Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
Courtesy of the Imperial Irrigation District
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Authorities in the region report more than 150 people have been killed after torrential rain overpowered the area. -
Below-average thermometer readings are expected locally through the week, with Tuesday likely to be the coolest day. -
Dry conditions should prevail Tuesday through Friday, with another cool-down and a slight chances of more light showers over the weekend. -
After-school activities will still be suspended Monday and Tuesday. -
The estimate includes damages and potential investments to prevent similar destruction in future storms. -
Tropical Storm Oscar disintegrated Tuesday and its remnants headed toward the Bahamas. It had earlier made landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least six people. -
Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California, that burned two homes. -
Desert areas continue to remain hot, with highs hitting the upper 90s. -
Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas. -
The utility began cutting power Thursday evening to customers in 12 counties, including several in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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