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California officials have proposed spending nearly $400 million over 10 years to slow the shrinkage of the state's largest lake.

There is no love lost between the San Diego County Water Authority and its biggest supplier, the Metropolitan Water District. Their latest hostilities are over a rate hike.

"This idea of really taking pride in who you are and what you look like is the thing that keeps them going every day in a place where nothing really works," says photojournalist Shayla Harris.

A group of mid-city residents has found a new strategy for coping with drought. They've formed a support group of sorts for neighbors interested in conservation.

Customers in most of the two dozen water districts in San Diego County continued to reduce consumption in November, though not by as much as the same month in the prior year, according to data released Wednesday by state water officials.

Drought-stricken Central Valley farmers are pointing fingers at the Sacramento Delta, where water still flows reliably. There's more pressure than ever to change a long-standing water rights system.

A chilly, blustery storm swept through the drought- parched region Friday morning, bringing drenching rain to low-lying areas and snow to the mountains.

The water authority cited increasing expenses for imported water and the need to pass on higher costs for water from the desalination plant in Carlsbad.

Dairy prices posted the biggest gains in more than three years. Prices for milk, steaks, pork chops and other foods are rising because feed prices are shooting up and animal supplies are tight. These photos might help explain why.

Cleveland Indians move one win closer to reprising their Series title, the first time since 1948.