For decades, rain pooled into a lake at Stroube and Balboa streets in El Rio during storms. A county project seems to have eased the flooding.

A minor was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries after colliding with a car while riding his bike in the unincorporated El Rio neighborhood Monday afternoon, authorities said.

An intersection in El Rio historically known for flooding was put to the test during recent storms after a sidewalk upgrade project. "We called it our lakefront property," said Patricia Gamboa ...