Artist Peter Passalacqua spins around on a pole on the dance floor at his sprawling slab consisting of RVs, trailers and junk he collects to turn into artwork. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...

So says Wizard as we sit at the entrance to East Jesus, an open-air art museum in Slab City. The discarded junk sculptures that compose East Jesus depict ghoulish elephants made of old tires, ...

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on Slab City. Read Part 1 here. SLAB CITY, Calif. — A punishing sun was finally giving way to night, and that meant show time at the Range. In the desert of ...

We first heard about Slab City more than 10 years ago from Mike, an alley neighbor in the Whit. Mike, a retired man of 60-something, had been wintering annually at Slab City for many seasons. Mike’s ...

Out in the far reaches of California's piece of the Mojave Desert is a place that has long been "off the grid," a gathering spot for people looking to drop out, hide out or just be left alone. But now ...

Reporting from Slab City, Calif. — Penny Puckett came to Slab City and fell in love. After four years of “bumming around and hopping freight trains,” the 25-year-old from Kansas City arrived at this ...

Reuters photographer Eric Thayer recently spent some time with the fringe community living off-the-grid in Slab City. The former military base located in southern California was closed after World War ...

Outside Rodney Spyder Wild’s desert camp, there’s a new addition to fit the times: a small sign that reminds visitors to wear a mask. Above the sign, a plastic skeleton rides a dirt bike on a raised ...

GRANITE CITY - Granite City has always been a steel town. Its factories and workers are the heartbeat of our community - ...

ST. LOUIS — U.S. Steel will continue processing steel slabs at its Granite City facility in a reversal of a decision ...

U.S. Steel keeps Granite City slab deliveries, preserving jobs and supporting Illinois economy with backing from Rep. Amy ...