States that use Colorado River water need to agree on new rules for sharing it by 2026. If they don't, they will likely end ...

Authorities charged an 18-year-old suspect with murder following a Friday night shooting in Midlothian that left two ...

Sen. Mark Warner wants to rein in a 218-year old law granting presidents sweeping power to send troops to suppress protests, ...

Lake Mead falls to lowest level since Hoover Dam's construction as "apocalyptic" heatwave and drought hit parts of US.

Tens of millions of people rely on water from the nation's largest reservoir, which is part of the Colorado River Basin.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The death of a woman who jumped from the Hoover Dam bypass bridge was the first known suicide since the sweeping arch linking Nevada and Arizona ...

Lake Mead provides essential water to millions across Nevada, Arizona, California, and parts of Mexico. But f alling water ...

The Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead’s worth of water in the last 20 years — and scientists say we’re passing a ...

AEM Report: Western U.S. Drought Nearly Triples in One Year, Threatening Critical Resources and Infrastructure Provided by Business Wire Jun 10, 2025, 7:32:00 PM ...

For instance, drought is no longer present according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map, but abnormally dry conditions persist in much of the panhandle and nearby Western Oklahoma. "That's not ...

With expectations of a potentially low water year, SKQ dam operators worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this spring to raise the maximum water level required for flood control in order to ...

For the first time in nearly six years, the state of Oklahoma is drought-free. The U.S. Drought Monitor reported zero areas of drought across the state for the first time since July 2019. Over the ...