Before the storm of flames known as the Erskine Fire struck her South Lake neighborhood in the Kern River Valley, Angela Looper had been watching “2012,” a movie depicting apocalyptic disaster. “We ...

Based on what we know from indigenous oral histories and observations by Europeans in the 18th and 19th centuries, it’s likely that Cahokia was founded by leaders—or maybe one charismatic leader—who ...

Opal Creek Wilderness near Lyons, Oregon is what happens when nature decides to create something so beautiful that it borders on showing off. Here’s the thing about most rivers: they’re nice, they’re ...

At least 235 people are dead and about 40,000 missing following back-to-back earthquakes that hit Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon. Rescuers continued to search through mounds of rubble after tremors ...

A record-setting heat wave has plunged tens of millions of Americans in much of the eastern half of the country into heat ...

As soon as it was announced, Rockstar’s Bully was instantly branded as one of the most controversial games of all-time based solely on the company’s Grand Theft Auto reputation. A Rockstar game set in ...

Today:Early fog in the far southwest clears quickly. Most areas stay dry with sunshine and variable cloud, though northern and northeastern regions may see isolated showers. Light winds overall, ...

Philip Pittenger, who better known as Phily P, is a farmer in California who specializes in rodent and pest control. He uses a device called the ‘Rodinator‘ to blast the burrows. The squirrels and ...