Over the past four years, just about everyone has had a story about the eye-popping cost of an everyday grocery item. $9.99 for a pack of bacon? And since when, exactly, could a single box of cereal ...

Water bills keep going up. Some of that is normal – they’re supposed to rise with inflation. But a new report from the Bank of America Institute shows that the average water bill has risen at nearly ...

Egg prices are not the only thing pressuring household budgets. Something even more essential is creating the latest inflation headache: water. The latest Consumer Price Index report showed the cost ...

Aerial view of farmlands near Maricopa, at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, where the California Aqueduct brings water from the north. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Over the last decade, ...

Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers will be charged an additional 9.5% for water and sewer services starting in April. The authority board approved a $129 million budget that included ...