Orders from Washington for releases at two dams didn’t benefit anyone and made nobody happy, except maybe the president.

So why was the water released? On Friday evening, President Donald Trump confirmed what many had already suspected — it was his idea.

Critics say splitting California's dams and aqueducts into dueling government agencies could be dangerous, and potentially deadly.

I have no idea if this is the new norm for operations or not. I certainly hope not,” one irrigation district GM said.

Jan. 31, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers increased the amount of flow from Terminus Dam and Shafer Dam in Tulare County in ...

President Trump’s order to release billions of gallons of water in California’s Central Valley last week — with the purported goal of dousing fires 100 miles away — is being ...

Governor Gavin Newsom is in the nation’s capital on Wednesday where he plans to meet with President Trump. Newsom is hoping ...

Donald Trumps' Army Corps of Engineers abruptly released more than 2.2 billion gallons of water from California's Lake Kaweah ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened two dams in Tulare County, releasing large amounts of water into river channels ...

A look at how the release of 2.2 billion gallons of water could affect California residents, farm operations and animals in ...

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