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Climate change is exaggerating the normal swings in weather. For the American Southwest, that means more intense waves of heat, drought and fire that could wipe out trees that have stood for centuries. It's already revamping the ecology of the landscape.

San Bernardino National Forest officials have taken the unusual step of closing a popular hiking and swimming area after finding evidence of dozens of illegal campfires.

Air tankers were grounded this week following a fatal crash near Yosemite

Millions of pounds of citrus fruit are stranded and at risk of spoiling in warehouses and boats at major ports in California. It's the result of a dockworker labor dispute that's jammed operations.

Researchers in Colombia have created new types of beans that can withstand high heat. Many of these "heat-beater" beans resulted from a unique marriage, 20 years ago, of tradition and technology.

August was the first month after the water authority's Board of Directors called for mandatory conservation measures to keep as much water as possible in storage for next year.

California Water Resources Control Board released monthly water-use numbers

Yusuf Ahmed Abukar did stories about Somalia's poor and suffering souls. He was critical of the government and of militants. Then one day he got a text message that said someone was coming for him.

The Rev. Charles Wright, head of the Prince of Peace Abbey for the past two decades, will resign this summer on his 80th birthday.

Aztecs, ranked 16th nationally, beat Utes 53-49