Nation Jul 29 Wells dry up amid Oregon water woes Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll.
Nation Jul 24 Wildfires blasting through West draw states to lend support Out-of-state crews headed to Montana Saturday to battle a blaze that injured five firefighters as the West struggled with a series of fires that have ravaged rural lands and destroyed homes.
Nation Jul 23 Crews make progress on huge Oregon blaze amid Western wildfires The Bootleg Fire, which has scorched an area half the size of Rhode Island, is 40% surrounded after burning some 70 homes. Fire officials say they've surrounded much of the bottom half.
Nation Jul 14 Western fires threaten parched American Indian tribal lands Fierce wildfires in the northwest are threatening American Indian tribal lands that already are struggling to conserve water and preserve traditional hunting grounds in the face of a Western drought.