Strong winds whipped through Southern California on Saturday, with the strongest gusts clocked at 88 mph in the San Diego mountain region.

A damaging Santa Ana wind event was peaking early Wednesday and was expected to stay strong through early afternoon.

Wind alerts are in effect through Sunday to account for increased offshore speeds, especially across San Diego County valley and mountain locations.

Powerful Santa Ana winds whipped across Southern California early Friday, rattling the San Fernando Valley and prompting warnings that damaging gusts could last through Sunday afternoon in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A year after twin infernos tore across opposite ends of Los Angeles County, the scars are still visible. Thousands of homes were reduced to rubble, with rebuilding slow, and the death toll showed how a wildfire under extreme weather conditions can turn catastrophic.

Several months ago,  we were in Southern California for my father’s 98th birthday and our anniversary. We often go to my dad’s, brother’s, and nephew’s favorite restaurant in Malibu, Paradise Cove Café.

California is writing rules to limit plants around buildings to protect them from wildfires, after the Los Angeles fires a year ago. Some homeowners are pushing back over losing their greenery.

Mudslides, rockslides and rapid rising of waterways are possible in the region. Potentially catastrophic rain is heading toward Los Angeles -- a region already scarred by recent extreme weather and climate events, making it more vulnerable to the influx of ...

After wildfires destroyed much of Altadena and Pacific Palisades, Southern California is trying to heal, but also struggling with how to move forward.