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Before visiting Tulare County, a place where wells have gone dry and some people are living in third-world conditions, we went to a place deep in the Mojave Desert that offers a dire warning of what can happen when the water runs out.
McCloud Community Services District General Manager Wayne Grigsby claims 100 million gallons of water went to waste, and it's all the State Water Resources Control Board's fault.
The most ancient of California's water rights are locked away in a dusty old safe. Some of the documents date back more than a century.
A glance on Google Earth shows it's a 200-square mile community of just 14,000 people. By land area, it's the third-largest city in the state. But it's miles of empty land.
The crack of the bat and the cheer of the crowd were mixed with groans about the heat beating down on the diamond Tuesday for the ASA Nationals Tournament.
The first stop was the largest nursery in Southern California, Altman Plants, but it wasn't for the plants. It was to see how one of the Los Angeles-area's biggest water users was able to cut water use in half.
California's drought is a lucrative business opportunity in Silicon Valley, as a flood of high-tech startups are finding new ways to save water.
Amikar and Kori Ortega claimed that despite other babies testing positive around the same time for salmonella, their baby was not tested.
A commercial fire is sending up thick, black smoke above Sacramento.
The Wragg Fire has flared up, prompting mandatory evacuations. The fire jumped a primary fire line, expanding by another 75 acres. It is being held by a secondary fire line.
Police say a man who led officers on a wild two-hour chase spanning two states had been facing charges of stealing $21 worth of underwear from a supermarket.
A trapped, hungry, wet and scared cat is now safe after it was found tucked away in a boat that had sank to the bottom of Lake Havasu.
A body found Tuesday morning near a bike trail in Roseville is under investigation.
Police confirmed Tuesday the body of a girl found in a trash bin Monday night is that of missing 8-year-old girl Madyson Middleton.
The Lowell Fire, burning in Placer and Nevada Counties has charred 2,233 acres since Saturday, and is 30 percent contained.
