Some shoppers said the rainy, wet weather helped them get in the holiday spirit. Kim Tobin reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019.

This big cat was tranquilized and captured Thursday Dec. 12, 2019 in the backyard of a home in Simi Valley.

A young woman was killed and two more people were critically injured after the car they were in crashed into a house in Simi Valley. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.

One person was killed when a car went airborne and crashed into a Simi Valley home. One of two people trapped inside the Nissan died, according to firefighters. The other is in critical condition after the crash near Sycamore Drive and Morley Street that left the car on its roof. A third person was ejected from the car and hospitalized…

Ron Sparks was mowing his lawn when he found himself on what he described as a terrible theme park ride. The 87-year-old Simi Valley man had tumbled down a 25-foot well after the ground opened up and collapsed in front of his home. He was stuck at the bottom in mud that firefighters said was like quicksand. Two hours later,…

A man fell into a 25-foot well while mowing his lawn. Rick Montanez reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday Dec. 10, 2019.

As multiple brush fires burn in Southern California amid punishing winds and dry heat, a fire began burning in Whittier Wednesday, as firefighters worked to stop flames from engulfing a homeless encampment.

The curator of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was planning to participate in a national emergency training drill Wednesday. But when Randle Swan arrived in the pre-dawn hours and saw the eerie orange glow over a ridge near the hilltop library in Simi Valley, he knew this would be no drill.

A fire had erupted in downtown Riverside Wednesday amid some of the fiercest winds the region had seen, with gusts up to 70 mph, as taxed fire crews were already battling several blazes.

Fire crews quickly surrounded a brush fire on the north side of the 101 Freeway in Calabasas Wednesday, holding the flames at roughly 10 acres amid gusting winds that have first-responders across the Southland on high alert.

Volunteers arrived early and brought trailers to help evacuate a large number of horses dangerously close to the Easy Fire in the Moorpark area. Eric Leonard reports for the special fire coverage on the NBC4 News at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.

A brush fire in the Simi Valley area burned near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct 30, 2019.

A fire that started early Wednesday in the hills near the Reagan Library in Simi Valley grew quickly to 1,000 acres. Pushed by strong winds, the Easy Fire forced thousands of residents from their homes.

The Easy Fire was pushed by strong winds as it burned in dry brush near the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. Water-dropping helicopters made low drops to attack the flames.

Firefighters had a hopeful outlook for the evening firefight after learning from previous wildfires in Southern California, as crews battled the fast-moving Easy Fire, which when fueled by the most powerful winds of the season grew to more than 1,000 acres in mere hours.

Southern California is facing its strongest Santa Ana winds in a decade, with gusts possibly reaching up to 80 mph in areas.

Southern California is facing the strongest Santa Ana wind event in a decade, possibly reaching 80 mph. Anthony Yanez reports on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2019.

Southern California Edison has warned roughly 120,000 customers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties about unprecedented proactive power shutoffs due to Santa Ana winds and wildfire danger.

A suspected hit-and-run driver leaving the scene of a crash wound up on train tracks in Simi Valley and was hit by an Amtrak train Tuesday night, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said.