The state Department of Water Resources announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28 it has raised the allotment of requested supplies delivered by the State Water Project from 15% to 20%, which amounts to a total allocation of about 526,709 acre-feet for Southern California water agencies for 2025, or just under 172 billion gallons of water.

The incoming storms follow what has been an exceptionally dry January for the Bay Area, with the lack of rain having an impact on the region's water supply.

The body of a fisherman who reportedly fell into a Northern California river and was possibly swept under the ice on Tuesday has been recovered, authorities said Wednesday afternoon.

A warm, wet storm originating in Hawaii will be pulled north toward California bringing heavy rain and localized flood risk.

Instead of major fires the Golden State will be delt with major rainfall with precipitation amounts that could reach over half a foot over the next week.

Two popular California music festivals, Northern Nights and Dirtybird Campout, are combining into a hybrid event in 2025.

This forecast is from Jan. 31 at 5 a.m.

Of the over 16,000 structures destroyed in the recent rash of wildfires in Southern California, many cannabis businesses were included.

Elevated concentrations of heavy metals have been detected at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve by scientists following a recent fire at Vistra Moss Landing Power Plant and Energy Storage Facility.

Hotel development nosedived in California in 2024, fresh evidence the statewide lodging market may still be affected by economic conditions following a global pandemic, a new report shows.

No dates are sought for small northern tracks after the June closure of Golden Gate Fields and the recent failure of Pleasanton.