A fiery crash involving a semi-truck near downtown Los Angeles early Sunday morning left one person dead and more than a dozen people injured, authorities said.

A reported gas leak from a main gas line in northern Los Angeles County led authorities to shut down a major Southern California highway, snarling traffic for miles.

State housing officials could limit Los Angeles' access to funds and strip it of some zoning authority over its efforts to block low-income housing in Venice.

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It was classified as an EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the weakest kind of tornado, in which three-second gusts can be between 65 mph to 85 mph.

Damage includes shattered windows at a restaurant in a strip mall and also at a nearby house, according to videos from the area

Los Angeles ordered some residents to evacuate starting Tuesday ahead of a strong storm expected to sweep through the region, with city crews preparing for three days of heavy rain.

Torrential rains drenched Southern California on Wednesday, unleashing widespread flash flooding as authorities urged motorists to stay off roads and residents living downslope of wildfire-scarred foothills and canyons to evacuate.