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Conservation efforts in San Diego County are paying off. Since past drought conditions, many residents have continued water efficiency. Per-capita water use fell roughly 30 percent between 2007 and 2012 and many local residents continue to live a water-efficient lifestyle.

Tribune Publishing Co., parent of the San Diego Union-Tribune and Los Angeles Times, has fired Austin Beutner, the Los Angeles civic leader and former Wall Street investment banker who became publisher and chief executive of the paper last year.

Cases are spiking in the Middle East and in East Africa. Blame it on the refugee situation — and the weather.

The vicious drought gripping the Southwest appears to have a bullseye on New Mexico. Wildfires are burning across the state and water is increasingly scarce. So scare, that early this month one town's well stopped delivering water completely.

The lack of rain led CalFire to bring on several hundred seasonal firefighters early to staff fire stations from the Sacramento foothills to San Diego County.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency today after three years of below-average rain and snowfall. Recent rain and snow haven't made much of a dent in the state's parc

The Democrats trying to unseat Republican Councilmen Scott Sherman and Mark Kersey must compete for attention with another heated City Council race that both political parties have a chance at winning.

Cattle theft has been making a major comeback. A drought in the West has meant higher beef prices, making cattle an attractive target for thieves.

Outreach team tells people living along the 52-mile river of flood dangers

The value of the region's agriculture industry last year was $1.85 billion, up 6 percent from 2012, according to an annual crop report released Wednesday by San Diego County officials.