Update: Boy swept away, Montecito evacuated amid California storms
CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Rescuers ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwater...
CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Rescuers ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters on California's Central Coast, and the entire community of Montecito in Santa Barbara County was ordered evacuated Monday as residents grappled with flooding and mudslides as the latest in a series of powerful storms walloped the state.Tens of thousands of people remained without power, and some schools closed for the day. The number of deaths related to the storms climbed from 12 to 14 on Monday, state officials said.