When skies opened up over the southeast this spring it was a welcome relief, finally putting a dent in the drought that has plagued the region for the past three years.

Tens of thousands of tiny toads have been hopping across streets, lawns and patios in Marysville, California.

Rains over the past two months have helped improve the drought situation in all of South Carolina.

There has been some help, with rain over the last few weeks but the problems from the extremely dry conditions are still far from over.

The South Carolina Drought Response Committee says five more counties are no longer in a drought.

The city of Anderson has imposed new water conservation measures, saying the area is in a severe drought.

Despite the drought, weeds are growing like crazy in our area. That’s bad news for allergy sufferers like Lisa Skinner who now has to get weekly allergy shots.

With the South Carolina Upstate suffering through a prolonged drought, the state’s Drought Review Committee meets this week to again assess the situation.

The drought is being blamed for what’s expected to be fewer and smaller shrimp in this year’s shrimp baiting season in South Carolina.