How dry is it in Southern California? See the drought levels and recent rainfall totals for several counties in the region.

Soil moisture levels across much of the region from Santa Barbara to San Diego hover between just 2% and 5% of average — leaving dust where there should be mud.

In the midst of the continuing wildfires in Los Angeles, neighboring communities are offering their assistance to those affected by the disaster. Hotels in cities including Santa Barbara, San Diego have opened their doors at reasonable prices to accommodate the individuals impacted by the wildfires.

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, January 14 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-12 mission to low-Earth orbit from California.

"If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for very rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior," the NWS warns.

The UC San Diego men’s basketball team fell to UC Riverside Saturday 85-81, despite a 32-point performance from Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones.

ORANGE, Calif. — The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency is offering $10 fares on the Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® train service for travel anywhere on the LOSSAN Rail Corridor to assist those impacted by the Southern California wildfires with low-cost travel throughout the region.

The Tigers will take on the San Diego Toreros on Jan. 17 at 2:00 p.m. CT and, the following day, the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara at 4:00 p.m. CT. In program history, the Tigers hold a 43-6 all-time record in season openers.

Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers. In 1955, the

Fierce and “damaging” Santa Ana winds could bring the “worst of the worst” fire conditions to Southern California starting Monday, forecasters warn. Ferocious winds will be increasing once again for Los Angeles and Ventura counties,

Forecasters in Southern California expect to issue a 'particularly dangerous situation' red flag warning for the coming week as the Santa Ana wind forecast worsens.

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a coastal flood advisory at 12:57 p.m. on Sunday valid from Monday 8 a.m. until Tuesday 2 p.m.