Already facing soaring gas and food prices, New Yorkers got soaked again Friday when the Water Board unanimously approved a 14.5% rate hike, the biggest jump in 16 years.
Faced with drought and a jump in consumption, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has called for cleansing sewage for drinking water and imposing restrictions for watering lawns and washing driveways.
The body of an older man wearing swimming trunks was pulled from the water off of Shell Beach in Tomales Bay Friday afternoon. The Marin County coroner's office has not released the man's age or identity. Emergency officials received a report of a body...
A portion of Chain Bridge Road remained closed during the rush hour this morning as crews continued working on a 12-inch water main that flooded the road late yesterday afternoon.
(AP) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington has declined Georgia's petition to reconsider a recent ruling that restricts the state's authority to tap a huge federal reservoir near Atlanta for more drinking water.
