By ROBIN SHEPARD Times Correspondent “Atwater is the Place to Be on the 4th of July!” And that’s not just a clever marketing slogan for this year’s citywide Independence Day celebration.  It’s the ...

By Jim Cunningham and Flip Hassett Special to the Times Traveling Highway 140 east of Merced and west of Mariposa, you will ...

If passed, the Senate Reconciliation Bill would allow the federal government to sell Forest Service and BLM land in Siskiyou ...

After a full day on the water, dry off and head to the outdoor movie theater in Pinecrest, where movies are shown under the ...

PG&E is warning customers in 13 California counties, including some in the Bay Area, that power shutoffs are likely Thursday because of dry and windy conditions that could spark wildfires.

The largest county in the 209 is Tuolumne with 2,235 square miles followed by Merced with 1,979 square miles, Stanislaus with ...

A woman missing for nearly two hours was found uninjured after floating down the Stanislaus River without a life jacket, ...

Ready for retirement? Sacramento is one of the top spots for retirees in California, according to U.S News & World Report.

Statistics is just one way to tell the tale of the infamous Salem witch trials. In just 16 months between February 1692 and May 1693, up to 200 people—mostly women—were accused of practicing ...

Looking to retire? Modesto is one of the best places in the Golden State to spend your golden years, according to U.S. News and World Report. The media company recently ranked the top retirement spots ...

A driver has died after a vehicle crashed into a pole and caught fire in Stockton on Monday afternoon, police said. Officers ...

Millions head to Lake Tahoe each season, and rightly so. But how about exploring an alternative town with lakeside serenity and a scenic byway?