Diana Marcum

California drought imperils a dream

Barber-turned-farmer Fred Lujan was ready to see his pistachio trees bear their first full crop. Then he lost his water supply.

A parched farm town is sinking, and so are its residents’ hearts

Beneath this small farm town at the end of what's left of the Kings River, the ground is sinking.

Carrying a town's water

California's drought may be hitting East Porterville hardest — so one woman is helping nearly 1,000 people who lack running water.