Death Valley

The national park shared an astounding 1913 high temperature, and reminded modern visitors to take summer precautions.

A tourist has died while visiting Death Valley National Park amid blazing summer heat.

Small earthquakes rattled already shaken residents overnight in the Mojave Desert community of Ridgecrest, where the cleanup continues from two major quakes.

Small earthquakes rattled already shaken residents overnight in the Mojave Desert community of Ridgecrest, where the cleanup continues from two major quakes.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday that governments must strengthen alert systems and building codes, and residents should make sure they know how to protect themselves during an earthquake.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday that governments must strengthen alert systems and building codes, and residents should make sure they know how to protect themselves during an earthquake.

As residents clean up after the two major earthquakes in Ridgecrest, scientists warn that both should serve as a wake-up call to be ready when the long-dreaded “Big One” strikes.

No fatalities or major injuries were reported after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Friday night, but officials in Southern California are concerned we may experience major aftershocks in the following days and months.

National parks across the United States are scrambling to clean up and repair damage that visitors and storms caused during the recent government shutdown while bracing for the possibility of another closure ahead of the busy Presidents Day weekend later this month. Visitors left human waste, piles of trash, graffiti, used unauthorized trails and damaged Joshua trees at the namesake...

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday near Trona in the Mojave Desert.

At 72-years-old, Bob Becker has done a lot of running. He estimates more than 20,000 miles in his lifetime and Becker said no matter the distance his focus is always intense.

Rain-fed wildflowers have been sprouting from California’s desert sands after lying dormant for years — producing a spectacular display that has drawn record crowds and traffic jams to tiny towns like Borrego Springs. An estimated 150,000 people in the past month have converged on this town of about 3,500, roughly 85 miles (135 kilometers) northeast of San Diego, for the...

A $15,000 reward is being offered to find three shotgun-toting vandals who broke into a habitat at Death Valley National Park, leaving behind a trail of beer cans, vomit, shotgun shells and a pair of boxer shorts in an ancient water-filled cavern where officials discovered an endangered fish dead.