Severe drought persists across much of the US, even as summer ends. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows that ...

The waterway’s decline is posing an existential threat to Elephant Butte, N.M., and surrounding farms.

Investigators hope the identification will help them solve the decades-old murder case.

Colorado River groundwater fell fastest in the snowy upper basin during the 2020 to 2022 drought, nearly double the loss in ...

As New Mexico endured a summer of historic heat and drought, officials announced the completion of a 13-year interstate legal ...

Every week, a selection of Monitor staffers and contributors share their challenges and insights from reporting around the ...

December live cattle rose $0.95 to end at $231.125, while November feeders gained $2.525 to $348.825, with both hitting three-month highs. December lean-hog futures dropped $1.425 to close at $65.725 ...

The Colorado River flows into Lake Powell before continuing downstream toward Lake Mead. Lake Mead also reached record low ...

Declining Colorado River flows and falling water levels at Lake Powell and Lake Mead are highly visible signs of the ...

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West prepares for a drier future as water supplies hit lows. Clip: 10/2/2026 \| 5m 19s Video has Closed Captions \| CC. How the West is preparing for a drier future as water supplie ...

The bill's “reconstruction” provisions are a pittance that will leave the overwhelming majority of disaster victims homeless ...