LOS ANGELES

• Rain-soaked California still at risk of floods and high surf - 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 Sierr
• As Heavy Rains Roll In, Southern California Drivers Urged To Reconsider Christmas Travel - Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in years and warned about flash flooding, mudslides and debris flows in areas scorched by last January's wildfires.
• ‘Spinal Tap’ Director Rob Reiner and Wife Murdered at Los Angeles Home - Director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Reiner, 68, were murdered at their Los Angeles home, a source has confirmed to the Daily Beast. The source said the couple was found by their daughter Romy, that Rob was dead on the scene, and
• Homeowners are losing thousands in equity thanks to weakening prices - Weaker prices mean homeowners are starting to lose equity after several years of huge gains.
• Activist arrested for vandalism after painting Los Angeles crosswalk deemed unsafe - Frustrated by the city’s slow progress in painting crosswalks at intersections they believe are unsafe, activists in Los Angeles have been picking up paint rollers and doing it themselves. Now one of them has been arrested on a vandalism c
• Inmate death prompts investigation at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles - Homicide detectives responded to Los Angeles’ Men’s Central Jail Tuesday morning to investigate the death of a male inmate, authorities said. The incident was reported at the jail located on 441 Bauchet St. shortly after 5 a.m., according t
• Woman convicted of killing retired nurse to get cash for child's cheerleading camp - A mother of two was found guilty of killing a retired nurse in a Rolling Hills Estate mall parking lot as part of a robbery to pay for her daughter's cheerleading trip to Florida.
• Man hurled Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building, authorities say. Nobody was hurt - A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building, authorities said Tuesday. Security guards heard a man yelling derogatory comments about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc