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Southern California, Torrential rains

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

After heavy rains, debris flows hit Southern California community scarred by fire

Residents of a Southern California mountain community near the Eaton Fire burn scar are digging out of roads submerged in sludge after the strongest storm of the year swept through the area, unleashing debris flows.

The Washington Post on MSN · 3h

Torrential rains bring landslides, destruction to fire-scarred Southern California

The storm prompted evacuation orders, as officials warned of flash floods in burn-scarred areas near the Eaton and Palisades fires and cautioned drivers to stay off the roads.

CNN on MSN · 17h

Evacuations issued in Southern California as heavy rain brings threat of debris flows in areas scarred by wildfires

Southern Californians evacuated their homes for the second time this year, but this time, it’s for heavy rain and debris flows that threaten new destruction in areas still recovering from last month’s devastating wildfires.

State Farm's emergency California rate hike denied

Big homeowner rate hike from State Farm shot down by California regulator

In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, State Farm asked for an “emergency” premium increase of 22% on average for California homeowners. Lara today denied the request pending more information.

Sacramento Bee · 2h

State Farm must wait on emergency home insurance rate increase bid after California wildfires

Executives for State Farm General Insurance Company, the firm’s California arm, asked Lara for a 22% price increase on Feb. 3. They told the commissioner their business “needs your urgent assistance in the form of emergency interim approval of additional rate to help avert a dire situation for our customers and the insurance market in the state.”

San Francisco Chronicle on MSN · 1h

State Farm's emergency California rate hike denied as insurance official demands proof of need

In a rebuke to the state’s largest insurance company, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Friday he will not grant State Farm General’s request for an emergency rate hike in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires.

The January 2025 California Wildfires are Fully Contained, But Their Impacts on the Ocean are Not

In January 2025, a series of devastating wildfires hit Southern California. Lives were lost. Homes and businesses were ...

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New California wildfire maps: See 'Very High' fire hazard zones by county

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

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California's Terrible Wildfires Exposed a Variety of State Policy Failures

One of the common themes in my writing has been the state's commitment to expanding bureaucracy and regulation, without much ...

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Welcome to California. Pay your fire tax.

It’s the first time ever such a surcharge, which Floridians already know as a “hurricane tax,” will hit Californians, and ...

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California’s High-Risk Insurer Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires

The move will likely lead to higher costs for households across the state, and may push more insurers to leave, intensifying ...

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California’s insurer for people without private coverage needs $1 billion more for LA fires claims

California’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out ...

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What we know about the victims killed in the California wildfires

At least 29 people have died in the fires across the Los Angeles area. At least two of the people killed in the Southern ...

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Trump administration policy is slowing the very fire prevention work he endorsed, critics say

President Trump has advocated 'raking' forests, but his contract freeze has slowed that work on federal land, firefighters ...

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