Citing the "dire" financial situation they're facing after the Los Angeles wildfires, State Farm General has asked California officials for an emergency interim rate increase. The rate hike could work out to an average increase of 22% for California homeowners, State Farm General revealed Monday.

California's largest private insurer, State Farm, on Monday urged the state's insurance regulator to approve an emergency hike in rates to help offset the hefty payouts the company is making after devastating wildfires in Los Angeles last month.

State Farm General, California’s largest insurance provider, is seeking a rate hike after the catastrophic firestorm that impacted Los Angeles County in January.

A pair of much-needed winter storms are headed to Southern California this week with the first expected to arrive in Los Angeles County sometime Tuesday. The National Weather Service has been tracking the storms and has dialed in the timing of Tuesday’s storm along with the expected precipitation amounts.

The first of two winter storms expected to arrive in Southern California this week brought some rain overnight but mostly north of Los Angeles County. Kirk Hawkins has KTLA's forecast on Wednesday, Feb.

The first of two winter storms expected to arrive in Southern California this week brought some rain overnight but mostly north of Los Angeles County. The relatively low rain totals to this point