Storm pummels Southern California, but so far avoids causing major mudslides
LOS ANGELES - A second and final bout of heavy rains continued to pummel Southern California on Thursday, but as of late afternoon, the region appeared to have avoided the much-feared flooding and mudslides that devastated Montecito and other fire-scarred areas earlier this year.
Although fast-moving waters swept a car off a road in Canyon Country and injured a man who was washed into a culvert in Simi Valley, neither incident resulted in life-threatening injury, according to authorities. Rains also caused traffic accidents across the region, including a
