The Latest Breaking News from Southwest

Environmentalists are pushing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to do more to protect Mexican gray wolves after one of the endangered predators was found dead in southwestern New Mexico

PHILADELPHIA — In the heat of a campaign tightening amid his opponent’s focus on crime, John Fetterman came to Southwest Philadelphia on Monday and in brief remarks aimed to reclaim the narrative.

A reckoning has come for cities and farms in the desert Southwest that were built to rely on the Colorado River.

WASHINGTON — Politicians have been using migrants as props for decades. Republicans visit the Southwest border and declare that immigration is out of control. During the Trump administration, Democrats made their way to detention centers to decry the treatment of children locked in cages.

WASHINGTON — Politicians have been using migrants as props for decades. Republicans visit the Southwest border and declare that immigration is out of control. During the Trump administration, Democrats made their way to detention centers to decry the treatment of children locked in cages.

The heat wave is set to culminate with a dangerously hot Labor Day weekend across much of the West.

As climate change dries the Colorado River Basin, the region's megacities may eventually dry up, too

One of the biggest changes since the pandemic has been the record growth seen in several U.S. real estate markets. Many of these regions are in the sunbelt, which is defined as the American South and Southwest.

Widespread heavy rain and flooding is expected to persist in the southern U.S. throughout the week.

Nearly two entire states are under flood watches Friday, with more watches expected Saturday.

States that rely on the river basin for water supplies have until Tuesday to outline plans or the Biden administration will step in.