2+ hour ago  (251+ words) Colorado Biz Staff //April 10, 2026// DENVER " The U. S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in Colorado to offset economic losses caused by the drought that began Nov. 1, 2025. The declaration covers dozens of Colorado…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (299+ words) RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - As parts of western Nevada and the Sierra creep into a drought, fire danger levels could be a concern. "Currently, as we sit right now, the landscape has all of the right components for a busy, if…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (420+ words) Apr 10, 2026, 4: 03 PM PHOENIX " Maricopa County health officials confirmed an older adult male as the first heat-related death of the 2026 season on Friday. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health said in a press release that no other details would be…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (372+ words) The outlook for the Colorado River, and Lake Powell in particular, continues to worsen due to an historically warm winter and dismal snowpack. Projections show that Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border could drop low enough this year that it…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago  (134+ words) Cambridge Drought Status Downgraded to Level 1 - Mild Drought'City of Cambridge Website (. gov) Official websites use. gov Secure. gov websites use HTTPS - Cambridge Drought Status Downgraded to Level 1 - Mild Drought For Regions in Level 1 " Mild Drought - Information for: Select a topic…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (331+ words) By Hannah Nazarenus, News intern April 10, 2026, 4 p. m. " The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is offering nearly 1, 000 acres of state wildlife management areas for grazing and haying to farmers affected by recent wildfires. The agency is making between 800 and 1, 000 acres available, primarily…...

4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (709+ words) Saddle Rock is seen in a haze from the trailhead Sept. 24 in Wenatchee. As wildfire season approaches, the Columbia Valley Community Health Center is working to schedule visits to agricultural sites in Chelan and Douglas counties to educate workers on…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (199+ words) Peony farmers across the state are getting financial help after multiple years of damaging weather. The Alaska Division of Agriculture, in partnership with the USDA Farm Service Agency, has announced a new assistance program aimed at helping growers recover from…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago  (142+ words) By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite the seasonal return of rain, April and May in Maine often come with an elevated risk of wildfires, according to the Maine Forest Service, who issued a warning on April 10. Maine's spring…...

8+ hour, 9+ min ago  (188+ words) Per a U. S. Drought Monitor report released on April 9, drought has continued to worsen in Colorado. One key area that's not experiencing drought is the vast majority of El Paso County, home to Colorado Springs. Just four percent of El Paso…...