No one could ever get lonely in Altadena, not only because of friendly neighbors, but because the mountains were always right ...

M y wife — as usual — understood the situation before I did. The night before, Monday, Jan. 6, we’d both been awoken by the wind. Hundred-year-old pine branches snapping off like matchsticks. Iron ...

As a principal engineer for the county’s Public Works Department, Klippel’s job is to try to stop catastrophic flows of mud, ...

The rugged geography, dense population, and arid nature of Southern California has created the need for some of the most ...

But of course, behind the tiny bodybuilder and martial arts expert known as ‘Little Hercules’, there was a malevolent force who pushed and coerced him into an unnatural physique with dangerously low ...

Los Angeles is ready and safe for visitors, with 98% of the region unaffected by wildfires. Tourists can enjoy iconic ...

The year was 1966. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which carries passengers from Palm Springs up to the San Jacinto Mountains nearly 6,000 feet above, had opened a few years prior to great fanfare.

A wind advisory was issued by the NWS San Francisco CA on Thursday at 11:34 a.m. in effect until Friday at 4 a.m. for North Bay Interior Mountains. The NWS adds to prepare for, "Southwest winds 15 ...

Cruising along the winding mountain roads, surrounded by towering pines, you’ll catch a whiff of something magical. That heavenly aroma is coming from none other than the Grizzly Cafe, a no-frills gem ...

The natural sage on our hiking trails is my favorite smell ... My favorite place is any trail up in the San Gabriel Mountains. Above the canyons, but still below the high forests, on the southern ...

Christina Clancy is one of many authors on the lineup for the 2025 Readers' Festival, hosted by The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs.