shafter

At the beginning of November, those living in the ghost town of Shafter found themselves without running water. It was quickly restored, but the outage is…

Over the weekend, Shafter residents lost running water after an electrical fire burned down a pump house that provided the majority of the town’s water. Officials are working to restore the supply, but that might not happen for at least a week.

On highway 67, some 20 miles before reaching the Mexican border, a green sign reads “Shafter Ghost Town”. A dusty drive takes you past adobe ruins with a…

The Vancouver-based Aurcana Corp. is drilling exploration holes at the company's mineral deposits in Shafter, Texas. Four of six total exploration core…