Tulare Lake wasn’t always something from the past. Back in the 1800s, it was the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. But things started to change in the late 19th century.

The Tachi Yokut tribe historically relied on Tulare Lake for sustenance. The lake's return prompts reevaluation of historical water management practices. Once the largest body of freshwater west ...

Tulare Lake, once a sprawling body of freshwater in California’s San Joaquin Valley, disappeared over a century ago, only to ...

Over a century ago, Tulare Lake connected communities and supplied life to an area of California. Then, once humans got involved, the lake dried up by 1890, and the once-thriving water source in ...

FILE: Growing Tulare Lake cuts off 6th Avenue south of Corcoran in Kings County. (Courtesy DWR) In 2023, amid record-breaking rain and snow, two prisons in the southern San Joaquin Valley faced ...

Located in the San Joaquin Valley, the town is named after Tulare Lake, the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes. The city’s population increased from 2024 to 2025 to 73,000 people ...

The Merced area was expected to be sunny on Tuesday, with a high temperature near 90 degrees and winds around 5 mph, ...

Many people took to our local lakes and rivers on Memorial Day. Temperatures were mild compared to what we expect in the coming days.

Shasta and most North State counties shrank over the past 5 years. Here's how many people Redding, Shasta Lake, Anderson lost ...

Residents are being advised to avoid drinking coffee as a heat wave is expected to send temperatures into the triple digits across Nevada and California this weekend.