While California does have areas that experience their chilliest day in January and later, experiencing the coldest day during the last month of the year is on par with the West, according to NOAA.

Somis, a rural community in Ventura County, was used to close calls. This was different. My mother-in-law was lucky; some ...

The self-driving vehicles will soon be serving the streets of San Francisco and Las Vegas. I got a preview test ride and ...

Californians agreed with the nation. Pumpkin pie was the No. 1 choice of Thanksgiving dessert in the U.S. Other selections ...

More than 300 million visitors explored America’s national parks last year, from Acadia in Maine to Zion in Utah.

The Atacama Desert harbors unique desert life with diverse microbes.New techniques separate genetic material in low-biomass ...

A new technique allows researchers to separate external and internal DNA to identify microbes colonizing the hostile environment of the Atacama Desert.

There's a reason this 1.3-mile trek through Valley of Fire State Park is among the most popular in Nevada.

The California Public Utilities Commission unveiled a proposal that could potentially close the Aliso Canyon gas storage ...

LOS ANGELES - After days of sunny skies and mild conditions, cool air will move into Southern California, bringing gusty ...

These giant rocks could roll at any moment. The fact they haven't offers a window into the shaking of ancient Earth.

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