Watch CBS News
A large pool of warm water off the Pacific Coast may be exacerbating California's already severe drought. Climate scientist Nick Bond of the University of Washington said the pool of water, which he calls "the blob," is about 2-7 degrees warmer than normal.
A panel of top state and local officials that met in Sacramento Thursday warned that residents should prepare for what could be a decade-long drought much like that experienced in Australia recently.
David Sedlak, a UC Berkeley professor of civil and environmental engineering and author of the new book "Water 4.0," on how drinking treated sewage water could be the future.
A proposed California ballot initiative that calls for the execution of gay Californians is being met with outrage, disgust and a healthy sense of humor.
Alaska Airlines supports an employee's decision to boot a woman with cancer and her family off a flight from Hawaii to California for not having a note from her doctor clearing her to fly.
A new study shows how suspended driver's licenses disproportionately affect low-income Californians who are not likely to pay the fines to get their licenses back.
Water districts that don't take steps to conserve face $10,000-a-day fines if they don't adopt new water restrictions or change rates as demanded by the state. The excuses cities have given for pitiful conservation, including hot weather and earlier cutbacks, are no longer a free pass.
The U.S. Geological Survey says two magnitude 4.0-plus earthquakes have struck on the California-Mexico border.
Millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst was indicted Wednesday on the two weapons charges that have kept him in New Orleans even though his lawyers say he wants to go to Los Angeles as soon as possible to face a murder charge there.
San Francisco is on the hunt for the city's ugliest lawn, and the winner will get a drought-friendly makeover.
California officials say residents aren't doing enough to conserve water, and now state officials want residents to report their neighbors and business owners who waste water.
California's emergency drought measures are turning into a boom for businesses that help homeowners save rainwater, including the rain from Tuesday's storm.
San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener is proposing legislation that would require large new buildings in the city to use gray water in toilets and for irrigation.
California's water board said Tuesday that residents saved less water in February than in any other month since it began tracking conservation efforts last summer.
A Southern California city is cracking down on water wasters with a new tool in light of recent water restrictions issued by Gov. Jerry Brown to fight the drought.
© Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
CourageCampaign.org is specifically calling out Nestlé in an online petition for its practices of bottling California water and selling it for profit.
Despite environmental concerns, the president of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors says cities and counties should seriously consider using desalination technology to supply desperately needed drinking water.
A Bay Area based company is trying to convince Californians to get serious about saving water by handing out cash.
Schwarzenegger: "As an American, I'm incredibly concerned about what happened in Indiana this week and the threat of similar laws being passed in other states. As a Republican, I'm furious."
California is in a serious drought. It's time to save water if only a gallon at a time. But did you know by giving up one steak dinner, you could take dozens of 10 minute hot showers? Here's why.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.0 earthquake has struck Central California near Gonzales.
He has ordered officials to impose mandatory water restrictions for the first time.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday in support of proposed state legislation that would eliminate all but medical exemptions to vaccination requirements of children.
Drought-stricken California will conduct its final manual snow survey on Wednesday in the Sierra Nevada — and the outlook isn't good.
