pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an FBI probe of corruption in college basketball. less FILE - This March 12, 2019 file photo shows the University Village area of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The past year has been a bruising one for the Los Angeles university. The ... more … [Read more...] about University of Scandal, Corruption? USC at core of bribe plot
Rain begins in parts of Southern California — lightning illuminates the sky in some areas
By Staff report | PUBLISHED: March 5, 2019 at 9:46 pm | UPDATED: March 5, 2019 at 10:02 pm Lightning strikes illuminated the sky in parts of Southern California on Tuesday night as rain came to the region. City News Service reported Delta Air Lines Flight 2432 from Los Angeles International Airport to Seattle was struck by lightning and safely returned to Los Angeles International Airport to be inspected Tuesday night. No emergency was declared and no injuries were reported, according to Charles Pannunzio of Los Angeles World Airports, the city agency that operates the airport. Heavy rain was reported in the Thomas fire burn area, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Warning for western Ventura County and southeastern Santa Barbara County including Carpinteria and Santa Paula. Flash Flood Warning including Santa Barbara CA, Santa Paula CA, Carpinteria CA until 10:30 PM PST pic.twitter.com/wAIXKaY9dA — @NWSFlashFlood (@NWSFlashFlood) March 6, 2019 … [Read more...] about Rain begins in parts of Southern California — lightning illuminates the sky in some areas
Record-setting rain leads to slides, flooding across Southern California
By Richard K. De Atley and Beatriz E. Valenzuela | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: December 6, 2018 at 6:23 am | UPDATED: December 6, 2018 at 9:02 pm Water, mud and rocks flow down Mulholland Highway in Malibu Thursday morning. The area burned by the Woolsey fire is now at risk of flooding with no vegetation to help hold back water run-off. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) A Los Angeles Fire Department engine arrives Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, to help motorists stranded in their vehicles after they tried to drive on a flooded portion of Vineland Avenue between Vanowen Street and Sherman Way in Sun Valley, (Photo by Mike Meadows/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News) SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA curious onlooker watches a flash flood waters from heavy rainfall rushes through Hart Park in Orange on Thursday, December 6, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG) Motorists stranded in water along Oxnard street in Van Nuys Thursday … [Read more...] about Record-setting rain leads to slides, flooding across Southern California