Newsweek has created a map that highlights a sobering reality for parts of the United States: in dozens of U.S. counties, ...

According to 2015 census estimates, half of the US population lives in these 143 counties (ranked by population): Los Angeles County, California Cook County, Illinois Harris County, Texas Maricopa ...

For the KVOE listening area, Lyon, Chase and Greenwood counties have been upgraded from drought watch to drought warning.