The road to Mitchell Caverns was paved but rough, and I slowed my Prius to a crawl to avoid constant giant potholes and washouts. Luckily, I was the only car on Essex Road that Saturday morning. It ...

If you’re looking to escape the usual and explore places that feel completely different, California’s desert towns offer a ...

In 2018, Jen Goodlin was living in Colorado Springs with her husband and children, establishing a life she describes as “cookie cutter.” Then, her childhood home of Paradise suffered the devastating ...

Composed of straw-bale walls and salvaged materials, this Mojave Desert cabin tests how beauty and sustainability can thrive.

Welcome to the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum in Joshua Tree, California – where one person’s junk becomes another’s masterpiece, and the line between trash and treasure dissolves faster than ...

The desert has always been a place of visions and revelations, where the line between reality and mirage blurs in the heat. At the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum, that tradition continues – ...

California was again at the center of a nationwide protest movement as “No Kings Day” rallies returned Saturday, Oct. 18, across the Golden State. More than 200 communities hosted marches, vigils, and ...

Temecula is a charming little town just to the East of San Diego. The tourist town features an old Western atmosphere and motif with a modern, clean feel. The city, nestled among a slew of local ...

The first time Fontella “Faun” Day believes she saw life from another planet, it came from above. It was a cloudy afternoon in Rachel, Nevada, and the phones and computers at the Alien Cowpoke gas ...

About 18.5 million years ago, giant volcanic eruptions forever changed the landscape of what is today a swath of protected California desert land, bound by two major interstates between Los Angeles ...

The Character.AI app allows people to create their own chatbots, impersonating anyone and anything living, dead or inanimate. It's the kind of app that some states are targeting with new regulations.

A 35-year-old U.S. Marine Corps pilot based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar who died in a training crash last week was identified as a California native. Maj. Tyler R. Braconi died when the AH ...