As dry weather continues to grip California, concerns are mounting over its potential impact on the Central Valley's agricultural economy. Experts warn that prolonged drought conditions could lead ...

Less snowmelt from Sierra Nevada leads to more pumping of Central Valley’s contaminated groundwater. FRESNO COUNTY, California — In the early morning between Los Angeles and Sacramento on Interstate 5 ...

Despite recent rounds of winter rain and powerful waves that pummeled the coastline, most of California is continuing to bake under a deep drought, with over half of the state facing “abnormally dry” ...

Despite being just 20 days away from spring, drought conditions, while improved from January, are still in effect for most of Southern and Central California.

Were heavy rains enough to pull California out of drought? Here's which areas are still dry and which are drought-free for the first time in 5 years.

Now stripped of its once vast wetlands and nearly sucked dry from the overpumping of groundwater during the West’s increasingly common droughts, the fertile Central Valley in California is in need of ...

Editor’s Note: After publishing this story, The Bee learned that it includes unattributed passages from the CalMatters story “Trump orders more Central Valley water deliveries — claiming it ...

Drought conditions in California improved after a series of atmospheric river-fueled rain storms swept through the state. However, more than half of the state was “abnormally dry” as of ...