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A levee break on a storm-swollen river in California's central coast has quadrupled in size, complicating repair efforts Monday and spilling floodwaters into farmland and agricultural communities — even as yet another storm fueled by an atmospheric river took aim at the already saturated state. The Pajaro River's levee rupture grew to at least 400 feet since it failed late Friday, officials

An aerial photograph showing vehicles and homes on Saturday engulfed by floodwaters in Pajaro, California, where residents were forced to evacuate in the middle of the night after an atmospheric river surge broke the the Pajaro Levee and sent floodwaters into the community. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images California faces another atmospheric river event Monday that forecasters warn

Emergency crews evacuated 15 nearby homes and two apartment complexes for several hours while fire crews worked to contain the blaze. MADISON, Minnesota — A massive fire at a John Deere dealership in Madison, Minnesota is under control as of Wednesday morning after officials say nearly two dozen agencies and departments battled the blaze for hours Tuesday night. Fire crews responded to the

Evacuation centers filled with people fleeing the flooded Monterey County town of Pajaro and parts of Watsonville on Sunday as rains and high winds continued to bedevil Northern California. A 120-foot-wide section of a levee on the Pajaro River crumbled Friday night, causing surging waters to inundate homes in Pajaro, many of whose 1,700 residents are Latino farmworkers. Shelters were set up