Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows.

The record rainfall in California has soaked its steep hillsides, causing hundreds of landslides and heightening the threat to communities.

Storm-ravaged California is scrambling to clean up and repair widespread damage.

Storm-ravaged California is scrambling to clean up and repair widespread damage as the lashing rain eases.

Traffic crashes in the U.S. cost society $340 billion in one year, or just over $1,000 for each of the country’s 328 million people, according to a study by safety regulators.

Rescuers have ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in central California Monday morning.

Patches a calico was brought in as a stray last month and a microchip scan revealed her identity. (Jillian Title/Animal Shelter Assistance Program via AP)SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A pet cat believed killed along with her owner in a huge mudslide has been found three years later. The Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara County says the calico named Patches was brought in as a stray last month and a microchip scan revealed her identity. Twenty-three people were killed, including cat owner Josie Gower. The ASAP shelter says Patches was found less than a quarter-mile from where her Montecito home stood.