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San Diego County officials are cheering the return of a huge helicopter crane that will help with aerial firefighting over the next three months. This is the seventh year the large chopper would be deployed as part of the county's firefighting fleet.

Hundreds fled homes as a massive winter storm packing heavy rain, damaging winds and lightning caused mudslides and widespread flooding in Northern California and Nevada.

California's punishing four-year drought sets the parched scene for Proposition 1 — a $7.5 billion water bond on the Nov. 4 ballot. Critics say most of the money won't help San Diego.

State regulators are naming and shaming local water departments that have let water wasters slide — and forcing them to slash water use by as much as a third.

New data suggest that many regions in the world are overusing their underground water supplies. And researchers aren't sure how much remains.

Wealthy beach community has almost cut its use to state-mandated levels

That's compared to the same month three years ago. The drop marks the largest monthly reduction since September.

An unusually wet monsoon season has painted the desert, normally dusty brown, a lush green. It has been a welcome respite from the years of devastating drought that have plagued the state.

Researchers at the George Washington University found human activity — everything from cigarette litter to toppled power poles — is as much to blame for how often and where wildfires occur.

Spring rains in San Diego may have brought lush vegetation, but that could spell trouble in the upcoming fire season.