The Army Corps responsible for releasing reservoir water at President Trump’s order knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as promised.

Fontes, a Fresno State professor of American History, is the grandson of a Bracero worker, a controversial guest worker program that brought in an estimated four million Mexican farmworkers in the early 1940s to 1960s.

President Trump falsely claimed the LA fires were a result of the state’s water policies. DOGE agents flew to California to turn pumps on themselves.

Federal water managers in California said Tuesday they’re following up on President Donald Trump’s directive to “maximize” water supplies for cities and farms. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the many reservoirs of the Central Valley Project,

Donald Trump's executive order on California water appears to have overridden qualms from officials who warned against opening up Kaweah and Success lakes.

Nearly 20 million chickens, ducks and turkeys on farms in the San Joaquin Valley have been “depopulated” – a polite term for killed – as bird flu, or avian influenza, continues to infect poultry flocks across California and the U.

Discover the latest on avian flu's impact on the poultry and dairy industries, human health, and the price of eggs.

The bird flu virus is affecting people and dairy cattle in the Valley, but the biggest impact is among poultry flocks – and egg prices – as the avian flu outbreak enters its third year in the U.S.

After a quiet end to February, March has brought a change of pace with rain and snow in the first few days -- and more in the forecast through the next two weeks. Monday brought a brief break in the storm activity as another storm system aims for Northern California on Wednesday.

Storm Watch has been issued for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area from Tuesday evening through Thursday evening as heavy snow and strong winds are expected to cause travel difficulties and potential damage to trees and power lines.

Following storms, California is increasing its forecast of water supplies this year. The federal government also increased water projections for agriculture.