Newsweek reached out to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) via email for comment. Lake Oroville, California's second-largest reservoir, has experienced dramatic swings in water levels ...

Department officials caution beachgoers against swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters at several beaches due to high bacterial levels.

As officials scramble to shore up the state’s wildfire fund, they are considering extending the monthly surcharge imposed on ...

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power suspended utility bills in January for areas impacted by the Palisades fire.

After four nights of rioting and destruction, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass instituted a downtown curfew on Tuesday, leading ...

A federal judge has ruled that President Trump’s call-up of the California National Guard was illegal, prompting an immediate ...

Idea applauded at Evergy hearing in Wichita is too risky; residents pay higher prices in every state that’s tried it.

Immigration raids have fueled days of protests, resulting in hundreds of arrests in Los Angeles as demonstrations have spread across the nation.

LOS ANGELES - More than six months after the Palisades Fire triggered widespread utility disruptions, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has yet to resume billing for residents in ...