Rain is expected to drench California, including Sacramento, Modesto, Fresno, Merced and San Luis Obispo.

The closure order has sparked a social media backlash from experienced climbers who argue their access should not be limited because of the mistakes made by the unskilled and untrained.

Southern California can expect another round of rain next week. A powerful, multi‑day storm pattern moves in late Sunday with heavy rainfall, mountain snow and a threat of thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.

After a very dry five-week period, OpenSnow is tracking a welcome series of cold storms that could deliver upwards of 3-5 feet of snow to ski areas in Tahoe and

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A motorist who asked not to be identified, checks the roadbed as drivers make their way westbound along a flooded portion of Green Valley Road near Graton, Ca., in Sonoma County Tuesday ...

Meteorologists say California and much of the Western United States are about to trade a calm, warm stretch for a run of harsh mid-February storms. Forecasts call for systems strong enough to bring heavy rain,

The storm dumped more than an inch of rain in Ojai in Ventura County, nearly three-quarters of an inch in downtown Los Angeles and dropped rain at nearly .75 inches an hour in the Angeles National Forest,

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A powerful winter storm swept across California on Wednesday, with heavy rains and gusty winds bringing debris flows that have led to some water rescues and evacuation orders ...