Get ready, California. The official start of summer less than a month away, and it’s shaping up to be a hot one. The National ...

Drier summers and wetter winters are expanding the range of the fungus. The same conditions drive increasingly intense ...

California braces for its first widespread heat wave as temps could soar above 100 from Sacramento to the Central Valley to Bakersfield.

Lake Oroville hit capacity for the third year in a row this spring, marking a first-ever milestone for the lake.

Fire officials foresee an elevated chance of blazes across much of California from June through August. And cool coastal areas may not be spared.

Instead, new hot spots are emerging along the edges of the Central Valley — in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, along California ... those peaks and dips is drought,” she said.

Columnist Teri Sforza writes that new goals may involve shorter showers, recycled water and more conservation. Prepare!