Recovery

The deluge that washed over Santa Barbara County early Tuesday was devastating for a community that was ravaged by the Thomas fire only a few weeks earlier.

So far, all Knoxville, Tenn., hospitals say they've been able to avoid canceling surgeries or forgoing medications patients need, but it's taken some creative planning in some cases.

Mandatory evacuations were issued for parts of unincorporated Ojai near the Thomas Fire burn area, as a "high-intensity" rain event was expected to flood the region through Tuesday morning.

The year 2017 was the third-warmest on record for the United States, and featured a pileup of weather and climate disasters that cost the nation a record-breaking $306 billion, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The historic lack of precipitation and unusually warm conditions, combined with a season of destructive wildfires, have left the Southland particularly vulnerable to mudslides and flooding.

A number of California lawmakers are behind a push to create uniform emergency alert protocols after the existing system failed to alert residents during recent wildfires.

Students ages 14 to 20 with a C average in school are eligible to apply to the annual programs.

It’s the No. 1 reason people die in a mass-casualty incident. It’s a death that can be prevented. … People can bleed out in a matter of seconds.'

In a 584-page dissection of the disaster at America’s tallest dam, the investigative team said Oroville Dam was designed and built with flaws from the beginning.

The aim is to develop relationships with the goal of protecting cultural heritage during disasters.

An additional 34 deaths were added to the tally Wednesday, including a 1-year-old boy, as influenza raged throughout the region in what experts say is the fiercest battle with the rapidly mutating virus they’ve experienced since 2009.

Kevin Hannes, FEMA's federal coordinating officer for Hurricane Harvey in Texas, acknowledged some hiccups in the local recovery process, but said the overall response to Harvey has exceeded expectations.

Having so many agencies — including the city and county governments, police and fire departments and utility companies — present in the EOC allows a quicker response to problems than otherwise would be possible in an emergency situation.

'Please make plans now, tonight, for what you would do if you lose power.'

California’s congressional Democrats have been critical of President Trump for not acting more quickly to ensure wildfire relief.