Park rangers are essential to keeping our national parks safe, beautiful, and running smoothly. But when your "office" is ...

Perched at a comfortable 4,000 feet elevation in its namesake mountains, this small community bridges worlds – where the Sierra Nevada meets the Mojave Desert, where old California traditions blend ...

With my new puppy by my side, I’m having meaningful, even difficult, conversations about politics for the first time in years ...

Until now, the winds of change have blown gently through Oberon, a southern gateway to wild sections of the Greater Blue ...

BY MID-JULY 2002, the country was at a Preparedness Level 5, meaning that over 80% of the nation’s fire-fighting resources were committed. This was an extreme year for fires, with Oregon, Colorado and ...

"It's the taxpayers' money," said Lake County Council President Christine Cid, D-East Chicago. "And we felt that he owed it back to the taxpayers." ...

In the heart of Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Valley lies a town that’s attracting attention from across the state—and far beyond. Wasilla, once a quiet stop along the George Parks Highway, has become a ...

Route 144 cuts through Pennsylvania’s heartland like a ribbon of adventure waiting to be unwrapped. This hidden gem is known to locals as the “Snow Shoe Region” route, taking you through forests that ...

The cards, dice and reels at Hollywood Casino Joliet came to a stop at 5:59 a.m. Tuesday to prepare for the Aug. 11 opening ...

Wild winds and heavy rain are smashing everyone from central Queensland down to Tasmania as a huge low pressure system rolls ...

At least one of Colorado’s collared wolves moved deeper into the northwest corner of the state in July, a new map released by state wildlife officials shows.

Having never set foot in this landlocked U.S. state, the opportunity to explore a small part of Utah came this spring. The tourism board of Park City invited a group of journalists to explore the ...