The Presidents Day holiday began in Southern California with bursts of rain and blasts of wind across the region, with more precipitation expected for much of the week.

Flooding rain shuts down roads in Los Angeles as Sierra Nevada travel turns dangerous with whiteout conditions and spinouts.

The last notable super bloom happened in Lake Elsinore in 2018 as an overwhelming number of visitors sought out the wildfire bloom. After being swamped with tens of thousands of visitors, the city of Lake Elsinore eventually had to enforce parking restrictions and operate shuttles to accommodate the influx of pelople.

SoCal's pollution authority scrapped a plan to phase out gas-powered appliances after receiving more than 20,000 emails sent by an AI-powered platform called CiviClick.

A flood watch was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Monday at 1:11 a.m. valid between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. The watch is for Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Clarita Valley, Santa Ynez Valley,

Strong winds combined with the wet weather could create dangerous conditions for outdoor recreation, according to the NWS.

So far, the San Bernardino Mountains have received 12 to 15 inches of snow, with nearby Wrightwood getting six inches, said Adam Roser, another Weather Service meteorologist. Three inches of snow have landed on Idyllwild as of Tuesday morning, Feb. 17.

Multiple nurses strikes are impacting Southern California hospitals, including Kaiser Permanente, Providence Tarzana, and West Anaheim Medical Center, over alleged staffing and safety concerns.

SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Valentine's Day to add 24 satellites to its Starlink satellite network.