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California's Tulare Lake is filled to the brim, but with the blessings of ample water also comes a curse: floodwaters that could drown fields and roadways for years. Farmers in one of the most prominent agricultural communities in the country will likely be living an underwater nightmare for the foreseeable future. Central California's Tulare Lake is filled past the brim, but with the blessings of an ample water supply also comes a curse: spillage that experts say could continue to drown fields and roadways for years to come. The flooding has left farmland, streets and properties under several feet of water. Visual evidence of the decades-long megadrought that plagued the West and left reservoirs nearly depleted has nearly disappeared. An onslaught of moisture from dozens of atmospheric rivers that pummeled the West over the winter season has insured available water supply for the first time in several years , but it has also wreaked havoc in a region of California that yiel...

A bridge that crosses Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed overnight, causing portions of a freight train to plunge into the water below COLUMBUS, Mont. -- A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials into the rushing water below. The train cars were carrying asphalt and sulfur, said David Stamey, Stillwater County’s chief of emergency services. Officials shut down drinking water intakes downstream while they evaluated the danger. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a yellow substance coming out of some of the tank cars. However, Stamey said there was no immediate danger for the crews working at the site, and the hazardous material was being diluted by the swollen river. There were eight rail cars in the river or on the part of the bridge that collapsed. The train crew was safe and no injuries were reported, Montana Rail Link spokesman Andy Garland said in a statement. Railroad c...